As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
David Coulthard · Christian Klien
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.113s
David Coulthard faster by the median gap over 29 sessions
2005
+0.026s
15
2006
−0.316s
14
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
32
—
16
48 shared
Qualifying H2H
33
—
15
48 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
5
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P15
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 0
2004
P10
2005
P12
2006
P13
Teammate battle by season
10
5
2005
8
7
2006
Career totals
David Coulthard
Christian Klien
Championships
0
0
Wins
13
0
Poles
12
0
Podiums
62
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
535
14
Starts
247
51
Rate-adjusted · per start
David Coulthard
Christian Klien
Win rate
5.3%
0%
Podium rate
25.1%
0%
Pole rate
4.9%
0%
Points / start
2.2
0.3
Avg grid
P7.7
P13.2
Avg finish
P9.5
P13.7
Finish rate
69.2%
72.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
David Coulthard
Christian Klien
Overtakes
1,451
361
Overtakes / race
6.8
8.0
Places lost
1,184
302
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
David Coulthard
Christian Klien
Mechanical retirements
45
7
Crash retirements
31
7
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1994
Debut season
2004
1995 · aged 24
First win
—
1995
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P5
-1.8
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
David Coulthard
Christian Klien
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | David Coulthard | Christian Klien |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| COU 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 KLI | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| COU 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — KLI | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| COU 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 KLI | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| COU 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 KLI | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| COU 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 KLI | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| COU 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 KLI | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| COU 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 KLI | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| COU 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 KLI | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 5 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| COU 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 KLI | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 5 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| COU 0 · 5 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 KLI | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| COU 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 KLI | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| COU 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 KLI | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 4 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| COU 0 · 4 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 KLI | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| COU 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 KLI | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| COU 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 KLI | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| COU 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · — KLI | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| COU 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8 KLI | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| COU 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 KLI | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| COU 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P8 KLI | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · — |
| COU 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — KLI | ||
Team history
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).