Fabian Coulthard
| Fabian Coulthard | |
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| V8 Supercar Record | |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Car # | 14 |
| Current team | Brad Jones Racing |
| Series Championships | 0 |
| Races | 75 |
| Round Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 1 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2011 Championship position | 12th (1839 pts) |
Fabian Coulthard (born 28 July 1982) is a professional race car driver, currently racing for Walkinshaw Racing known commercially as Bundaberg Racing Team in the Australian V8 Supercar series.
Coulthard was born in Burnley, England[1] but raised in Auckland, New Zealand. He started his career in karts before moving into Formula Ford. He competed in the Formula Ford support races of the 2002 Australian Grand Prix. In the United Kingdom, Coulthard competed in British Formula Renault, where he was team mates with Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton. With his budget finished, Coulthard returned to race in Australia and joined the Carrera Cup, finishing third and best rookie in 2004 before returning to finish the job and be crowned champion in 2005.
In 2006 Coulthard signed to drive with Paul Morris Motorsport, he shared a car with Alan Gurr and Steve Ellery. Coulthard returned to drive the older model VZ Commodore for the same team in 2007, before stepping out after Bathurst to concentrate on his 2008 plans.
Coulthard enjoyed a breakout season in 2008 driving for Paul Cruickshank Racing. Driving a Ford BF Falcon, Coulthard finished in the top ten on six separate occasions, including fifth place on home soil in Hamilton, New Zealand and finishing the season in a respectable 13th in the championship.
In 2009 he returned with PCR, driving a brand new Ford FG Falcon having another consistent year behind the wheel of the Falcon. At Symmons Plains Raceway Coulthard broke through for his first podium result in V8 Supercars, finishing third at the 2009 Falken Tasmania Challenge and finished the season in another consistent 16th in the championship.
In 2010 he joined Walkinshaw Racing, the same operation as the famous Holden Racing Team[2] On the first lap of the 2010 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, his left-rear tyre blew after earlier contact, spun at 280 km/h through the Chase and rolled six times in the sand-trap before coming to a stop. Coulthard has failed to replicate his 2008/2009 speed with only three respectable results being a seventh in race 5 of the championship, at the 2010 Clipsal 500 an eighth at 2010 Falken Tasmania Challenge and another 5th at the Sydney Telstra 500.
For 2011 Coulthard will continue with Walkinshaw Racing, driving the #61 Bundaberg Racing Team VE Commodore (WR013). He will depart the team at the season's end to join Brad Jones Racing.[3]
Coulthard is a second cousin of former Formula One driver David Coulthard.
[edit] Career results
| Fabian Coulthard 2010 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 rollover sequence | ||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by Andy Booth |
Winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix 2002 |
Succeeded by Jonny Reid |
[edit] References
- ^ Fabian's Website Accessed 2010
- ^ Coulthard confirmed at Walkinshaw Racing
- ^ Weeks, James (16 November 2011). "Coulthard switches to BJR for 2012 V8 campaign". motorstv.com (Motors TV). http://www.motorstv.com/car/touring/v8/16112011/coulthard-switches-bjr-2012-v8-campaign. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
