David Marshall Coulthard was born on 27 March 1971 and is a British former racing driver from Scotland, later turned presenter, commentator and journalist.
149 Facts About David Coulthard
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David Coulthard was runner-up in the 2001 championship, driving for McLaren.
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David Coulthard first drove in Formula One with Williams in the 1994 season succeeding the late Ayrton Senna.
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David Coulthard won five races during 1999 and 2000 before finishing 2nd in the Drivers' Championship to Michael Schumacher in 2001.
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David Coulthard moved to Red Bull in 2005 and secured their first podium a year later.
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David Coulthard retired from Formula One racing at the end of 2008.
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David Coulthard returned to active motorsports in 2010 joining Mucke Motorsport in DTM and retired at the end of 2012.
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David Coulthard has participated in the Race of Champions, finishing runner-up in the Drivers' Cup in 2008, and winning the competition in 2014 and 2018.
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David Coulthard's family was connected to motor racing: his grandfather competed in the Monte Carlo Rally and his father drove karts, becoming Scottish National Champion.
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David Coulthard began karting when his father presented him with his first kart for his eleventh birthday.
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David Coulthard graded each race he entered on a scale of 1 to 10, with an additional column headlined "Performance".
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David Coulthard later gave credit to David Leslie, senior and junior for allowing his career to develop.
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In 1989, David Coulthard made the transition from karting to car racing.
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In 1990, David Coulthard travelled to Belgium to compete in the EFDA Nations Cup for Great Britain and was partnered with Nicky Hart, where they finished 9th.
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David Coulthard did not return to the series after suffering a leg injury in a Formula Vauxhall race at Spa-Francorchamps.
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For 1991, David Coulthard signed with Paul Stewart Racing to compete in the British Formula 3 series, taking five victories and finishing second in the Championship behind Rubens Barrichello.
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David Coulthard won the Macau Grand Prix and the Masters of Formula Three.
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David Coulthard later traveled to the Fuji Speedway to compete in the annual Formula Three Fuji Cup, taking pole position and finished second behind Jordi Gene.
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For 1993, David Coulthard joined Pacific Racing, taking one victory and finishing third in the series.
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David Coulthard entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside John Nielsen and David Brabham for the TWR Jaguar Racing team.
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David Coulthard moved to the Vortex team in 1994, which received investment from a private investor, allowing Coulthard to drive for the team.
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David Coulthard received a telephone call from team principal Frank Williams to test the Williams car at Jerez circuit over four days, causing him to miss a Formula 3000 race at Pau.
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David Coulthard followed this up by scoring his first points with a fifth-place finish in Canada.
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The move strained the relationship between Williams and David Coulthard who returned for the British Grand Prix, finishing fifth.
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David Coulthard finished the season in eighth place with Williams first in the Constructors' Championship.
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Williams insisted that they had the right to exercise their option to keep David Coulthard, who was on a three-year contract with the team.
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David Coulthard's management argued that the Williams option was not binding.
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In 1995, David Coulthard again competed with Williams alongside Damon Hill.
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David Coulthard took pole position and led a majority of the race to take his first Formula One race victory.
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David Coulthard took a further two podiums at the Nurburgring and Aida and retired in the final two races at Suzuka and Adelaide.
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David Coulthard finished the season third in the Drivers' Championship, helping Williams secure second place in the Constructors' Championship.
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For 1996, David Coulthard partnered experienced driver Mika Hakkinen at McLaren, and believed there was a chance of winning races, though a challenge for the World Championship was unlikely until 1997 or 1998.
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David Coulthard's season started badly; he suffered a throttle issue in Australia, including a collision with Jordan driver Martin Brundle on the first lap.
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David Coulthard spun off in Brazil and finished outside the points in Argentina.
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However, David Coulthard secured a podium at the Nurburgring and led the race in San Marino before suffering a hydraulic failure.
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David Coulthard followed the result with a second-place finish in the wet race at Monaco before suffering a first-lap accident in the wet race in Spain.
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David Coulthard secured points finishing positions in the next four races, before suffering three consecutive retirements.
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David Coulthard rounded these results by finishing outside the points-scoring positions in Portugal and Japan.
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David Coulthard managed to secure seventh place in the Drivers' Championship.
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David Coulthard started his season by taking victory in the opening round in Australia.
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David Coulthard was unable to score in the next four rounds, due to being involved in a collision in Argentina and contended with unreliability with his car.
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The factor of unreliability had an impact throughout the season, which became notable in Canada when David Coulthard made a pit stop while leading and the car developed clutch problems.
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David Coulthard suffered from four more retirements throughout the season, and was able to take victory at the Italian Grand Prix.
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David Coulthard was able to secure two more podium positions in Austria and Jerez, where Coulthard conceded second place to teammate Hakkinen under team orders.
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David Coulthard managed to finish in third place in the Drivers' Championship, tied on points with Benetton driver Jean Alesi.
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In 1998, David Coulthard remained at McLaren and continued to be partnered by Hakkinen.
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David Coulthard later revealed a pre-race agreement by the team that whoever led into the first corner on the first lap would be allowed to win the race.
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However, the race marked a run of consistent results, with David Coulthard scoring three further podiums, including victory in San Marino.
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David Coulthard retired from three out of the next four races, and followed this up by taking a further five podiums during the remainder of the season, including a retirement in Italy.
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In wet conditions, David Coulthard initially crashed out on the first lap, triggering an enormous multi-car collision.
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David Coulthard came third in the Drivers' Championship, behind Schumacher and Hakkinen, and helped McLaren clinch the Constructors' Championship.
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David Coulthard was awarded the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy, an annual award given to the most successful British or Commonwealth driver in Formula One over the course of one season.
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David Coulthard's season got off with two consecutive retirements in Australia and Brazil caused by hydraulics and gearbox failures, respectively.
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David Coulthard managed to clinch second place in San Marino before suffering from another gearbox issue at Monaco.
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David Coulthard took his second podium of the year in Spain before Coulthard later finished outside the points-scoring positions in Canada and retired with electrical problems in France.
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David Coulthard managed to secure six consecutive finishes inside of the points, which included victories in Britain and Belgium and podium finishes in Austria and Hungary.
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David Coulthard's season was rounded by three consecutive retirements in the final rounds of the season.
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For 2000, David Coulthard reorganised his schedule for the season, concentrating on his performances and spending less time working on promotional campaigns.
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Many motorsport critics labelled 2000 as David Coulthard's "make or break" year.
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David Coulthard overcame these setbacks and finished on the podium in the next five races, which included victories in Britain and Monaco.
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In June, David Coulthard signed an extension to his contract, confirming he would remain at McLaren for 2001.
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David Coulthard was involved in a multi-car collision on the first lap in Italy.
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David Coulthard finished third in the Drivers' Championship, with 73 points, and McLaren finished second in the Constructors' Champions.
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David Coulthard followed his non-finish with a podium at the Nurburgring and by finishing fourth in France.
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The 2002 season was the first in which David Coulthard was the more experienced driver in his team.
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Two weeks later in the Brazilian Grand Prix, David Coulthard secured his first podium of the season with a third-place finish.
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The start managed to get better as David Coulthard took four consecutive finishes inside of the points; this included his only victory of the season in Monaco.
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At the Canadian Grand Prix, David Coulthard took his second consecutive podium by finishing second.
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David Coulthard retired from the next race at the Nurburgring due to a collision with Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya.
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David Coulthard finished the season fifth in the Drivers' Championship, with 41 points.
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David Coulthard was awarded his third consecutive Hawthorn Memorial Trophy for his efforts during the 2002 season.
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David Coulthard was again partnered at McLaren by Raikkonen for 2003.
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David Coulthard began the season by taking victory in Australia and retired in Malaysia when his car developed an electrical problem.
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David Coulthard managed to take back-to-back points in Brazil and San Marino as he was retired from a collision in Spain.
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David Coulthard was able to secure two more podium positions in Germany and Japan.
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David Coulthard finished seventh in the Drivers' Championship, scoring 51 points.
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David Coulthard earned his fourth consecutive Hawthorn Memorial Trophy for his efforts during the season.
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David Coulthard went into the 2004 season with McLaren knowing he would lose his seat at the end of the year.
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David Coulthard endured a consistent start: Coulthard managed to finish eighth in the first race in Australia despite being off the pace, and in the following race in Malaysia, he managed to take sixth position.
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David Coulthard did not score in the next four races, which included consecutive retirements in Monaco and at the Nurburgring.
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David Coulthard was able to take points scoring positions at the next two races in Canada and the United States.
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The change of car improved reliability and results, helping David Coulthard to achieve sixth place during the Grand Prix, and secured further points in the races in Britain and the Hockenheimring.
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David Coulthard managed to further points in Belgium and Italy, only suffering from one further non-finish from a collision with Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello in Japan.
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David Coulthard was offered a testing role at Ferrari, which he declined as he decided to remain in a race seat.
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David Coulthard began the season by scoring points in four of the first five races.
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The forced withdrawal of all teams using Michelin tyres, including Red Bull, at the controversial United States Grand Prix, meant David Coulthard did not start a race for the first time in his career.
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In July, it was announced that David Coulthard would remain at Red Bull for 2006.
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David Coulthard finished the season in twelfth place with Red Bull seventh in the Constructors' Championship.
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David Coulthard stayed with Red Bull in 2006, and continued to be partnered by Klien.
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David Coulthard started his season with retirements in Bahrain and in the following race in Malaysia whilst running tenth.
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David Coulthard secured Red Bull Racing's first podium position by finishing 3rd in Monaco.
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David Coulthard managed to finish in the next ten races he entered which included finishing in the points in Canada, the United States and Hungary.
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David Coulthard finished the season by finishing 13th in the Drivers' Championship, with 14 points.
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David Coulthard continued as a driver at Red Bull in 2007, partnered by Webber.
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David Coulthard endured a torrid start: Coulthard retired in Australia following a collision with Williams driver Alexander Wurz, and in the following race in Malaysia, he retired with brake problems.
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In Bahrain, David Coulthard ran in eighth position before his car developed driveshaft problems and was forced to retire.
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David Coulthard was able to score his first points of the season by taking fifth position in Spain.
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David Coulthard finished outside the points, with consecutive retirements in Canada and the United States, before he secured fifth position in the European Grand Prix.
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In July, it was announced that David Coulthard would remain with Red Bull in 2008.
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David Coulthard secured tenth position in the Drivers' Championship, with 14 points.
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David Coulthard started the season with a retirement after colliding with Ferrari driver Felipe Massa.
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In Malaysia David Coulthard's suffered from a suspension failure on his car during practice which resulted in Red Bull placed under investigation for car safety.
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David Coulthard was later cleared to race, and managed to secure 9th.
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David Coulthard was unable to score points until Canada, when he finished on the podium in 3rd.
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David Coulthard took the final points of his career with seventh place in Singapore.
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David Coulthard was unable to finish the race, when his car was hit by Williams driver Nico Rosberg and Coulthard's car was sent into the path of Rosberg's teammate Kazuki Nakajima.
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On 4 December 2004, David Coulthard participated in his first Race of Champions for Great Britain alongside 1995 World Rally Champion Colin McRae.
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David Coulthard was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the racing group having taken a time penalty, losing to Heikki Kovalainen.
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David Coulthard was eliminated in the first round by Tom Kristensen and Great Britain were defeated by France in the semi-finals of the Nations Cup.
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In 2006, David Coulthard was eliminated in the quarter-finals stage by Yvan Muller.
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On 30 October 2008, David Coulthard was announced as one of the competitors of the event in 2008 for F1 Racing Great Britain, held at Wembley Stadium on 14 December.
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David Coulthard reached the final of the Drivers' Cup and lost out to World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb.
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In 2009, David Coulthard raced for the All-Stars team alongside Giniel de Villiers.
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David Coulthard did not participate in 2010 and was replaced by BTCC driver Jason Plato.
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David Coulthard returned for 2011, joining the All-Stars team alongside Filipe Albuquerque.
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In 2012, David Coulthard remained in the Race of Champions and returned to compete for Great Britain, partnering Andy Priaulx.
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For 2013, David Coulthard was to be partnered by Williams development driver Susie Wolff, the first female competitor in the history of the Race of Champions.
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For 2014, David Coulthard went onto the Nation's Cup with Wolff and the pair reached the final, finishing runner-up to Team Nordic's Tom Kristensen and Petter Solberg.
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David Coulthard then went on to win the Driver's Cup after beating Pascal Wehrlein in the final to claim his first Race of Champions Driver's title.
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David Coulthard went on to beat Solberg to win the 2018 Race of Champions.
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On 25 November 2008, it was announced that David Coulthard would join the BBC as a pundit alongside Jake Humphrey and Eddie Jordan for the broadcaster's coverage of Formula One.
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David Coulthard writes a regular column for The Daily Telegraph and BBC Sport.
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In 2016, David Coulthard left the BBC to join Channel 4 after the BBC abandoned its coverage of Formula One.
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David Coulthard was offered a presenting role on Top Gear alongside Jordan but turned down the offer because "Channel 4 pulled a blinder".
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On 10 October 2018, David Coulthard was announced as a spokesperson and advisory board member of the forthcoming W Series, a racing championship for women based on Formula 3-homologated Tatuus T-318 chassis.
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On 4 April 2010, David Coulthard announced a return to motor racing when he secured a contract to drive for Mucke Motorsport and would be partnered by Maro Engel.
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David Coulthard started the season by finishing in the first two races and retired from a collision in Lausitz.
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David Coulthard managed to secure a further five consecutive finishes, although he did not score points in these races.
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David Coulthard retired on the first lap of the next race at the Hockenheimring when he was involved in a multi-car collision.
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David Coulthard rounded out the season with an eighth-place finish in Shanghai.
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David Coulthard finished 16th in the Drivers' Championship, with one point.
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On 6 April 2011, it was announced that David Coulthard would be retained by Mucke and would be partnered by Engel.
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David Coulthard stated at 2010 was his "apprenticeship year" and pledged during 2011, that he would become more competitive.
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David Coulthard started off his season by finishing in the first four races, albeit outside the points-scoring positions.
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David Coulthard secured his only points of the year at the fifth race of the season at the Norisring, where he finished 8th.
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David Coulthard finished in the points with 8th position in the opening round held at the Hockenheimring.
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David Coulthard did not score points in the next three races, which included a retirement at the Red Bull Ring.
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David Coulthard recovered from this to take fifth position in the next round at the Norisring.
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David Coulthard borrowed a helmet belonging to Michael Schumacher for the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix as his regular helmet was suffering from steaming up during the weekend.
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David Coulthard has lived for some time in Monaco, and owns homes in London, Belgium and Switzerland.
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David Coulthard owns several luxury hotels in Britain and is a former owner of the Columbus Hotel Monaco, which is located in Monaco's Fontvieille.
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David Coulthard was involved in a four-year relationship with Brazilian model Simone Abdelnour, before ending the relationship in 2005.
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David Coulthard became engaged to Karen Minier, a Belgian Formula One correspondent for French TV channel TF1, on 2 June 2006.
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David Coulthard released his autobiography in 2007, entitled It is What It Is.
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David Coulthard's second cousin, New Zealander Fabian David Coulthard, is a racing driver, and has won several junior championships.
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David Coulthard is currently racing in the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series for Team Sydney.
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David Coulthard is an ambassador for the spinal injuries charity Wings For Life.
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David Coulthard was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 Birthday Honours for services to motorsport.
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David Coulthard is a Mercedes-Benz Brand Ambassador, and was involved with the development of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.