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

as awarded at the time

69Points (today’s rules)53

rescored 25-18-15…

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	Australian Grand Prix	7/9	P7	P10	6 / 1
2	Bahrain Grand Prix	7/10	P6	P11	8 / 0
3	Chinese Grand Prix	7/9	P6	P9	8 / 2
4	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	14/9	Accident	P5	0 / 10
5	Spanish Grand Prix	16/9	Collision	P7	0 / 6
6	Monaco Grand Prix	11/8	P8	P10	4 / 1
7	Canadian Grand Prix	7/9	P7	P8	6 / 4
8	French Grand Prix	12/7	P9	P8	2 / 4
9	Austrian Grand Prix	10/9	Engine	P12	0 / 0
10	British Grand Prix	11/16	P6	Collision	8 / 0
11	German Grand Prix	7/8	P5	P12	10 / 0
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	13/5	P12	P9	0 / 2
13	Belgian Grand Prix	20/14	Accident	P11	0 / 0
14	Italian Grand Prix	20/7	P13	P8	0 / 4
15	Singapore Grand Prix	10/12	P10	P8	1 / 4
16	Russian Grand Prix	12/11	P12	P17	0 / 0
17	Japanese Grand Prix	16/13	Engine	P10	0 / 1
18	United States Grand Prix	7/11	P6	P7	8 / 6
19	Mexican Grand Prix	7/8	P6	Suspension	8 / 0
20	Brazilian Grand Prix	13/15	Overheating	P12	0 / 0
21	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	10/11	Collision	P6	0 / 8

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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. The second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.