Daniel Ricciardo
Australian · 2011–2024
VS

Nico Hülkenberg
German · 2010–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
12
9
Qualifyingahead
13
7
Daniel Ricciardo · Nico Hülkenberg
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.073s
Daniel Ricciardo faster by the median gap over 20 sessions
2019 −0.073s 20
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
117 — 73
190 shared
Qualifying H2H
121 — 67
188 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P3
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 8 · 4
2024 P11 2012 P11 2013 P10 2014 P3 2015 P8 2016 P3 2017 P5 2018 P6 2019 P9 2020 P5 2022 P11 2023 P16
Teammate battle by season
12
9
2019
Career totals
Daniel Ricciardo Nico Hülkenberg
Championships
0
0
Wins
8
0
Poles
3
1
Podiums
32
1
Fastest laps
17
2
Career points
1,320
614
Starts
257
264
Rate-adjusted · per start
Daniel Ricciardo Nico Hülkenberg
Win rate
3.1%
0%
Podium rate
12.5%
0.4%
Pole rate
1.2%
0.4%
Points / start
5.1
2.3
Avg grid
P10.0
P11.2
Avg finish
P10.2
P12.1
Finish rate
85.6%
84.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Daniel Ricciardo Nico Hülkenberg
Overtakes
2,321
2,326
Overtakes / race
9.1
9.4
Places lost
2,023
2,304
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Daniel Ricciardo Nico Hülkenberg
Mechanical retirements
24
16
Crash retirements
8
18
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 5 · 8
Milestones & racecraft
2011
Debut season
2010
2014 · aged 24
First win
—
2016
First pole
2010
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P3
-0.2
Avg places gained
-1.0
Season points trajectory
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Daniel Ricciardo Nico Hülkenberg
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Daniel Ricciardo Nico Hülkenberg
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Hungaroring 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Baku City Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P11
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P11
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P8
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P7
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P16
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P17
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Daniel Ricciardo
RED
HRT 2011Toro Rosso 2012–2013Red Bull 2014–2018Renault 2019–2020McLaren 2021–2022AlphaTauri 2023RB F1 Team 2024
Nico Hülkenberg
FOR
REN
Williams 2010Force India 2012Sauber 2013Force India 2014–2016Renault 2017–2019Racing Point 2020Aston Martin 2022Haas F1 Team 2023–2024Sauber 2025Audi 2026
20102026
Daniel Ricciardo → Nico Hülkenberg → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).