David Coulthard vs Christian Klien

David Coulthard edged Christian Klien 8–4 in the races and 7–6 in qualifying at Red Bull in 2005. David Coulthard scored 17 points to 9.

David CoulthardChristian Klien

7Qualifying6

13 shared races

8Race day4

13 shared races, 1 tied

17Points9

as awarded at the time

49Points (today’s rules)36

rescored 25-18-15…

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of David Coulthard and Christian Klien
R	Grand Prix	Grid	David Coulthard	Christian Klien	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	5/6	P4▲	P7	5 / 2
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	8/7	P6	P8	3 / 1
8	Canadian Grand Prix	12/16	P7	P8	2 / 1
10	French Grand Prix	15/16	P10	Fuel pressure	0 / 0
11	British Grand Prix	13/15	P13▼	P15▼	0 / 0
12	German Grand Prix	11/10	P7	P9	2 / 0
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	13/11	Accident	Accident	0 / 0
14	Turkish Grand Prix	12/10	P7	P8	2 / 1
15	Italian Grand Prix	10/13	P15▼	P13	0 / 0
16	Belgian Grand Prix	11/16	Engine	P9	0 / 0
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	14/6	Accident	P9	0 / 0
18	Japanese Grand Prix	6/4	P6	P9	3 / 0
19	Chinese Grand Prix	7/14	P9	P5▲	0 / 4
Average finish			P8.4	P9.1

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows David Coulthard / Christian Klien.
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.

Other seasons in which David Coulthard and Christian Klien were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2006	Red Bull	David Coulthard vs Christian Klien	9–6	8–7	14–2

Other Red Bull teammate battles in 2005
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
David Coulthard vs Vitantonio Liuzzi	4–0	2–2	6–1

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.