David Coulthard

British · 1994–2008
VS

Robert Doornbos

Dutch · 2005–2006
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
2
Qualifyingahead
2
1
David Coulthard · Robert Doornbos
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.221s
Robert Doornbos faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
2006 +0.221s 3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
6 5
11 shared
Qualifying H2H
10 1
11 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
5
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P24
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 0
2005 P12 2006 P13
Teammate battle by season
1
2
2006
Career totals
David Coulthard Robert Doornbos
Championships
0
0
Wins
13
0
Poles
12
0
Podiums
62
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
535
0
Starts
247
11
Rate-adjusted · per start
David Coulthard Robert Doornbos
Win rate
5.3%
0%
Podium rate
25.1%
0%
Pole rate
4.9%
0%
Points / start
2.2
0.0
Avg grid
P7.7
P17.4
Avg finish
P9.5
P14.8
Finish rate
69.2%
81.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
David Coulthard Robert Doornbos
Overtakes
1,451
84
Overtakes / race
6.8
7.6
Places lost
1,184
52
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 Robert Doornbos
Mechanical retirements
45
2
Crash retirements
31
0
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
2005
1995 · aged 24
First win
1995
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P12
-1.8
Avg places gained
+2.5
Season points trajectory
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
David Coulthard Robert Doornbos
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit David Coulthard Robert Doornbos
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
COU 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 DOO
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
COU 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 DOO
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P18
COU 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P18 DOO
Hungaroring 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · —
COU 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · — DOO
Hockenheimring 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P18
COU 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P18 DOO
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 4 · P3 0 · 0 · P13
COU 0 · 4 · P3 0 · 0 · P13 DOO
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P12
COU 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P12 DOO
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P13
COU 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P13 DOO
Team history
David Coulthard
WIL
MCL
RED
Williams 1994–1995McLaren 1996–2004Red Bull 2005–2008
Robert Doornbos
Minardi 2005Red Bull 2006
19942008
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).