Nico
Hulkenberg
27
Podiums: 1
Highest race finish: 3 (x1)
Teams raced for: Haas, Force India, Renault, Williams, Sauber, Racing Point, Aston Martin, Audi
About Nico
Nico made his karting debut in 1997 at the age of 10 and in 2002 and 2003 he was the German Junior Karting champion and the German Karting champion respectively.
He made his single seater debut in 2005 in the Formula BMW series, a series which he won comfortably.
In 2008 Nico won the Formula 3 Euro Series championship, after which he moved to the GP2 series and became the third driver in the series to win in their rookie year.
In 2009 he was confirmed to race for Williams in 2010. He finished this season in 14th although he did achieve his first and only pole position of his F1 career.
The German went on to race for Force India, Sauber and Renault until 2020 where he did not get a contract but drove for Racing Point as a reserve driver in the British GP. He also stood in for Sebastian Vettel at Aston Martin the following year after Seb tested positive for COVID-19.
In 2023 he replaced Mick Schumacher at Haas, and in 2025 he moved to Sauber where he secured his first podium at Silverstone.
Nico won his first podium position at Silverstone in 2025.
In 2026 Nico is driving for Audi.
Facts & Stats
Formula 1
Team: Audi
First Race: 2010, Bahrain GP
Podiums: 1
Number: 27
Trainer: Aleksander Gribov
Manager: Raoul Spanger
Helmet: Schuberth
Personal
Nationality: German
Date of Birth: 19.08.1987
Place of Birth: Emmerich am Rhein, Germany
Weight: 75kg
Height: 185cm
R/L hand: Right-Handed
Mother: Susanne Hulkenberg
Father: Klaus Dieter Hulkenberg
Languages: German, English
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