Max Verstappen

Dutch · 2015–2026
VS

Nico Hülkenberg

German · 2010–2026
Race H2H
153 34
187 shared
Qualifying H2H
159 26
185 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
7
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 10 · 1
2024 P1 2025 P2 2015 P10 2016 P5 2017 P6 2018 P4 2019 P3 2020 P3 2022 P1 2023 P1 2026 P7
Career totals
Max Verstappen Nico Hülkenberg
Championships
4
0
Wins
71
0
Poles
48
1
Podiums
130
1
Fastest laps
37
2
Career points
3,383.5
614
Starts
243
264
Rate-adjusted · per start
Max Verstappen Nico Hülkenberg
Win rate
29.2%
0%
Podium rate
53.5%
0.4%
Pole rate
19.8%
0.4%
Points / start
13.9
2.3
Avg grid
P4.9
P11.2
Avg finish
P5.6
P12.1
Finish rate
86.4%
84.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Max Verstappen Nico Hülkenberg
Overtakes
1,358
2,326
Overtakes / race
5.8
9.4
Places lost
1,135
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
Max Verstappen Nico Hülkenberg
Mechanical retirements
14
16
Crash retirements
15
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: 4 · 8
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debut season
2010
2016 · aged 18
First win
2019
First pole
2010
2021 · aged 24
First title
P1
Best finish
P3
-0.6
Avg places gained
-1.0
Season points trajectory
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Max Verstappen Nico Hülkenberg
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Max Verstappen Nico Hülkenberg
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 5 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Yas Marina Circuit 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Suzuka Circuit 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit of the Americas 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 4 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Park Zandvoort 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Losail International Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Bahrain International Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Hungaroring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Baku City Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Miami International Autodrome 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Circuit Paul Ricard 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Hockenheimring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Istanbul Park 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P17
Team history
Max Verstappen
RED
Toro Rosso 2015Red Bull 2016Toro Rosso 2016Red Bull 2017–2026
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).