As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Nico Hülkenberg · Carlos Sainz
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.132s
Nico Hülkenberg faster by the median gap over 25 sessions
2017
−0.215s
4
2018
−0.132s
21
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
75
—
113
188 shared
Qualifying H2H
84
—
102
186 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 7
2024
P5
2025
P9
2015
P10
2016
P9
2017
P9
2018
P7
2019
P6
2020
P6
2022
P5
2023
P7
2026
P15
Teammate battle by season
2
2
2017
10
11
2018
Career totals
Nico Hülkenberg
Carlos Sainz
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
4
Poles
1
6
Podiums
1
29
Fastest laps
2
4
Career points
620
1,263.5
Starts
266
244
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nico Hülkenberg
Carlos Sainz
Win rate
0%
1.6%
Podium rate
0.4%
11.9%
Pole rate
0.4%
2.5%
Points / start
2.3
5.2
Avg grid
P11.2
P9.3
Avg finish
P12.1
P9.8
Finish rate
84.2%
83.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nico Hülkenberg
Carlos Sainz
Overtakes
2,341
1,867
Overtakes / race
9.4
8.0
Places lost
2,314
1,768
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
Nico Hülkenberg
Carlos Sainz
Mechanical retirements
16
17
Crash retirements
18
14
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: 8 · 9
Milestones & racecraft
2010
Debut season
2015
—
First win
2022 · aged 27
2010
First pole
2022
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
-0.9
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
Nico Hülkenberg
Carlos Sainz
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nico Hülkenberg | Carlos Sainz |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 SAI | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 2 · P1 SAI | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 SAI | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 SAI | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2 SAI | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2 SAI | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2 SAI | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 SAI | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3 SAI | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 SAI | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 SAI | ||
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Miami International Autodrome | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Losail International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P16 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 SAI | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 SAI | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 SAI | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P17 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P5 SAI | ||
Team history
Nico Hülkenberg
Williams 2010Force India 2012Sauber 2013Force India 2014–2016Renault 2017–2019Racing Point 2020Aston Martin 2022Haas F1 Team 2023–2024Sauber 2025Audi 2026
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso 2015–2016Renault 2017Toro Rosso 2017Renault 2018McLaren 2019–2020Ferrari 2021–2024Williams 2025–2026
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).