Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 78
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 64
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 14 | |
| 1995 | 49 | |
| 1996 | 18 | |
| 1997 | 36 | |
| 1998 | 56 | |
| 1999 | 48 | |
| 2000 | 73 | |
| 2001 | 65 | |
| 2002 | 41 | |
| 2003 | 51 | |
| 2004 | 24 | |
| 2005 | 35 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 8 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why David Coulthard ranks #43 in Formula 1
David Coulthard ranks 43rd among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 977th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 78, Longevity 82, Honours 64, Statistics 78. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1994–2008 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 78. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 13, podiums 62, pole positions 12, race starts 246.
Immediately ahead sits Jean Alesi on 73.4, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Chris Amon on 74.4. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
David Coulthard GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Coulthard stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak78/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 78/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours64/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 64/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Coulthard comparisons
David Coulthard — frequently asked
- Is David Coulthard the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. David Coulthard ranks 43rd in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 73.5, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is David Coulthard's GOAT Score?
- 73.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 78 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 64 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does David Coulthard rank all time?
- 977th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 43rd within Formula 1.
- David Coulthard vs Jean Alesi: who ranks higher?
- David Coulthard, on 73.5 against Jean Alesi's 73.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.