| David
COULTHARD (7) McLaren-Mercedes |
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Born : March 27th 1971 in Twynholm (Scotland) Nationality : British Lives : Monaco Family : Engaged to Andrea Height : 1,82m Weight : 69 kg |
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| 1983-1984 : Karting (FN) 1985 : 1st, Scottish Junior Karting Championship 1986-1987 : Karting 1988 : 1st, Scottish Open Karting Championship 1989 : 1st, British Formula Ford Championship 1990 : 5th, European Lotus-Opel Championship and 4th in the British Lotus-Opel Championship 1991 : 1st, British Formula 3 Championship (5 wins) 1992 : 9th, Formula 3000 Championship |
1993 : 3rd, Formula 3000
Championship (1 win). 1st, Le Mans 24 Hours with Jaguar.
Formula 1 test driver with Williams-Renault 1994 : Formula 1 debut. 8th, Formula 1 World Championship with Williams-Renault (14 points) 1995 : 3rd, Formula 1 World Championship with Williams-Renault (49 points. A win in Portugal) 1996 : 7th, Formula 1 World Championship with McLaren-Mercedes (18 points) 1997: 3rd in the F1 World Championship with McLaren-Mercedes (36 points. Winner at Melbourne and Monza. Second at Zeltweg and Jerez. Fourth at Silverstone. Sixth at Barcelona) |
| The Scotsman has had his ups and downs all season. After winning the opening race of the 97 season at Melbourne, Coulthard figured among the also-rans for race after race until Silverstone (4th) and in particular Monza (1st) reminded him the taste of success. Like his McLaren-Mercedes team-mate, Mika Hakkinen, the charming Coulthard is a potential champion for 1998. |
