Grand Prix wins
13
Podiums
62
Pole positions
12
Race starts
246
Championship runner-up finishes
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 78
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 64
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why David Coulthard ranks #75 in Formula 1
David Coulthard ranks #75 in Formula 1 and #4144 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 73.5/100.
The verified career covers 1994–2008 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 78/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 82/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Grand Prix wins 13, Podiums 62, Pole positions 12, Race starts 246.
Nearest context: ahead Juan Pablo Montoya (73.6); behind Jean Alesi (73.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
David Coulthard GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 68/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak78/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours64/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 64/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Coulthard comparisons
David Coulthard — frequently asked
- Is David Coulthard the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, David Coulthard ranks #75 in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 73.5/100, behind Lewis Hamilton (96.1).
- What is David Coulthard's GOAT Score?
- 73.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 78 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 64 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does David Coulthard rank all time?
- #4144 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #75 in Formula 1.
- David Coulthard vs Juan Pablo Montoya: who ranks higher?
- Juan Pablo Montoya ranks higher at 73.6 versus David Coulthard at 73.5, a margin of 0.1 points.