David Coulthard

David Marshall Coulthard, MBE (born March 27, 1971 in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom), often known by the nickname DC, is a former Formula One racing driver from the United Kingdom. He currently works as a co-presenter for Channel 4's F1 coverage.
==Career History==
===Formula One===
Coulthard was signed up by in as a test driver.
Coulthard made his début in for Williams in Spain, replacing the great Ayrton Senna, who was killed in an accident two races earlier in San Marino, but on occasion was replaced by Nigel Mansell. Handed the seat full-time in , Coulthard came third in the championship, taking his first win at the .
He moved to in , starting a partnership that would last nine years to . Coulthard was consistantly in the top five in the championship from to . was an average year, Coulthard scoring one podium; but was much better, winning twice to come third in the championsip. In , he played his part in helping McLaren win the Constructors' Championship, while teammate Mika Häkkinen beat Michael Schumacher to the crown. Forced to play second fiddle again in , where Häkkinen won the title again, Coulthard only came fourth in the championship. was a very strong for Coulthard, scoring 73 points (over double his 1997 total), but still coming third in championship. Coulthard took advantage of Häkkinen's bad luck in to install himself as team leader, scoring 65 points to come second in the championship, but still 58 points behind Schumacher. was a difficult year, but Coulthard still managed to win at Monaco. After winning the first race of in Australia, Coulthard started a slow decline that resulted in him not even reaching the podium in .
Having left McLaren at the end of 2004, replaced by Juan Pablo Montoya, Coulthard joined the reformed team, now known as in . The car was good, and Coulthard finished in fourth place twice to help him score as many points in his first season for Red Bull as he did in his last season for McLaren. was not such a success, although Coulthard scored a podium at the , standing on the podium in a Superman cape and forcing team principal Christian Horner to jump into a swimming pool, wearing only a Superman cape, as part of bet that was made. After a fairly quiet , Coulthard competed in one final season, , where he managed to finish on the podium in Canada in a topsy-turvy race, before achieving a strong 7th place in Singapore before crashing in his final race in Brazil at the second corner in a specially-liveried car, promoting the charity "Wings for Life".
=== 2000 ===
McLaren looked to be equally fast as they had been in 1999. However it was clear that Ferrari had now began to draw even closer to their pace. At Albert Park, the two McLaren's and the two Ferrari's engaged in a tight battle for pole position. Drawing towards the end of the session, there was little time difference between Häkkinen, Coulthard, Schumacher and Barrichello. Coulthard memorably spun his car at the exit of Stewart corner and slammed into the barriers. The incident brought out the red flags and ironically saved the McLaren's from being knocked off the front row by Schumacher's Ferrari who was on a storming hot lap. 
===Post-Formula One===
He later moved into broadcasting, where he co-presented the BBC coverage of Formula One, and also co-commentated on the races as well. After the BBC gave the broadcasting rights to Channel 4, Coulthard joined the line-up. However, he did not attend three of the races in : Azerbaijan, Russia and Japan. His role as anchor at those races was passed on to Eddie Jordan and Allan McNish on different occasions, whilst his role as co-commentator was passed on to Mark Webber and McNish.
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year 	Entrant 	Team 	WDC Pts. 	WDC Pos. 	Report
 	Honda Marlboro McLaren 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	
: Competing in British Formula Three International	: Competing in British Formula Three International	: Competing in British Formula Three International	: Competing in British Formula Three International	: Competing in British Formula Three International	: Competing in British Formula Three International
 	Camel Benetton Ford 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	
 	Canon Williams Team 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	
 	Rothmans Williams Renault 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Report
 	Rothmans Williams Renault 	 	14 	8th 	Report
 	Rothmans Williams Renault 	 	46 	align=center 	Report
 	Rothmans Williams Renault 	 	18 	7th 	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	36 	align=center 	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	56 	align=center 	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	48 	4th 	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	73 	align=center 	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	65 	align=center 	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	41 	5th 	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	51 	7th 	Report
 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	24 	10th 	Report
 	Red Bull Racing 	 	24 	12th 	Report
 	Red Bull Racing 	 	14 	13th 	Report
 	Red Bull Racing 	 	14 	10th 	Report
 	Red Bull Racing 	 	8 	16th 	Report
 	Red Bull Racing 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	
 	Red Bull Racing 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	
 	Red Bull Racing 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	
 	Red Bull Racing 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	
 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	
 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	
 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	
===Non-Racing Formula One Career===
Year	Role 	Employer
 	Analyst 	BBC Sport F1
 	Analyst 	BBC Sport F1
 	Analyst / Commentator	BBC Sport F1
 	Analyst / Commentator	BBC Sport F1
 	Analyst / Commentator	BBC Sport F1
 	Analyst / Commentator	BBC Sport F1
 	Analyst / Commentator	BBC Sport F1
 	Analyst / Commentator	Channel 4 F1
 	Analyst / Commentator	Channel 4 F1
 	Analyst / Commentator	Channel 4 F1
 	Analyst / Commentator	Channel 4 F1
===Wins===
Win	Race
1 	1995 Portuguese Grand Prix
2 	1997 Australian Grand Prix
3 	1997 Italian Grand Prix
4 	1998 San Marino Grand Prix
5 	1999 British Grand Prix
6 	1999 Belgian Grand Prix
7 	2000 British Grand Prix
8 	2000 Monaco Grand Prix
9 	2000 French Grand Prix
10 	2001 Brazilian Grand Prix
11 	2001 Austrian Grand Prix
12 	2002 Monaco Grand Prix
13 	2003 Australian Grand Prix
===Career Results===
*† Did not finish, but completed over 90% of the race-winner's distance and was classified.
==Notes==
==External links==
Category:British Drivers
Category:1994 Début Drivers
Category:Williams Drivers
Category:McLaren Drivers
Category:Red Bull Drivers
Category:1971 births
Category:Living people
 
Category:Commentators