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David Coulthard | |
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David Coulthard | |
| Born | Twynholm Scotland |
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| Date of Birth | 27 Mar 1971 |
| Grands Prix Contested | 39 |
| Grand Prix Wins | 1 |
| Pole Positions | 5 |
| Fastest Laps | 4 |
| Drivers Championship Wins | Best 3rd 1995 |
Grand Prix Victories
1995 Portuguese GP.
Born: 27 March 1971 Scotland
Marital Status: Single
Home: Monaco
First Competitive Drive: Formula Ford 1600, Thruxton, March 1989
First Racing Machine: Kart (8/9 years old)
First Racing Car: Formula Ford 1600 Van Diemen RF89
First Victory: Thruxton, 1989
First Grand Prix Car Drive: 1990 Silverstone McLaren-Honda (prize
for winning the McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award)
Career Highlights
1983/5 Scottish Junior Kart Champion in 1983, 1984 and 1985
1986/7 Scottish Open and British SSuper 1 Kart Champion
1988 Scottish Open Kart Champion
1989 Winner of both single seater Junior FF1600 Championships
1990 Fourth in British Vauxhall Lotus challenge and Fifth in GM Lotus Euroseries (despite a broken leg)
1991 Second in British Formula Three Championship including five wins
1992 Ninth in the European Formula 3000 Championship
Tested with Camel Benetton Ford Formula One team
1993 Third in the Formula 3000 Championship
Tested the Williams Renault FW15C
Won the GT Class of the Le Mans 24 Hour Race for Jaguar
1994 Official test driver for the Williams Renault team
Following Ayton Senna's death, competed in his first Grand Prix
in Spain mechanical problems forced him out of the race.
Finished eighth in the Driver's World Championship with 14
points.
Awarded the Autosport 'British Competition Driver of the Year'
trophy
1995 First full season as a Formula One driver, partnering Damon Hill
for the Williams Renault team.
Finished second in first race of the season but disqualified for a fuel irregularity, later overturned.
First GP Pole position in Argentina, but failed to finish.
First GP win at Portugal, with majority of competitive drivers
still in the race.
Ends the season with five pole positions, one win and an
admirable third in the drivers championship with 49 points.
Leaves Williams to join the McLaren-Mercedes team for 1996.
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Special thanks go to Tennant, and all at the David Coulthard fan club for providing the Biography for this page.
