George Russell

British · 2019–2026
VS

Nico Hülkenberg

German · 2010–2026
Race H2H
77 29
106 shared
Qualifying H2H
77 27
104 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 2
2024 P6 2025 P4 2019 P14 2020 P15 2022 P4 2023 P8 2026 P2
Career totals
George Russell Nico Hülkenberg
Championships
0
0
Wins
7
0
Poles
12
1
Podiums
29
1
Fastest laps
11
2
Career points
1,081
614
Starts
162
264
Rate-adjusted · per start
George Russell Nico Hülkenberg
Win rate
4.3%
0%
Podium rate
17.9%
0.4%
Pole rate
7.4%
0.4%
Points / start
6.7
2.3
Avg grid
P8.8
P11.2
Avg finish
P9.4
P12.1
Finish rate
88.9%
84.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
George Russell Nico Hülkenberg
Overtakes
1,169
2,326
Overtakes / race
7.3
9.4
Places lost
1,067
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
George Russell Nico Hülkenberg
Mechanical retirements
5
16
Crash retirements
7
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: 6 · 8
Milestones & racecraft
2019
Debut season
2010
2022 · aged 24
First win
2022
First pole
2010
First title
P1
Best finish
P3
-0.5
Avg places gained
-1.0
Season points trajectory
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
George Russell Nico Hülkenberg
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit George Russell Nico Hülkenberg
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Marina Bay Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Baku City Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P8
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P16
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P17
Team history
George Russell
MER
Williams 2019Mercedes 2020Williams 2020–2021Mercedes 2022–2026
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
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).