Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Coulthard bidoro ịgba karat mgbe ọ dị afọ iri na otu wee nwee ihe ịga nke ọma tupu ọ gaa n'ọsọ ụgbọ ala na British Formula Ford Championship na usoro Formula 3000. Ọ buru ụzọ gbaa ọsọ na Formula One na Williams n'oge 1994 na-anọchi Ayrton Senna nwụrụ anwụ. N'afọ sochirinụ, o nwetara ihe nrite mbụ ya na Portugal
, na mgbe ahụ maka oge 1996 ọ kwagara McLaren. Mgbe o meriri agbụrụ abụọ n'oge 1997, ọ gbara nke atọ na World Drivers 'Championship n'oge 1998.