Nico Hülkenberg vs Carlos Sainz

2018·

Carlos Sainz beat Nico Hülkenberg 11–10 at Renault in 2018, helped by 7 retirements for Nico Hülkenberg. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Nico HülkenbergCarlos Sainz

11Qualifying10

21 shared races

10Race day11

21 shared races

69Points53

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 7/2
Best finish: P5/P5
Avg. grid: 11.3/10

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Nico Hülkenberg and Carlos Sainz
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Nico Hülkenberg	Carlos Sainz	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	7/9	P7	P10	6 / 1
2	2Bahrain Grand Prix	7/10	P6	P11	8 / 0
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	7/9	P6	P9	8 / 2
4	4Azerbaijan Grand Prix	14/9	Accident	P5▲	0 / 10
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	16/9	Collision	P7	0 / 6
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	11/8	P8	P10	4 / 1
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	7/9	P7	P8	6 / 4
8	8French Grand Prix	12/7	P9	P8	2 / 4
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	10/9	Engine	P12	0 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	11/16	P6	Collision	8 / 0
11	11German Grand Prix	7/8	P5	P12	10 / 0
12	12Hungarian Grand Prix	13/5	P12	P9	0 / 2
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	20/14	Accident	P11	0 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	20/7	P13▼	P8	0 / 4
15	15Singapore Grand Prix	10/12	P10	P8	1 / 4
16	16Russian Grand Prix	12/11	P12	P17▼	0 / 0
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	16/13	Engine	P10	0 / 1
18	18United States Grand Prix	7/11	P6	P7	8 / 6
19	19Mexican Grand Prix	7/8	P6	Suspension	8 / 0
20	20Brazilian Grand Prix	13/15	Overheating	P12	0 / 0
21	21Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	10/11	Collision	P6	0 / 8
	Average finish		P8.1	P9.5

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Nico Hülkenberg / Carlos Sainz.
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.

Nico Hülkenberg and Carlos Sainz in other seasons

Other seasons in which Nico Hülkenberg and Carlos Sainz were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2017	Renault	Nico Hülkenberg vs Carlos Sainz	3–1	2–2	9–6

Nico Hülkenberg’s career Carlos Sainz’s career Renault 2018 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.