Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Coulthard akatanga karting pazera remakore gumi nerimwe uye akawana kubudirira kwokutanga asati afambira mberi kumakwikwi emotokari muBritish Formula Ford Championship uye Formula 3000 series. Akatanga kutyaira muFormula One naWilliams mumwaka wa1994 achitevera mushakabvu Ayrton Senna. Gore rakatevera racho akahwina mubayiro wake wokutanga weGrand Prix mu
Portugal, uye ipapo nokuda kwemwaka wa 1996 akatamira kuMcLaren. Mushure mekukunda mijaho miviri mumwaka wa1997, akapedza wechitatu muWorld Drivers 'Championship mumwaka wa1998.