Fabian Coulthard

Fabian Coulthard
Coulthard in 2020
Nationality	New Zealander
Born	(1982-07-28) 28 July 1982 (age 39) Burnley, England
Related to	David Coulthard (Second Cousin)
Supercars Championship career
Car number	19
Current team	Team Sydney
Championships	0
Races	415
Wins	13
Podiums	56
Pole positions	9
2021 position	24th (936 pts)

Fabian "Fabs" Coulthard (born 28 July 1982) is a British-born New Zealand professional race car driver, currently competing in the Repco Supercars Championship, driving the No. 19 Holden Commodore (ZB) for Team Sydney. Fabian is a second cousin of former Formula One driver David Coulthard.^[1]

Early career[]

Coulthard was born in Burnley, England^[2] 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 at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix, winning the Alan Jones Trophy with two wins and a second place in the three races.^[3] Coulthard also won the 2001/2002 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship.^[4] In the United Kingdom, Coulthard competed in British Formula Renault, where he was teammates with future Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton. With his budget exhausted, Coulthard returned to Australia to race in the Australian Carrera Cup Championship, finishing third and best rookie in 2004 and winning the title in 2005.

Supercars Championship[]

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.

Paul Cruickshank Racing[]

Coulthard at the 2009 Sydney Telstra 500

Coulthard enjoyed a breakout season in 2008 driving for Paul Cruickshank Racing. Driving a Ford Falcon (BF), 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 Falcon (FG) 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.

Walkinshaw Racing[]

Coulthard's Holden Commodore (VE) at the 2011 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

In 2010 he joined Walkinshaw Racing, the same operation as the famous Holden Racing Team.^[5] 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 and another 5th at the Sydney Telstra 500.

In 2011, Coulthard continued racing with Walkinshaw Racing, driving the No. 61 Bundaberg Racing Team VE Commodore.

Brad Jones Racing[]

Coulthard at the 2012 Ipswich 300

Coulthard at the 2014 V8 Supercars Test Day

In 2012, he left Walkinshaw Racing and moved to Brad Jones Racing.^[6] Coulthard won his first V8 Supercars race at the Symmons Plains event in 2013, he went on to win a further two races and scored nine podium finishes that year. He finished the year in sixth Place. 2014 was not quite as successful for Coulthard, with only one race win and five podiums on the way to 8th in the Championship. In 2015, Coulthard opened the year strong, with a podium in the first race at the Clipsal 500 and a win in the second. He went on to score another seven podiums in the year, placing seventh in the championship.

DJR Team Penske[]

Coulthard's Shell V Power Racing Ford Falcon FG X at the 2017 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Coulthard's Holden Commodore (VF) at the 2015 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Coulthard left Brad Jones Racing at the end of the 2015 season to sign with DJR Team Penske, returning to a two-car squad after running only a single car in 2015.^[7] He went on to place 12th in the championship. In 2017 he won 4 races en route to a career best 3rd in the championship^[8]

Career results[]

Career summary[]

Complete Bathurst 1000 results[]

Year	Team	Car	Co-driver	Position	Laps
2004	Tasman Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VY)	Jason Richards	20th	152
2005	Tasman Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VZ)	Tony D'Alberto	DNF	108
2006	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore VZ	Paul Radisich	DNF	71
2007	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore VZ	Chris Pither	16th	159
2008	Paul Cruickshank Racing	Ford Falcon (BF)	Alex Davison	10th	161
2009	Paul Cruickshank Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	Michael Patrizi	DNF	120
2010	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	Craig Baird	DNF	0
2011	Walkinshaw Racing	Holden Commodore VE	Craig Baird	DNF	13
2012	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore VE	David Besnard	23rd	147
2013	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VF)	Luke Youlden	16th	161
2014	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore VF	Luke Youlden	9th	161
2015	Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore VF	Luke Youlden	4th	161
2016	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	Luke Youlden	6th	161
2017	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	Tony D'Alberto	3rd	161
2018	DJR Team Penske	Ford Falcon FG X	Tony D'Alberto	9th	161
2019	DJR Team Penske	Ford Mustang Mk.6	Tony D'Alberto	21st	161
2020	DJR Team Penske	Ford Mustang Mk.6	Tony D'Alberto	4th	161
2021	Team Sydney	Holden Commodore (ZB)	Jonathon Webb	19th	156

Supercars Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Porsche Supercup results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

See also[]

• List of sportspeople with dual nationality

References[]

• REC on the market

External links[]

• Official website
• V8 Supercars Official Profile
• Driver Database profile
• Profile on Racing Reference
• NMD
• V8 X article
• Speedsport
• Conrod Bio