{"id":27857,"date":"2020-12-05T17:12:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T17:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/nico-hulkenberg\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:29:53","slug":"nico-hulkenberg","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/nico-hulkenberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Nico Hulkenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" alt=\"Nico Hulkenberg block\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Nico-Hulkenberg-block-200x200.jpg\" srcset=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"anchor-menu container-no-breakpoints proxima\">\n    <ul>\n                    <li><a href=\"#biography\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Biography<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#championship-seasons\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Championship Seasons<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#non-championship-races\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Non-Championship Races<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#teams\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Teams<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"biography\">\n            <div class=\"post__item\">\n                <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-data-box\" data-driver-id=\"27857\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <aside class=\"sidebar\" data-target=\"ad-container\">\n            <aside class=\"broadcast-space \">\n            <div class=\"broadcast-space__element\" id=\"div-gpt-ad-1563288058060-3\" data-behaviour=\"ad-target\"><\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n        <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"full-biography\">\n    \n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section toggle\">\n            <p>Nico H\u00fclkenberg was a star in waiting for much of his Formula 1 career \u2013 the next big thing who never quite had the opportunity to fulfil undoubted potential. This tall German was overlooked each time an opportunity with a leading team presented itself. Without that opportunity, the affable \u201cHulk\u201d looked to the Le Mans 24 Hours for his greatest achievement so far \u2013 becoming the first current F1 driver to win the great race in 24 years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Karting and early car racing success<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A national karting champion, H\u00fclkenberg made his car racing debut in the 2005 German Formula BMW Championship when driving for Josef Kaufmann Racing. He won eight times and snatched the title from S\u00e9bastien Buemi at the final round. The season concluded with H\u00fclkenberg finishing third in the category\u2019s World Finals in Bahrain.<\/p>\n<p>He graduated to German Formula 3 with Kaufmann\u2019s Dallara F306-Opel in 2006. On pole position for his debut and a winner at Hockenheim, he switched to a Ligier JS47\/06 to finish fifth overall. His next move brought him to an international audience for the first time \u2013 representing his country in the 2006\/07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. H\u00fclkenberg\u2019s nine victories delivered the title for Germany and marked the youngster as a star of the future.<\/p>\n<p>Now 19 years old, he progressed to the 2007 F3 Euroseries with ASM\u2019s Dallara F305-Mercedes-Benz and scored four victories to finish as top rookie when third overall behind Romain Grosjean and Buemi. Also the winner of Zolder\u2019s F3 Masters invitational race, another impressive year was completed with his first F1 tests for Williams-Toyota.<\/p>\n<p>The 2008 season was spent in the F3 Euroseries with ART Grand Prix (formerly ASM) alongside further F1 testing duties for Williams. The former was a dominant affair as he scored almost double the points of his nearest rival thanks to seven victories from six pole positions. There were tentative talks about H\u00fclkenberg replacing the injured Felipe Massa at Ferrari such was his growing reputation although the German remained loyal to Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Four races with ART in GP2 Asia that winter included pole position and victory in the Losail feature race. H\u00fclkenberg was classified sixth in the championship despite missing three-quarters of the season. He remained with ART for the summer GP2 Series of 2009 but was consistent rather than spectacular to begin with. It was at the N\u00fcrburgring that his campaign really kick-started. He qualified on pole position (his second of the season so far) and then scored a double victory to take the points lead. Subsequent victories in Hungary, Valencia and Portim\u00e3o eased this assured rookie to an impressive title win.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Formula 1 in the midfield<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Williams promoted its prot\u00e9g\u00e9 into the 2010 race team as Rubens Barrichello\u2019s team-mate and H\u00fclkenberg responded with a steady campaign that netted 14th in the World Championship. That included finishing sixth in Hungary and seventh at Monza but it was at the Brazilian Grand Prix when the F1 sages really took real note. He made the most of changeable conditions to qualify his Williams FW32-Cosworth on a surprise pole position.<br \/>\nHowever, F1\u2019s economic realities forced Williams to accept Venezuelan sponsorship monies and replace H\u00fclkenberg with Pastor Maldonado in 2011. Without an F1 ride, the German spent the year as Force India\u2019s test and reserve driver \u2013 in the cockpit on Grand Prix Fridays but a frustrated spectator come Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>His patience was rewarded with a Force India race seat as Paul di Resta\u2019s team-mate for the 2012 F1 World Championship. Fifth in the European GP on Valencia\u2019s harbour side circuit, he then qualified fourth for his home race at Hockenheim. Fourth in the Belgian GP was the best result of his career so far but H\u00fclkenberg\u2019s most impressive performance was reserved for Interlagos once more. Excellent in mixed conditions, the slick-shod H\u00fclkenberg charged from sixth on the grid to take the lead on lap 18. He withstood constant pressure for 30 laps until Lewis Hamilton crashed into him while attempting to pass. H\u00fclkenberg finished fifth \u2013 a podium lost but his reputation enhanced.<\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"expanding-content__buttons\">\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-down expanding-content__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read full bio<\/a>\n                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-up expanding-content__less\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read Less<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n\n                                \n   <\/div>\n\n<section class=\"c-content-article content-article content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content-article__grid\">\n            <div class=\"content-article__article\">\n                <h2 class=\"title sanomat\">From the archive<\/h2>\n                                    <div\n                        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\"\n                        data-automation-type=\"related-issue-content\"\n                        data-tags=\"[&quot;Nico Hulkenberg&quot;]\"\n                        data-current-post=\"27857\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-article__content user-content\">\n                <p>He joined Sauber for 2013 amid rumours that this was an audition for engine-supplier Ferrari. The team initially struggled to develop its C32 but H\u00fclkenberg starred after the summer break. He qualified third at Monza (ahead of both works Ferraris) before finishing in a fine fifth position. Even better, he was fourth in Korea despite pressure from both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. Now consistently qualifying in Q3, he declined the opportunity to replace the unpaid Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen at Lotus for the last couple of races. He finished his single season with Sauber 10th in the drivers\u2019 championship.<\/p>\n<p>Overlooked by McLaren and Ferrari once more, he returned to Force India in 2014 with Mercedes-Benz engines offering the hope of a more competitive campaign. Six top six finishes in the first seven races showed great consistency and he qualified fourth at Silverstone. However, Force India lacked the budget to develop its VJM07 and H\u00fclkenberg eventually faded to ninth overall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Victory at Le Mans<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>H\u00fclkenberg stayed with Force India in 2015 but it was away from F1 that he stood out from the crowd. He signed to drive for Porsche&#8217;s LMP1 sports car team in that year&#8217;s Le Mans 24 Hours. Sixth at Spa-Francorchamps in preparation, H\u00fclkenberg shared the winning Porsche 919 Hybrid with Earl Bamber and Nick Tandy to become the first current F1 driver since 1991 to win the race. He finished 10th in that year&#8217;s F1 World Championship with fifth on the grid in Brazil and a trio of sixth place finishes the highlights.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00fclkenberg helped Force India to finish fourth in the 2016 World Championship in what was his third and final season with the team. He continued to generally out-qualify team-mate Sergio P\u00e9rez and started an impressive fifth in Monaco and third in Austria. However, a first podium finish eluded H\u00fclkenberg once more \u2013 fourth in Belgium matching his best F1 result so far as he climbed to ninth in the points.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Works Renault driver<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Keen for the opportunity with a works team, H\u00fclkenberg joined the recently re-branded Renault team in 2017. He was only out-qualified once by a team-mate (when he had a 20-place grid penalty) and impressed when Renault\u2019s questionable reliability allowed him to. Fifth on the grid and sixth at the finish of the British GP, he lost a probable fourth-place finish to another technical issue in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>He remained with the team for 2018 and generally outshone his highly-rated team-mate Carlos Sainz. In a season where Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari and Red Bull dominated the podium finishers, H\u00fclkenberg scored points on 11 occasions and emerged as the best of the rest \u2013 seventh in the final championship standings. He was involved in the first corner pile-up at Spa-Francorchamps, lost fifth-place when he crashed in Azerbaijan and rolled following contact with Romain Grosjean at the final race in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-content-article content-article content-section\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"content-article__grid\">\n            <div class=\"content-article__article\">\n                <h2 class=\"title sanomat\">From the archive<\/h2>\n                                    <div\n                        data-behaviour=\"tag-automation\"\n                        data-automation-type=\"related-issue-content\"\n                        data-tags=\"[&quot;Nico Hulkenberg&quot;]\"\n                        data-current-post=\"27857\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"content-article__content user-content\">\n                <p>Renault signed Daniel Ricciardo as H\u00fclkenberg\u2019s team-mate for the 2019 F1 World Championship. There was little to choose between their outright pace but the Australian prevailed in qualifying (12-8) and on raceday. H\u00fclkenberg finished fifth in Italy, the best of ten points scores but slumped to 14th in the championship. And there was the bitter disappointment of Hockenheim where he ran second before crashing at the treacherous final turn to lose the chance of a first podium finish.<\/p>\n<p>When high-rated Mercedes reserve Esteban Ocon became available for 2020, it was H\u00fclkenberg who was released. Without an immediate opportunity elsewhere, he left F1 with the unenviable record for the most GP starts without a podium finish \u2013 177.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2020 stand-in appearances<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When Sergio Perez tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the British Grand Prix, speculation was rife over who would be in line to replace him, but it was H\u00fclkenberg who was chosen.<\/p>\n<p>The German was on the way to the N\u00fcrburgring for a TV appearance when he got the call before rushing on a plane to Silverstone in time for Saturday qualifying. Incredibly, despite limited time in the car beforehand, H\u00fclkenberg managed to qualify 13th. With Racing Point looking competitive, a chance of a maiden podium beckoned but it wasn&#8217;t to be as his car developed an issue and he didn&#8217;t take the start. Perez was not declared fit in time for the 70th Anniversary GP one week later, so H\u00fclkenberg did get another chance, ending up a respectable 7th in the race.<\/p>\n<p>His stand-in efforts weren&#8217;t finished yet either after Lance Stroll fell ill over the Eifel GP weekend. H\u00fclkenberg started from 20th but put in a great drive to finish 8th and pick up vital points for the team.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>F1 return<\/h3>\n<p>Further stand-in drives in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia at the beginning of the 2022 season meant H\u00fclkenberg was back in contention for a full-time seat for 2023. Sebastian Vettel&#8217;s retirement began a cascade of driver moves, but it was Haas that finally gave the German driver a chance at an F1 return.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2022 season drew to a close, Haas decided to part ways with Mick Schumacher, leaving H\u00fclkenberg to sign a one year deal to partner Kevin Magnussen for 2023. The German showed brilliant form throughout his first year back in a full-time seat, as he qualified tenth on debut for the team in Bahrain and later scored points finishes in Australia and Austria.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00fclkenberg continued to lead the way for Haas in 2024, out-scoring team-mate Magnussen by 17 points through the first 12 races of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Showing no signs of slowing down, H\u00fclkenberg&#8217;s experience and obvious talent soon attracted the eyes of Sauber, who offered the German a multi-year deal starting in 2025. The Hinwill is expected to be taken over by Audi in 2026, and the German car giant likely identified H\u00fclkenberg as the perfect figure to head its first fore into Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>This his future secure, H\u00fclkenberg continued to impress for the rest of 2024: scoring further points finishes in Singapore, the US, Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi. 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