David Coulthard vs Kimi Räikkönen, 2002

Teammates at McLaren — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 2002 season, David Coulthard and Kimi Räikkönen were teammates at McLaren, competing in 17 races together. Coulthard outqualified Räikkönen 7 times and finished ahead of him 2 times, while Räikkönen outqualified Coulthard 10 times and also finished ahead 2 times. Coulthard secured 41 championship points, including 1 race win and 6 podium finishes, compared to Räikkönen's 24 points, 0 wins, and 4 podiums.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
710Qualifyingof 17 compared
22Race finishesof 4 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

2002 season
17
Races together
17
41
Points
24
1
Wins
0
6
Podiums
4
P1
Best finish
P2
5.9
Average grid
5.4
4.5
Average finish
4.4
4
Did not finish
10
Other seasons together:2008200720062005200420032001