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David Coulthard factfile

Thursday 3rd July 2008

David Coulthard announced he's quitting F1 at the end of this season. Here's a look at the Scot's career.

1971: Born on March 27 in Twynholm.

1982: Begins racing career in karts.

1989: After three Scottish kart titles, graduates to single-seaters and wins junior class of British Formula Ford 1600 Championship.

1990: Wins McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year Award after finishing fourth in the Formula Vauxhall Lotus series.

1991: Second in British Formula Three Championship but wins prestigious Marlboro Masters race at Zandvoort.

1992: First proper Formula One test with Benetton. Finishes ninth in Formula 3000 Championship.

1993: Tests for Williams and finishes third in F3000. Wins GT class at Le Mans with Jaguar.

1994: Promoted from tester to race driver with Williams after Ayrton Senna's death. Performs commendably to end the season eighth.

1995: Wins first grand prix in Portugal.

1996: Switches to McLaren and ends the season seventh.

1997: Takes two wins in finishing third overall.

1998: Team-mate Mika Hakkinen wins title as Coulthard finishes third again.

1999: Two more wins but still behind champion Hakkinen.

2000: Three wins earns third in championship.

2001: Best championship result yet with second.

2002: One win on his way to fifth overall.

2003: First season with Kimi Raikkonen as team-mate sees one win and seventh overall.

2004: First year without a win since 1996 after being told he was no longer wanted at McLaren.

2005: Enjoys superb form with the Red Bull Racing team, taking six points finishes in the first 10 races.

2006: May 14 - Competes in 200th grand prix of his career but finishes just 14th for Red Bull in Spain.

May 28 - Achieves Red Bull's first podium finish, coming home third in the Monaco Grand Prix.

2007: August - Reveals in his autobiography how he developed bulimia as a teenager as he battled to keep his weight down for racing.

2008: June 8 - Scores his first points of the season with a surprise 62nd career podium finish, taking third place at the Canadian Grand Prix.

July 3 - Announces he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season.