David Coulthard vs Kimi Räikkönen

2002·

David Coulthard beat Kimi Räikkönen 11–6 at McLaren in 2002, helped by 10 retirements for Kimi Räikkönen. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

David CoulthardKimi Räikkönen

7Qualifying10

17 shared races

11Race day6

17 shared races

41Points24

as awarded at the time

158Points (today’s rules)87

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/0
Podiums: 6/4
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 4/10
Best finish: P1/P2
Avg. grid: 5.9/5.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of David Coulthard and Kimi Räikkönen
R	Grand Prix	Grid	David Coulthard	Kimi Räikkönen	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	4/5	Gearbox	P3	0 / 4
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	6/5	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
3	Brazilian Grand Prix	4/5	P3	P12▼	4 / 0
4	San Marino Grand Prix	6/5	P6	Exhaust	1 / 0
5	Spanish Grand Prix	7/5	P3	Rear wing	4 / 0
6	Austrian Grand Prix	8/6	P6	Engine	1 / 0
7	Monaco Grand Prix	2/6	P1	Collision	10 / 0
8	Canadian Grand Prix	8/5	P2	P4	6 / 3
9	European Grand Prix	5/6	Collision	P3	0 / 4
10	British Grand Prix	6/5	P10▼	Engine	0 / 0
11	French Grand Prix	6/4	P3	P2	4 / 6
12	German Grand Prix	9/5	P5	Spun off	2 / 0
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	10/11	P5	P4	2 / 3
14	Belgian Grand Prix	6/2	P4	Engine	3 / 0
15	Italian Grand Prix	7/6	P7	Engine	0 / 0
16	United States Grand Prix	3/6	P3	Engine	4 / 0
17	Japanese Grand Prix	3/4	Throttle	P3	0 / 4
Average finish			P4.5	P4.4

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows David Coulthard / Kimi Räikkönen.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

David Coulthard and Kimi Räikkönen in other seasons

Other seasons in which David Coulthard and Kimi Räikkönen were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2004	McLaren	David Coulthard vs Kimi Räikkönen	6–12	9–9	24–45
2003	McLaren	David Coulthard vs Kimi Räikkönen	6–10	4–12	51–91

David Coulthard’s career Kimi Räikkönen’s career McLaren 2002 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.