Nico Hülkenberg
Nicolas "Nico" Hülkenberg (born 19 August 1987 in Emmerich am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German racing driver. He races in Formula One for Williams. He won the 2009 GP2 Series championship. He is a past champion in Formula Three Euroseries and the A1 Grand Prix, as part of A1 Team Germany. He is one of three drivers to win the GP2 series championship in his first season. The other two are Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
Born | 19 August 1987 |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | German |
Active years | 2010 |
Entries | 19 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 356 |
Pole positions | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix |
2016 position | 14th (22 points) |
Hülkenberg earned his first pole position at the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix. His lap time was over one second faster than second place Sebastian Vettel on a drying circuit. It was the first pole for Williams in 100 races, since the 2005 European Grand Prix.[1]
After the Abu Dhabi GP, it was announced that Hülkenberg would not race for Williams in 2011.[2] For the 2011 season, he is the third driver for the Force India team.[3]
Racing record
changeCareer summary
changeSeason | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Formula BMW ADAC | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 20 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 287 | 1st |
Formula BMW World Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
2006 | German Formula Three | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 78 | 5th |
V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne | Griffith's | 2 | 1 | 2 | ? | 1 | 50 | 17th | |
2006–07 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Germany | 20 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 128 | 1st |
2007 | Formula Three Euroseries | ASM Formule 3 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 72 | 3rd |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 23rd | ||
Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
2008 | Formula Three Euroseries | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 87 | 1st |
Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series | ART Grand Prix | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6th |
2009 | GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 100 | 1st |
2010 | Formula One | WilliamsF1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14th |
2011 | Formula One | Force India | Test driver |
* Season in progress.
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
change(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006–07 | A1 Team Germany | NED SPR 4 |
NED FEA 1 |
CZE SPR Ret |
CZE FEA 4 |
BEI SPR 5 |
BEI FEA Ret |
MYS SPR 2 |
MYS FEA 1 |
IDN SPR 5 |
IDN FEA 2 |
NZL SPR 1 |
NZL FEA 1 |
AUS SPR 1 |
AUS FEA 1 |
RSA SPR 1 |
RSA FEA 1 |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
SHA SPR 3 |
SHA FEA 3 |
GBR SPR 2 |
GBR SPR 1 |
1st | 128 |
Complete Formula Three Euroseries results
change(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | ART Grand Prix | Dallara F305/021 | Mercedes | HOC1 1 2 |
HOC1 2 7 |
BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 6 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 1 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 14 |
MUG 1 21 |
MUG 2 14 |
ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 1 |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 4 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 8 |
NOG 1 3 |
NOG 2 3 |
HOC2 1 1 |
HOC2 2 7 |
3rd | 72 |
2008 | ART Grand Prix | Dallara F308/009 | Mercedes | HOC1 1 Ret |
HOC1 2 Ret |
MUG 1 1 |
MUG 2 5 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 16 |
NOR 1 1 |
NOR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 13 |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 4 |
BRH 1 1 |
BRH 2 5 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 Ret |
LMS 1 24 |
LMS 2 8 |
HOC2 1 1 |
HOC2 2 3 |
1st | 87 |
Complete GP2 Series results
change(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | ART Grand Prix | ESP FEA 9 |
ESP SPR 14 |
MON FEA 5 |
MON SPR 3 |
TUR FEA 5 |
TUR SPR 4 |
GBR FEA 3 |
GBR SPR 5 |
GER FEA 1 |
GER SPR 1 |
HUN FEA 1 |
HUN SPR 7 |
VAL FEA 2 |
VAL SPR 1 |
BEL FEA 2 |
BEL SPR Ret |
ITA FEA 6 |
ITA SPR 3 |
POR FEA 1 |
POR SPR 16 |
1st | 100 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
change(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008–09 | ART Grand Prix | CHN FEA |
CHN SPR |
DUB FEA |
DUB SPR |
BHR1 FEA 4 |
BHR1 SPR 4 |
QAT FEA 1 |
QAT SPR 3 |
MYS FEA |
MYS SPR |
BHR2 FEA |
BHR2 SPR |
6th | 27 |
Complete Formula One results
change(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | WDC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | AT&T Williams | Williams FW32 | Cosworth CA2010 2.4 L V8 | BHR 14 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 10 |
CHN 15 |
ESP 16 |
MON Ret |
TUR 17 |
CAN 13 |
EUR Ret |
GBR 10 |
GER 13 |
HUN 6 |
BEL 14 |
ITA 7 |
SIN 10 |
JPN Ret |
KOR 10 |
BRA 8 |
ABU 16 |
14th | 22 | |
2011 | Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO 108Y 2.4 L V8 | AUS TD |
MAL TD |
CHN TD |
TUR TD |
ESP TD |
MON | CAN TD |
EUR TD |
GBR TD |
GER TD |
HUN TD |
BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | – | – |
* Season in progress.
References
change- ↑ Benson, Andrew (2010-11-06). "Nico Hulkenberg takes Brazilian GP pole for Williams". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (2010-11-15). "Williams keep Rubens Barrichello but drop Nico Hulkenberg". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ↑ "Di Resta to race for Force India in 2011". f1.com. Formula One Administration Ltd. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2011-01-26.