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1997 / DRIVER DOSSIER / British

DavidCoulthard

McLaren

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CHAMPIONSHIPP3
POINTS36
RACE WINS2
PODIUMS4

The season in numbers.

17 STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
AVERAGE GRID7.6
AVERAGE FINISH10.1
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -42

+198 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH9
FINISH RATE47.1%
PODIUM RATE23.5%
RACE POINTS / START2.1Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Australian9 Mar41+310Finished
ROUND 2Brazilian30 Mar1210+20+1 Lap
ROUND 3Argentine13 Apr10R-120Collision
ROUND 4San Marino27 Apr10R-40Engine
ROUND 5Monaco11 May5R-140Spun off
ROUND 6Spanish25 May36-31Finished
ROUND 7Canadian15 Jun57-20Finished
ROUND 8French29 Jun97+20Collision
ROUND 9British13 Jul64+23Finished
ROUND 10German27 Jul8R-110Transmission
ROUND 11Hungarian10 Aug8R-60Electrical
ROUND 12Belgian24 Aug10R-90Spun off
ROUND 13Italian7 Sept61+510Finished
ROUND 14Austrian21 Sept102+86Finished
ROUND 15Luxembourg28 Sept6R-80Engine
ROUND 16Japanese12 Oct1110+10Engine
ROUND 17European26 Oct62+46Finished
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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