Robert Doornbos

Dutch · 2005–2006
VS

David Coulthard

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