Nico Hülkenberg
German · 2010–2026
VS

Daniel Ricciardo
Australian · 2011–2024
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
9
12
Qualifyingahead
7
13
Nico Hülkenberg · Daniel Ricciardo
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
73 — 117
190 shared
Qualifying H2H
67 — 121
188 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P7
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 8
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
9
12
2019
Career totals
Nico Hülkenberg Daniel Ricciardo
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
8
Poles
1
3
Podiums
1
32
Fastest laps
2
17
Career points
620
1,320
Starts
266
257
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nico Hülkenberg Daniel Ricciardo
Win rate
0%
3.1%
Podium rate
0.4%
12.5%
Pole rate
0.4%
1.2%
Points / start
2.3
5.1
Avg grid
P11.2
P10.0
Avg finish
P12.1
P10.2
Finish rate
84.2%
85.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nico Hülkenberg Daniel Ricciardo
Overtakes
2,341
2,321
Overtakes / race
9.4
9.1
Places lost
2,314
2,023
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 Daniel Ricciardo
Mechanical retirements
16
24
Crash retirements
18
8
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 · 5
Milestones & racecraft
2010
Debut season
2011
—
First win
2014 · aged 24
2010
First pole
2016
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
-0.9
Avg places gained
-0.2
Season points trajectory
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Nico Hülkenberg Daniel Ricciardo
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nico Hülkenberg Daniel Ricciardo
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 4 · P1
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 4 · P1 RIC
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
HUL 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1 RIC
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 3 · P1
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 3 · P1 RIC
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 RIC
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 RIC
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 RIC
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 RIC
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1
HUL 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1 RIC
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 4 · P2
HUL 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 4 · P2 RIC
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
HUL 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 RIC
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3 RIC
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3 RIC
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 RIC
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 RIC
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 RIC
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 RIC
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
HUL 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 RIC
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3
HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3 RIC
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 RIC
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 RIC
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 RIC
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 RIC
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 RIC
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P11
HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P11 RIC
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5
HUL 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5 RIC
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P13
HUL 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P13 RIC
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 RIC
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
HUL 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 RIC
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10
HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10 RIC
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P14
HUL 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P14 RIC
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P12
HUL 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P12 RIC
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P10
HUL 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P10 RIC
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11 RIC
Team history
Nico Hülkenberg
FOR
REN
Williams 2010Force India 2012Sauber 2013Force India 2014–2016Renault 2017–2019Racing Point 2020Aston Martin 2022Haas F1 Team 2023–2024Sauber 2025Audi 2026
Daniel Ricciardo
RED
HRT 2011Toro Rosso 2012–2013Red Bull 2014–2018Renault 2019–2020McLaren 2021–2022AlphaTauri 2023RB F1 Team 2024
20102026
Nico Hülkenberg → Daniel Ricciardo → 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).