The European GP is highly significant for some

By subh
June 26 2003

Nine of this year’s Formula One drivers have over 100 starts to their name. At the Nürburgring, for the European Grand Prix, that should go up to ten.

But Jos Verstappen’s century will not be the only landmark of the weekend. For Mark Webber it will be his 25th start, for Jacques Villeneuve it will be his 125th, and both Heinz-Harald Frentzen and David Coulthard will reach the impressive figure of 150 GPs

(If that isn’t enough for you, Rubéns Barrichello passes 175 later in the year, and both Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Räikkönen will pass 50.)

Heinz-Harald Frentzen
First Grand Prix: Brazil 1994
Best result: winner in San Marino 1997, France 1999 and Italy 1999

Jos Verstappen
First Grand Prix: Brazil 1994
Best result: third in Hungary 1994 and Belgium 1994

David Coulthard
First Grand Prix: Spain 1994
Best result: winner in Portugal 1995, Australia 1997, Italy 1997, San Marino 1998, Britain 1999, Belgium 1999, Britain 2000, Monaco 2000, France 2000, Brazil 2001, Austria 2001, Monaco 2002 and Australia 2003

Jacques Villeneuve
First Grand Prix: Australia 1996
Best result: winner in Europe 1996, Britain 1996, Hungary 1996, Portugal 1996, Brazil 1997, Argentina 1997, Spain 1997, Britain 1997, Hungary 1997, Austria 1997 and Luxembourg 1997

Mark Webber
First Grand Prix: Australia 2002
Best result: fifth in Australia 2002

Also see this story at the Minardi site, and this story at the Sauber site