Nicolas "Nico" Hülkenberg (born 19 August 1987 in Emmerich am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany) is a German Formula One driver who drives for Force India, having previously drove for Sauber in 2013, Force India in 2012, and Williams in 2010, managing a pole at the Brazilian Grand Prix, before being displaced by Pastor Maldonado.
During the race at 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, he took his first fastest lap, and achieved another at the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix.
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]
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] Windsor describing him as having a very similar driving style to Felipe Massa and Kimi Räikkönen.[2]
Formula One Statistical OverviewEdit
Formula One RecordEdit
| Year | Entrant | Team | 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 | 61 | 7th | Report |
Career StatisticsEdit
Correct as of the 2018 United States Grand Prix qualifying
| Entries | 155 |
| Starts | 153 |
| Pole Positions | 1 |
| Front Row Starts | 2 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Points | 466 |
| Laps Raced | 7768 |
| Distance Raced | 39420 km |
| Races Led | 3 |
| Laps Led | 43 |
| Distance Led | 194 km |
| 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 | ||
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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 2.5 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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