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- David Coulthard
- BIOGRAPHY
-
- Born: 27 March 1971 - Scotland
- Marital Status: Single
- Lives: Twynholm and Monaco
- First GP race: 1994 Barcelona,
- Williams-Renault FW16
- First GP win: N/A-Highest position = 2nd
- GP Wins: None
- Poles: One
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- Rothmans Williams-Renault Specs
- by Max Galvin
- Source: Williams Grand Prix Engineering
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- COMPETITION HISTORY
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- 1983 - 1985 Scottish Junior Kart Champion
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- 1986 - 1987 Scottish Open and British Super
- 1 Kart Champion
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- 1988: Scottish Open Kart Champion
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- 1989: Competes in both Junior FF1600
- Championships. Won both.
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- 1990: Competes in both British Vauxhall
- Lotus Challenge and GM Lotus
- Euroseries. 4th and 5th respectively
- despite breaking leg.
-
- Won McLaren-Autosport Young Driver
- of the Year, his prize was a
- McLaren-Honda test.
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- 1991: British Formula 3. 2nd with 5 wins.
- Won Macau and Zandvoort
- non-championship races.
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- 1992: European F3000. Finished 9th.
- Tested with Camel Benetton-Ford F1
- team.
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- 1993: Formula 3000. 3rd after winning Enna
- and 2nd place at Silverstone.
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- Tested Williams-Renault FW15C. Drove
- at Le Mans for Jaguar. Won GT class.
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- 1994: Formula 3000. 2nd at first race.
- Test driver for Williams- Renault.
- Called up to drive for Williams
- after death of Senna.
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- Raced 8 times and achieved one
- podium, at Estoril. 8th - 14 points
- FIA World Championship.
-
- 1995: 3rd on grid at Brazil with second
- place finish. This was stripped from
- him as both he and M.Schumacher were
- disqualified for breach of fuel
- regulations (both teams supplied
- by ELF).
-
- Pole at Argentina but retired while
- leading with transmission problems.
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- Rothmans Williams-Renault Specs
- by Max Galvin
- Source: Williams Grand Prix Engineering
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