David Coulthard is a new entry with �35m

The figures for the UK's wealthiest people are published this weekend in the Sunday Times.

The Grant whisky family, distillers of Glenfiddich, have stormed into seventh place in Scotland's top 100, with a wealth of more than �420m.

In joint place with Coulthard is travel entrepreneur Tom Dalrymple who launched budget airline Flyglobespan last year.

Second place in the new entries table is Ian MacKechnie, 60, who moved to America in 1986 and is now worth �54m, ranking him the 50th richest Scot.

Hotel venture

He is currently opening a new office every three weeks, with 66 in the US, for his retail financial services operation Amscot.

After nine years with McLaren, David Coulthard is one of motor racing's highest paid drivers with a fortune of �35m.

He lives in Monte Carlo where he is a partner in a Monaco hotel venture and has a huge range of endorsement deals including a �10m beer campaign.

At joint fourth on the newcomers list are Alex Buchan, whose family owns at least 75% of Lunar Fishing in Peterhead, and John and Ann Yerburg - President and Chairman of Daniel Thwaites brewing and hotel group.

Douglas Craig and family, in sixth place, have built a fortune of �36m by specialising in trawlers, standby and safety vessels and repairs.

The top 10 new Scottish entries in this year's list are:

• The Grant family, whisky - �420m

• Ian MacKechnie, financial services - �54m

• Iain Sharp, parcel delivery - �50m

• Alexander Buchan, fishing - �38m

• John and Ann Yerburgh, brewing and hotels - �38m

• Douglas Craig, trawlers �36m

• (Joint seventh): David Coulthard, motor racing; Tom Dalrymple, travel; Donald Fisher, laundry - all �35m

• The Snowie family, waste disposal - �33m.

The 16th annual Sunday Times Rich List is based on ownership of property, land and other assets such as art and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly quoted companies. It excludes bank accounts.