Fabian "Fabs" Coulthard (born 28 July 1982) is a New Zealand professional race car driver, currently competing in the Repco Supercars Championship, who drives as an endurance co-driver for Chaz MostertDouble change as WAU locks in enduro pairings Speedcafe.com 3 July 2025 with Walkinshaw Andretti United. Fabian is a second cousin of former Formula One driver David Coulthard.
Early career Coulthard was born in Burnley, EnglandFabian's Website Accessed 2010 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.Fabian Coulthard takes the honours at the AGP, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Coulthard also won the 2001/2002 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship.Formula Ford, www.motorsport.org.nz Retrieved 26 March 2017 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 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, Coulthard 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
In 2010 he joined Walkinshaw Racing, the same operation as the famous Holden Racing Team.Coulthard confirmed at Walkinshaw Racing 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 fifth 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
In 2012, Coulthard left Walkinshaw Racing and moved to Brad Jones Racing. 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 eighth 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 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. He went on to place 12th in the championship. In 2017, he won four races en route to a career best third in the championship.
Career results
Career summary Season Series Position Car Team 2000/01 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship 4th Van Diemen RF92 2001/02 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship 1st Van Diemen RF94 2002 British Formula Renault Championship 36th Tatuus-Renault Manor Motorsport 2003 British Formula Renault Championship 15th Tatuus-Renault Manor Motorsport 2004 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 3rd Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Greg Murphy Racing V8 Supercar Championship Series 34th Holden Commodore (VX) Tasman Motorsport 2005 Australian Carrera Cup Championship 1st Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Greg Murphy Racing V8 Supercar Championship Series 65th Holden Commodore (VY) Tasman Motorsport 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series 32nd Holden Commodore (VZ) Team Sirromet WinesTeam Kiwi Racing 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series 47th Holden Commodore (VZ) Team Sirromet Wines 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series 13th Ford Falcon (BF) Paul Cruickshank Racing 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series 16th Ford Falcon (FG) Paul Cruickshank Racing 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series 23rd Holden Commodore (VE) Walkinshaw Racing 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 12th Holden Commodore (VE) Walkinshaw Racing 2012 V8SuperTourer Championship 30th Holden Commodore (VE) M3 Racing International V8 Supercars Championship 11th Holden Commodore (VE) Brad Jones Racing 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship 6th Holden Commodore (VF) Brad Jones Racing 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 8th Holden Commodore (VF) Brad Jones Racing 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 7th Holden Commodore (VF) Brad Jones Racing 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship 12th Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 2017 Supercars Championship 3rd Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 2018 Supercars Championship 9th Ford FG X Falcon DJR Team Penske 2019 Supercars Championship 4th Ford Mustang S550 DJR Team Penske 2020 Supercars Championship 6th Ford Mustang S550 DJR Team Penske 2021 Supercars Championship 24th Holden Commodore ZB Tekno Autosports 2022 TCR Australia Touring Car Series 20th Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) Wall Racing Supercars Championship 29th Walkinshaw Andretti United Holden Commodore ZB 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia 7th Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) Porsche Centre Melbourne
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points 2002 Manor Motorsport BRH OUL THR SIL THR BRH CRO SNE SNE KNO BRH DON DON 36th 7 2003 Manor Motorsport SNE1 SNE2 BRH THR SIL1 ROC2 CRO1 CRO2 DON1 DON2 SNEBRH1BRH2DON1DON2OUL1OUL2 15th 98
Supercars Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)