In the 1997 Formula 1 season David Coulthard drove a total of 17 races for McLaren. From the total of 17 races, David managed to win 2 of them and finish on the podium 4 times. If we take a look at the races, where Coulthard didn't finish, this happend in 7 occasions.
The best result for David during qualifying was at the Spanish Grand Prix as 3rd fastest.
David Coulthard finished the season on 3rd place in the driver championship with a total of 36 points.
Coulthard vs. Häkkinen McLaren 1997
7
Race
6
6
Qualify
4
1997 races
Australian GP
Mar 9th, 1997
1st
Brazilian GP
Mar 30th, 1997
10th
Argentine GP
Apr 13th, 1997
DNF
San Marino GP
Apr 27th, 1997
DNF
Monaco GP
May 11th, 1997
DNF
Spanish GP
May 25th, 1997
6th
Canadian GP
Jun 15th, 1997
7th
French GP
Jun 29th, 1997
7th
British GP
Jul 13th, 1997
4th
German GP
Jul 27th, 1997
DNF
Hungarian GP
Aug 10th, 1997
DNF
Belgian GP
Aug 24th, 1997
DNF
Italian GP
Sep 7th, 1997
1st
Austrian GP
Sep 21st, 1997
2nd
Luxembourg GP
Sep 28th, 1997
DNF
Japanese GP
Oct 12th, 1997
10th
European GP
Oct 26th, 1997
2nd
1997 statistics
Wins
2
Pole positions
0
Podiums
4
Finishes in top 5
5
Finishes in points
6
Position
3rd
High/low position
1st/8th
Points
36
DNF's
7
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
1st/22nd
Average finish result
10.06
High/low qualifying result
3rd/12th
Average qualifying result
7.2
Wins streak
1
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
2
Top 5 streak
2
Points streak
4
Finish streak
4
1997 Standings progression
1997 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian GP | 1st | 1:30:28.718 | 4th | 4th | 1:31.531 | +2.162 |
| 2 | Brazilian GP | 10th | +1 Lap | 12th | 12th | 1:17.262 | +1.258 |
| 3 | Argentine GP | DNF | DNF (Collision) | 10th | 10th | 1:26.799 | +2.326 |
| 4 | San Marino GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 10th | 10th | 1:25.077 | +1.774 |
| 5 | Monaco GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 5th | 5th | 1:18.779 | +0.563 |
| 6 | Spanish GP | 6th | +29.744 | 3rd | 3rd | 1:17.521 | +0.996 |
| 7 | Canadian GP | 7th | +37.753 | 5th | 5th | 1:18.466 | +0.371 |
| 8 | French GP | 7th | Collision | 9th | 9th | 1:15.270 | +0.722 |
| 9 | British GP | 4th | +31.229 | 6th | 6th | 1:22.279 | +0.681 |
| 10 | German GP | DNF | DNF (Transmission) | 8th | 8th | 1:42.687 | +0.814 |
| 11 | Hungarian GP | DNF | DNF (Electrical) | 8th | |||
| 12 | Belgian GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 10th | |||
| 13 | Italian GP | 1st | 1:17:04.609 | 6th | |||
| 14 | Austrian GP | 2nd | +2.909 | 10th | |||
| 15 | Luxembourg GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 6th | |||
| 16 | Japanese GP | 10th | Engine | 11th | |||
| 17 | European GP | 2nd | +1.654 | 6th |