Nico Hülkenberg

born 19 Aug 1987 · #27 · active 2010–2026 · Audi

266Races

0Wins

1Podiums

1Poles

121Top 10s

10.37Avg Position

11.22Avg Grid Pos

Nico Hülkenberg is a German driver who has raced in Formula 1 since 2010, with Williams, Force India, Sauber, Renault, Racing Point, Aston Martin, Haas and now Audi. He took pole position in a wet qualifying session at the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix in his rookie season, and for most of his career he was known as a consistent midfield points scorer. After a record-breaking run of starts without a podium, he finally reached the podium with third place at the 2025 British Grand Prix. He has started 266 Grands Prix, with 1 pole position and 1 podium.

All-time records

1st in Most F1 Starts Without a Win (266 starts)
10th in Most F1 Race Starts (266 starts)
=12th in Most F1 Seasons Contested (15 seasons)
=24th in Most F1 Fastest Laps (2 fastest laps)

Top Teams

Team	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Force India	0	289	78
Renault	0	149	62
Sauber	1	102	41
Haas F1 Team	0	42	46
Williams	0	22	19
Audi	0	11	16
Racing Point	0	10	2
Aston Martin	0	0	2

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Korean International Circuit	7	3
Silverstone Circuit	4.57	14
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit	4.18	11
Hockenheimring	4	6
Yas Marina Circuit	3.5	12
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit	3.33	3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace	3.25	12
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	3.08	12
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	2.92	13
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	2.88	8

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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.

Sergio Pérez57 shared races · Compare with Sergio Pérez (2016)
Kevin Magnussen44 shared races · Compare with Kevin Magnussen (2024)
Gabriel Bortoleto38 shared races · Compare with Gabriel Bortoleto (2025)
Carlos Sainz25 shared races · Compare with Carlos Sainz (2018)
Daniel Ricciardo21 shared races · Compare with Daniel Ricciardo (2019)
Paul di Resta20 shared races · Compare with Paul di Resta (2012)

Season by season

Nico Hülkenberg season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Points
2026	14	13
2025	11	51
2024	11	41
2023	16	9
2022	22	0
2020	15	10
2019	14	37
2018	7	69
2017	10	43
2016	9	72
2015	10	58
2014	9	96
2013	10	51
2012	11	63
2010	14	22

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Nico Hülkenberg was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2026	Audi	Gabriel Bortoleto vs Nico Hülkenberg	8–7	7–8	8–13
2025	Sauber	Gabriel Bortoleto vs Nico Hülkenberg	11–12	10–13	15–51
2024	Haas F1 Team	Nico Hülkenberg vs Kevin Magnussen	16–6	16–5	41–16
2023	Haas F1 Team	Nico Hülkenberg vs Kevin Magnussen	13–8	13–9	9–3
2019	Renault	Nico Hülkenberg vs Daniel Ricciardo	7–13	8–11	37–54
2018	Renault	Nico Hülkenberg vs Carlos Sainz	11–10	10–11	69–53
2017	Renault	Nico Hülkenberg vs Jolyon Palmer	15–1	10–6	34–8
2017	Renault	Nico Hülkenberg vs Carlos Sainz	3–1	2–2	9–6
2016	Force India	Nico Hülkenberg vs Sergio Pérez	12–9	8–13	72–101
2015	Force India	Nico Hülkenberg vs Sergio Pérez	11–7	7–11	58–68
2014	Force India	Nico Hülkenberg vs Sergio Pérez	10–8	10–8	86–59
2013	Sauber	Esteban Gutiérrez vs Nico Hülkenberg	1–17	4–14	6–51
2012	Force India	Nico Hülkenberg vs Paul di Resta	10–10	11–9	63–46
2010	Williams	Rubens Barrichello vs Nico Hülkenberg	13–6	13–6	47–22

Race results

202617 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2026
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Singapore Grand Prix	Audi	10	P8	4
Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia	Audi	15	P11	0
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Audi	18	P11	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Audi	11	P10	1
Italian Grand Prix	Audi	12	P12	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Audi	13	P8	4
Hungarian Grand Prix	Audi	10	P9	2
Belgian Grand Prix	Audi	12	P13	0
British Grand Prix	Audi	12	Retired	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Audi	14	P12	0
Barcelona Grand Prix	Audi	9	Retired	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Audi	13	P13	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Audi	11	P12	0
Miami Grand Prix	Audi	10	Retired	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Audi	13	P11	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Audi	11	P11	0
Australian Grand Prix	Audi	11	Did not start	0

Earlier seasons2010–2025 (14 seasons)▾

202524 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2025
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Sauber	18	P9	2
Qatar Grand Prix	Sauber	11	Retired	0
Las Vegas Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P7	6
São Paulo Grand Prix	Sauber	10	P9	2
Mexico City Grand Prix	Sauber	13	Retired	0
United States Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P8	4
Singapore Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P20	0
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Sauber	17	P16	0
Italian Grand Prix	Sauber	12	Did not start	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Sauber	17	P14	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Sauber	18	P13	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Sauber	14	P12	0
British Grand Prix	Sauber	19	P3	15
Austrian Grand Prix	Sauber	20	P9	2
Canadian Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P8	4
Spanish Grand Prix	Sauber	15	P5	10
Monaco Grand Prix	Sauber	13	P16	0
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Sauber	17	P12	0
Miami Grand Prix	Sauber	16	P14	0
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Sauber	18	P15	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Sauber	16	Disqualified	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Sauber	16	P16	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P15	0
Australian Grand Prix	Sauber	17	P7	6

202424 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2024
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	7	P8	4
Qatar Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	18	Retired	0
Las Vegas Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	9	P8	4
São Paulo Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	18	Disqualified	0
Mexico City Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	10	P9	2
United States Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	11	P8	4
Singapore Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	6	P9	2
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	12	P11	0
Italian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	10	P17	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	12	P11	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	16	P18	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	11	P13	0
British Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	6	P6	8
Austrian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	9	P6	8
Spanish Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	13	P11	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	17	P11	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	19	Retired	0
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	10	P11	0
Miami Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	9	P11	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	9	P10	1
Japanese Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	12	P11	0
Australian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	16	P9	2
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	15	P10	1
Bahrain Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	10	P16	0

202322 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2023
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	8	P15	0
Las Vegas Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	13	P19	0
São Paulo Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	11	P12	0
Mexico City Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	12	P13	0
United States Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	18	P11	0
Qatar Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	14	P16	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	18	P14	0
Singapore Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	9	P13	0
Italian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	13	P17	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	14	P12	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	20	P18	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	10	P14	0
British Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	11	P13	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	8	Retired	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	5	P15	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	7	P15	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	18	P17	0
Miami Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	12	P15	0
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	20	P17	0
Australian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	10	P7	6
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	10	P12	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Haas F1 Team	10	P15	0

20222 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2022
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Aston Martin	17	P12	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Aston Martin	17	P17	0

20203 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2020
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Eifel Grand Prix	Racing Point	20	P8	4
70th Anniversary Grand Prix	Racing Point	3	P7	6
British Grand Prix	Racing Point	13	Power Unit	0

201921 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2019
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Renault	9	P12	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Renault	13	P15	0
United States Grand Prix	Renault	11	P9	2
Mexican Grand Prix	Renault	12	P10	1
Japanese Grand Prix	Renault	15	Disqualified	0
Russian Grand Prix	Renault	6	P10	1
Singapore Grand Prix	Renault	8	P9	2
Italian Grand Prix	Renault	6	P5	10
Belgian Grand Prix	Renault	12	P8	4
Hungarian Grand Prix	Renault	11	P12	0
German Grand Prix	Renault	9	Accident	0
British Grand Prix	Renault	10	P10	1
Austrian Grand Prix	Renault	15	P13	0
French Grand Prix	Renault	13	P8	4
Canadian Grand Prix	Renault	7	P7	6
Monaco Grand Prix	Renault	11	P13	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Renault	—	P13	0
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Renault	15	P14	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Renault	8	Power Unit	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Renault	17	Engine	0
Australian Grand Prix	Renault	11	P7	6

201821 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2018
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Renault	10	Collision	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Renault	13	Overheating	0
Mexican Grand Prix	Renault	7	P6	8
United States Grand Prix	Renault	7	P6	8
Japanese Grand Prix	Renault	16	Engine	0
Russian Grand Prix	Renault	12	P12	0
Singapore Grand Prix	Renault	10	P10	1
Italian Grand Prix	Renault	20	P13	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Renault	20	Accident	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Renault	13	P12	0
German Grand Prix	Renault	7	P5	10
British Grand Prix	Renault	11	P6	8
Austrian Grand Prix	Renault	10	Engine	0
French Grand Prix	Renault	12	P9	2
Canadian Grand Prix	Renault	7	P7	6
Monaco Grand Prix	Renault	11	P8	4
Spanish Grand Prix	Renault	16	Collision	0
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Renault	14	Accident	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Renault	7	P6	8
Bahrain Grand Prix	Renault	7	P6	8
Australian Grand Prix	Renault	7	P7	6

201720 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2017
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Renault	7	P6	8
Brazilian Grand Prix	Renault	7	P10	1
Mexican Grand Prix	Renault	7	Electrical	0
United States Grand Prix	Renault	18	Engine	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Renault	11	Front wing	0
Malaysian Grand Prix	Renault	8	P16	0
Singapore Grand Prix	Renault	7	Engine	0
Italian Grand Prix	Renault	14	P13	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Renault	7	P6	8
Hungarian Grand Prix	Renault	12	P17	0
British Grand Prix	Renault	5	P6	8
Austrian Grand Prix	Renault	11	P13	0
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Renault	13	Accident	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Renault	10	P8	4
Monaco Grand Prix	Renault	10	Gearbox	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Renault	13	P6	8
Russian Grand Prix	Renault	8	P8	4
Bahrain Grand Prix	Renault	7	P9	2
Chinese Grand Prix	Renault	7	P12	0
Australian Grand Prix	Renault	11	P11	0

201621 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2016
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Force India	7	P7	6
Brazilian Grand Prix	Force India	8	P7	6
Mexican Grand Prix	Force India	5	P7	6
United States Grand Prix	Force India	7	Collision	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Force India	9	P8	4
Malaysian Grand Prix	Force India	8	P8	4
Singapore Grand Prix	Force India	8	Collision	0
Italian Grand Prix	Force India	9	P10	1
Belgian Grand Prix	Force India	7	P4	12
German Grand Prix	Force India	8	P7	6
Hungarian Grand Prix	Force India	9	P10	1
British Grand Prix	Force India	8	P7	6
Austrian Grand Prix	Force India	2	P19	0
European Grand Prix	Force India	12	P9	2
Canadian Grand Prix	Force India	9	P8	4
Monaco Grand Prix	Force India	5	P6	8
Spanish Grand Prix	Force India	11	Engine	0
Russian Grand Prix	Force India	13	Collision	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Force India	13	P15	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Force India	8	P15	0
Australian Grand Prix	Force India	10	P7	6

201519 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2015
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Force India	7	P7	6
Brazilian Grand Prix	Force India	5	P6	8
Mexican Grand Prix	Force India	10	P7	6
United States Grand Prix	Force India	6	Accident	0
Russian Grand Prix	Force India	6	Collision	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Force India	13	P6	8
Singapore Grand Prix	Force India	11	Collision	0
Italian Grand Prix	Force India	9	P7	6
Belgian Grand Prix	Force India	11	Power loss	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Force India	11	Front wing	0
British Grand Prix	Force India	9	P7	6
Austrian Grand Prix	Force India	5	P6	8
Canadian Grand Prix	Force India	7	P8	4
Monaco Grand Prix	Force India	11	P11	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Force India	17	P15	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Force India	8	P13	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Force India	16	Gearbox	0
Malaysian Grand Prix	Force India	13	P14	0
Australian Grand Prix	Force India	13	P7	6

201419 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2014
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Force India	12	P6	16
Brazilian Grand Prix	Force India	12	P8	4
United States Grand Prix	Force India	13	Engine	0
Russian Grand Prix	Force India	17	P12	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Force India	13	P8	4
Singapore Grand Prix	Force India	13	P9	2
Italian Grand Prix	Force India	13	P12	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Force India	18	P10	1
Hungarian Grand Prix	Force India	9	Accident	0
German Grand Prix	Force India	9	P7	6
British Grand Prix	Force India	4	P8	4
Austrian Grand Prix	Force India	10	P9	2
Canadian Grand Prix	Force India	11	P5	10
Monaco Grand Prix	Force India	11	P5	10
Spanish Grand Prix	Force India	10	P10	1
Chinese Grand Prix	Force India	8	P6	8
Bahrain Grand Prix	Force India	11	P5	10
Malaysian Grand Prix	Force India	7	P5	10
Australian Grand Prix	Force India	7	P6	8

201319 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2013
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Brazilian Grand Prix	Sauber	10	P8	4
United States Grand Prix	Sauber	4	P6	8
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Sauber	5	P14	0
Indian Grand Prix	Sauber	7	P19	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Sauber	7	P6	8
Korean Grand Prix	Sauber	7	P4	12
Singapore Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P9	2
Italian Grand Prix	Sauber	3	P5	10
Belgian Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P13	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P11	0
German Grand Prix	Sauber	10	P10	1
British Grand Prix	Sauber	14	P10	1
Canadian Grand Prix	Sauber	9	Collision	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P11	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Sauber	15	P15	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Sauber	14	P12	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Sauber	10	P10	1
Malaysian Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P8	4
Australian Grand Prix	Sauber	11	Fuel system	0

201220 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2012
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Brazilian Grand Prix	Force India	6	P5	10
United States Grand Prix	Force India	6	P8	4
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Force India	10	Collision	0
Indian Grand Prix	Force India	12	P8	4
Korean Grand Prix	Force India	8	P6	8
Japanese Grand Prix	Force India	15	P7	6
Singapore Grand Prix	Force India	11	P14	0
Italian Grand Prix	Force India	24	P21	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Force India	11	P4	12
Hungarian Grand Prix	Force India	10	P11	0
German Grand Prix	Force India	4	P9	2
British Grand Prix	Force India	14	P12	0
European Grand Prix	Force India	8	P5	10
Canadian Grand Prix	Force India	13	P12	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Force India	10	P8	4
Spanish Grand Prix	Force India	13	P10	1
Bahrain Grand Prix	Force India	13	P12	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Force India	16	P15	0
Malaysian Grand Prix	Force India	16	P9	2
Australian Grand Prix	Force India	9	Collision	0

201019 races▾

Nico Hülkenberg race results in 2010
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Williams	15	P16	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Williams	1	P8	4
Korean Grand Prix	Williams	11	P10	1
Japanese Grand Prix	Williams	9	Accident	0
Singapore Grand Prix	Williams	17	P10	1
Italian Grand Prix	Williams	8	P7	6
Belgian Grand Prix	Williams	9	P14	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Williams	10	P6	8
German Grand Prix	Williams	10	P13	0
British Grand Prix	Williams	13	P10	1
European Grand Prix	Williams	8	Exhaust	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Williams	12	P13	0
Turkish Grand Prix	Williams	17	P17	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Williams	11	Front wing	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Williams	13	P16	0
Chinese Grand Prix	Williams	16	P15	0
Malaysian Grand Prix	Williams	5	P10	1
Australian Grand Prix	Williams	15	Collision	0
Bahrain Grand Prix	Williams	13	P14	0