David Coulthard vs Christian Klien

2006·

David Coulthard beat Christian Klien 8–7 at Red Bull in 2006, helped by 7 retirements for Christian Klien. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

David CoulthardChristian Klien

9Qualifying6

15 shared races

8Race day7

15 shared races

14Points2

as awarded at the time

42Points (today’s rules)8

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/7
Best finish: P3/P8
Avg. grid: 13.9/12.7

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of David Coulthard and Christian Klien
R	Grand Prix	Grid	David Coulthard	Christian Klien	Points
1	Bahrain Grand Prix	13/8	P10	P8	0 / 1
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	19/8	Hydraulics	Hydraulics	0 / 0
3	Australian Grand Prix	11/13	P8	Accident	1 / 0
4	San Marino Grand Prix	14/17	Driveshaft	Hydraulics	0 / 0
5	European Grand Prix	12/15	Accident	Gearbox	0 / 0
6	Spanish Grand Prix	21/14	P14▼	P13	0 / 0
7	Monaco Grand Prix	7/11	P3▲	Transmission	6 / 0
8	British Grand Prix	11/14	P12	P14	0 / 0
9	Canadian Grand Prix	22/12	P8	P11	1 / 0
10	United States Grand Prix	17/16	P7	Accident	2 / 0
11	French Grand Prix	9/12	P9	P12	0 / 0
12	German Grand Prix	10/12	P11	P8	0 / 1
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	12/13	P5▲	Spun off	4 / 0
14	Turkish Grand Prix	16/10	P15▼	P11	0 / 0
15	Italian Grand Prix	14/16	P12	P11	0 / 0
Average finish			P9.5	P11.0

How to read this table

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.

David Coulthard and Christian Klien in other seasons

Other seasons in which David Coulthard and Christian Klien were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2005	Red Bull	David Coulthard vs Christian Klien	7–6	8–4	17–9

Other Red Bull battles in 2006

Other Red Bull teammate battles in 2006
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
David Coulthard vs Robert Doornbos	2–1	1–2	0–0

David Coulthard’s career Christian Klien’s career Red Bull 2006 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.