David Coulthard
David Marshall Coulthard, MBE (; born 27 March 1971), known as DC, is a British former racing driver from Scotland, later turned presenter, commentator and journalist. He competed in 15 seasons of Formula One between 1994 and 2008, taking 13 Grand Prix victories and 62 podium finishes. He was runner-up in the 2001 championship, driving for McLaren.
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| Full name at birth | David Marshall Coulthard
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| Claim to fame | McLaren Mercedes, Red Bull Racing
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| Date of birth | 27 March 1971
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| Place of birth | Kirkcudbrightshire,Twynholm, Scotland
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| Occupation | F1 Driver, DTM Driver, Journalist, TV Presenter
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| Height | 5' 11¾" (182 cm)
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| Net worth | $80,000,000 USD
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- It is a measure of David Coulthard's (DC) superb contribution to the McLaren F1 story that he won all-but-one of his Grand Prix victories for the Woking team and stormed to a memorable second place in the 2001 world championship behind Michael Schumacher. It is also worth emphasising that David’s time with McLaren coincided with one of the team’s most competitive periods ever and the fact that the genial Scot spent much of that time having to measure himself against a formidable team-mate like Mika Hakkinen only served to enhance the quality of the Scot’s achievement. Coulthard cut his racing teeth on karts which he began racing at the age of eight, then climbed the single seater ladder through the junior formulae with thee blue riband Paul Stewart Racing organisation. For the 1994 season he was appointed official test driver for the Williams-Renault squad and found himself pitchforked into a race seat alongside Damon Hill after the tragic death of Ayrton Senna in that year’s San Marino GP. In 1995 he remained with Williams, winning his maiden GP in fine style at Estoril, but then switched to McLaren-Mercedes alongside Hakkinen for 1996. David scored his first win for McLaren in Melbourne at the start of 1997 and, on his day, could be said to have had the legs of everybody on the starting grid. He was also hugely popular with the McLaren personnel, radiating an easy charm and giving the lie to the old racing adage that nice guys can’t be winners. View all McLaren Greatest Drivers > Share this article
- David`s parents are Duncan and Joyce Coulthard.
- David attended Twynholm Primary School (1976-1983) and Kirkcudbright Academy (1983-1986). He later dropped out of a Business Studies computing course at college to pursue motor racing.
- DC dropped out of a Business Studies computing course at college to pursue motor racing.
- DC is 1.82m tall and weights approx 72.5kg.
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