RACING DRIVER

David Coulthard

1971 - Today

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David Marshall Coulthard (born 27 March 1971) is a British former racing driver and broadcaster from Scotland, who competed in Formula One from 1994 to 2008. Nicknamed "DC", Coulthard was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2001 with McLaren, and won 13 Grands Prix across 15 seasons. Born and raised in Scotland, Coulthard began karting at age 11 and achieved early success before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the Formula 3000 series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Coulthard has received more than 3,521,500 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). David Coulthard is the 136th most popular racing driver (down from 109th in 2019), the 1,870th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,563rd in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Racing Driver.

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  • 60.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, David Coulthard ranks 136 out of 1,080. Before him are Alberto Colombo, Felipe Massa, Camille Jenatzy, Hans Stuck, Mika Salo, and Geki. After him are John Watson, Kunimitsu Takahashi, Giancarlo Fisichella, Alex Zanardi, Alejandro de Tomaso, and Stefan Bellof.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, David Coulthard ranks 64. Before him are Thomas Piketty, Francesco Toldo, Roy Keane, Oliver Riedel, Carla Gugino, and Dino Baggio. After him are Evgeny Kissin, Andy Whitfield, Jennifer Lee, Chris Tucker, Edmundo, and Ma Huateng.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Coulthard ranks 1,870 out of 8,785. Before him are John Mandeville (1300), Max Mallowan (1904), Cyril Jackson (1903), James Blunt (1974), Prasutagus (50), and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390). After him are Ken Tyrrell (1924), Herbert Chapman (1878), Andrew Bertie (1929), Millicent Fawcett (1847), Pauline Moran (1947), and John Watson (1946).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, David Coulthard ranks 19. Before him are Colin McRae (1968), Mike Hailwood (1940), Tom Pryce (1949), Roger Williamson (1948), David Purley (1945), and Peter Collins (1931). After him are John Watson (1946), Eddie Irvine (1965), Alan Stacey (1933), Stuart Lewis-Evans (1930), Chris Bristow (1937), and Bob Anderson (1931).

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