Nicolas "Nico" Hülkenberg (born 19 August 1987 in Emmerich am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany) is a German racing driver who is currently without a drive. He started at Williams in 2010 where he scored his maiden pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix, then moved to Force India where he spent 2011 as a test driver before promotion to a race seat in 2012. During the race at 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, he took his first fastest lap, and achieved another at the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix.
He moved to Sauber for a season in 2013, before in 2014, he returned to Force India, retaining his seat in 2015. In 2016, he got his second front row start, in Austria.
His permanent number in his F1 career is #27.
On 14th October 2016, it was announced that he signed for Renault for the 2017 season.[1] Following the 2019 season, he was replaced by Esteban Ocon at Renault.
Outside of F1, he won the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Driving Style 
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Peter WindsorEdit
In 2015, Windsor conducted a driving analysis of the different Formula One drivers' during February pre-season testing.[2] Windsor watched the drivers' as they entered and exited the highly technical corners of turns two and three of the Circuit de Catalunya.[2]
Hülkenberg was described as only "just getting the car as straight as possible."[2] Although the car would give a light "squiggle" of instability, he was not "rocking the car" in a way that would hamper his line through turn three.[2] Windsor thought that "for sure" that he was thinking ahead to the next corner.[2]
Formula One Statistical OverviewEdit
Formula One RecordEdit
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Pts | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 2008 |  AT&T Williams
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| 2009 | AT&T Williams
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| 2010 | AT&T Williams
| Williams-Cosworth | 22 | 14th | Report |
| 2011 |  Force India F1 Team
| Force India-Mercedes | Test Driver | ||
| 2012 | Sahara Force India F1 Team
| Force India-Mercedes | 63 | 11th | Report |
| 2013 |  Sauber F1 Team
| Sauber-Ferrari | 51 | 10th | Report |
| 2014 | Sahara Force India F1 Team
| Force India-Mercedes | 96 | 9th | Report |
| 2015 | Sahara Force India F1 Team
| Force India-Mercedes | 58 | 10th | Report |
| 2016 | Sahara Force India F1 Team
| Force India-Mercedes | 72 | 9th | Report |
| 2017 |  Renault Sport Formula One Team
| Renault | 43 | 10th | Report |
| 2018 | Renault Sport Formula One Team
| Renault | 69 | 7th | Report |
| 2019 | Renault F1 Team
| Renault | 37 | 14th | Report |
Career StatisticsEdit
| Entries | 179 |
| Starts | 177 |
| Pole Positions | 1 |
| Front Row Starts | 2 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Points | 511 |
| Laps Raced | 9107 |
| Distance Raced | 46139 km (28669 mi) |
| Races Led | 3 |
| Laps Led | 43 |
| Distance Led | 194 km (121 mi) |
| Doubles | 0 |
| Hat-Tricks | 0 |
Career ResultsEdit
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | DNS | Did not start | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | [+] More Symbols | |||
NotesEdit
- ↑ 'Nico Hulkenberg agrees F1 deal with Renault for 2017 season ', autosport.com, (Autosport, 14/10/2016), http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126644, (Accessed 14/10/2016)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 FORMULA 1. (2015, March 13). Analysis of Turns Two and Three in Barcelona. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvqVtbwx5JQ
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