Nicolas "Nico" Hülkenberg (born 19 August 1987 in Emmerich am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany) is a German driver racing. currently competing in the Formula One for Kick Sauber. 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.
After Sergio Pérez tested positive for COVID-19, he was announced to be his replacement at Racing Point for the 2020 British Grand Prix, while Perez was in self-isolation,[2] therefore Hulkenberg also took part at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.[3] He also drove in Lance Stroll's seat at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix when Stroll fell unwell on qualifying day.[4][5] When Sebastian Vettel contracted COVID-19 prior to the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, Hülkenberg filled in for him to get his first drive since the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix in the newly redesigned 2022 cars.[6]
He holds the record for having completed the most GPs without a podium; his best finish was 4th place.[7]
Outside of F1, he won the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Driving Style[]
Peter Windsor[]
In 2015, Windsor conducted a driving analysis of the different Formula One drivers' during February pre-season testing.[8] Windsor watched the drivers' as they entered and exited the highly technical corners of turns two and three of the Circuit de Catalunya.[8]
Hülkenberg was described as only "just getting the car as straight as possible."[8] 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.[8] Windsor thought that "for sure" that he was thinking ahead to the next corner.[8]
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| 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
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Williams-Cosworth | 22 | 14th | Report |
| 2011 |  Force India F1 Team
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| 2012 | Sahara Force India F1 Team
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Force India-Mercedes | 63 | 11th | Report |
| 2013 |  Sauber F1 Team
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Sauber-Ferrari | 51 | 10th | Report |
| 2014 | Sahara Force India F1 Team
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Force India-Mercedes | 96 | 9th | Report |
| 2015 | Sahara Force India F1 Team
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Force India-Mercedes | 58 | 10th | Report |
| 2016 | Sahara Force India F1 Team
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Force India-Mercedes | 72 | 9th | Report |
| 2017 |  Renault Sport Formula One Team
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Renault | 43 | 10th | Report |
| 2018 | Renault Sport Formula One Team
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Renault | 69 | 7th | Report |
| 2019 | Renault F1 Team
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Renault | 37 | 14th | Report |
| 2020 | BWT Racing Point F1 Team
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Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | 10 | 15th | Report |
| 2021 |  Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport
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| Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team
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| 2022 | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team
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| 0 | 22nd | Report | |||
| 2023 |  MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
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Haas-Ferrari | 9 | 16th | Report |
| 2024 | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
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Haas-Ferrari | 41 | 11th | Report |
| 2025 | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber
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Kick Sauber-Ferrari | Report | ||
Career Statistics[]
Statistics correct as of 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
| Entries | 227 |
| Starts | 224 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Front Row Starts | 2 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 2 |
| Points | 571 |
| Laps Raced | 11513 |
| Distance Raced | 58,587 km (36,404 mi) |
| Races Led | 3 |
| Laps Led | 43 |
| Distance Led | 194 km (121 mi) |
| Sprint Fastest Laps | 1 |
Career Results[]
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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 | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
References[]
- ↑ '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)
- ↑ "Nico Hülkenberg replaces Sergio Perez at Racing Point for British GP". skysports.com. Sky Sports F1. 31 July 2020. https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12039613/nico-hulkenberg-replaces-sergio-perez-at-racing-point-for-british-gp. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ↑ Cooper, Adam (7 August 2020). "Hulkenberg to race after Perez tests COVID positive again". Motorsport.com. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hulkenberg-silverstone-perez-covid-positive/4850976/. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ↑ "Super sub Hulkenberg to replace unwell Stroll for remainder of Eifel GP weekend". Formula1.com. 10 October 2020. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-super-sub-hulkenberg-drafted-in-to-replace-unwell-stroll-eifel.1wem3IoVVPhHijg8h3f041.html. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ "Eiffel GP results". Formula1.com. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2020/races/1055/germany/race-result.html. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ Hulkenberg replaces Vettel in Bahrain after positive COVID-19 test, motorsport.com, accessed on 17 Mar 2022
- ↑ F1 Drivers With the Most Grands Prix Without a Podium • Mostly F1
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 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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| Season Reports 2010 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2022 | ||
| Teams Williams (2010) • Force India (2012, 2014-2016) • Sauber (2013) • Renault (2017-2019) • Racing Point (2020) • Aston Martin (2022) | ||
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| Notable Personnel Vijay Mallya · Otmar Szafnauer · Andrew Green | |||
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| Former drivers Bottas · Ericsson · Leclerc · Wehrlein · Nasr · Hülkenberg · Pérez · Kobayashi · Kubica · Heidfeld · Räikkönen · Zhou · more | ||
| Former Personnel Frédéric Vasseur · Pascal Picci · Alex Sauber · Eric Gandelin · Timothée Guerin · Axel Kruse · Beat Zehnder | ||
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| Drivers 20.  Kevin Magnussen · 27. Nico Hülkenberg
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