Nico Hülkenberg vs Jolyon Palmer

2017·

Nico Hülkenberg edged Jolyon Palmer 10–6 in the races and 15–1 in qualifying at Renault in 2017. Nico Hülkenberg scored 34 points to 8.

Nico HülkenbergJolyon Palmer

15Qualifying1

16 shared races

10Race day6

16 shared races

34Points8

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 4/5
Best finish: P6/P6
Avg. grid: 9.6/15.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Nico Hülkenberg and Jolyon Palmer
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Nico Hülkenberg	Jolyon Palmer	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	11/19	P11	Brakes	0 / 0
2	2Chinese Grand Prix	7/20	P12	P13	0 / 0
3	3Bahrain Grand Prix	7/10	P9	P13	2 / 0
4	4Russian Grand Prix	8/16	P8	Collision	4 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	13/17	P6▲	P15	8 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	10/16	Gearbox	P11	0 / 0
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	10/15	P8	P11	4 / 0
8	8Azerbaijan Grand Prix	13/20	Accident	Power Unit	0 / 0
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	11/16	P13	P11	0 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	5/11	P6▲	Hydraulics	8 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	12/10	P17▼	P12	0 / 0
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	7/14	P6▲	P13	8 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	14/17	P13	Engine	0 / 0
14	14Singapore Grand Prix	7/11	Engine	P6▲	0 / 8
15	15Malaysian Grand Prix	8/12	P16▼	P15	0 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	11/18	Front wing	P12	0 / 0
	Average finish		P10.4	P12.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Nico Hülkenberg / Jolyon Palmer.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Other Renault battles in 2017

Other Renault teammate battles in 2017
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Nico Hülkenberg vs Carlos Sainz	3–1	2–2	9–6

Nico Hülkenberg’s career Jolyon Palmer’s career Renault 2017 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.