Lewis Hamilton
British · 2007–2026
VS

Nico Hülkenberg
German · 2010–2026
Race H2H
235 — 29
264 shared
Qualifying H2H
236 — 27
263 shared
Championship record
7
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
0
12
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 15 · 0
2024 P7 2025 P6 2010 P4 2012 P4 2013 P4 2014 P1 2015 P1 2016 P2 2017 P1 2018 P1 2019 P1 2020 P1 2022 P6 2023 P3 2026 P3
Career totals
Lewis Hamilton Nico Hülkenberg
Championships
7
0
Wins
106
0
Poles
104
1
Podiums
207
1
Fastest laps
69
2
Career points
5,096.5
614
Starts
390
264
Rate-adjusted · per start
Lewis Hamilton Nico Hülkenberg
Win rate
27.2%
0%
Podium rate
53.1%
0.4%
Pole rate
26.7%
0.4%
Points / start
13.1
2.3
Avg grid
P4.7
P11.2
Avg finish
P5.2
P12.1
Finish rate
92.3%
84.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Lewis Hamilton Nico Hülkenberg
Overtakes
2,424
2,326
Overtakes / race
6.3
9.4
Places lost
2,145
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
Lewis Hamilton Nico Hülkenberg
Mechanical retirements
10
16
Crash retirements
14
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
2007
Debut season
2010
2007 · aged 22
First win
—
2007
First pole
2010
2008 · aged 23
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P3
-0.5
Avg places gained
-1.0
Season points trajectory
2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025
Lewis Hamilton Nico Hülkenberg
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Lewis Hamilton Nico Hülkenberg
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 9 · 16 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Hungaroring 8 · 12 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 7 · 13 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 7 · 11 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Shanghai International Circuit 6 · 10 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 11 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Bahrain International Circuit 5 · 11 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Yas Marina Circuit 5 · 10 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit of the Americas 5 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Sochi Autodrom 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Suzuka Circuit 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Marina Bay Street Circuit 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit de Monaco 3 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Hockenheimring 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 2 · 10 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Red Bull Ring 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Paul Ricard 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Istanbul Park 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P17
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Baku City Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Losail International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Korean International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Team history
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
MER
McLaren 2007–2012Mercedes 2013–2024Ferrari 2025–2026
Nico Hülkenberg
FOR
REN
Williams 2010Force India 2012Sauber 2013Force India 2014–2016Renault 2017–2019Racing Point 2020Aston Martin 2022Haas F1 Team 2023–2024Sauber 2025Audi 2026
20072026
Lewis Hamilton → 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).