Nico Hülkenberg

German · 2010–2026
VS

Esteban Gutiérrez

Mexican · 2013–2016
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
14
5
Qualifyingahead
18
1
Nico Hülkenberg · Esteban Gutiérrez
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.738s
Nico Hülkenberg faster by the median gap over 19 sessions
2013 −0.738s 19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
46 13
59 shared
Qualifying H2H
56 3
59 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P16
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 0
2013 P10 2014 P9 2016 P9
Teammate battle by season
14
5
2013
Career totals
Nico Hülkenberg Esteban Gutiérrez
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
2
1
Career points
620
6
Starts
266
59
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nico Hülkenberg Esteban Gutiérrez
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0.4%
0%
Pole rate
0.4%
0%
Points / start
2.3
0.1
Avg grid
P11.2
P15.3
Avg finish
P12.1
P15.1
Finish rate
84.2%
78%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nico Hülkenberg Esteban Gutiérrez
Overtakes
2,341
685
Overtakes / race
9.4
11.6
Places lost
2,314
669
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 Esteban Gutiérrez
Mechanical retirements
16
5
Crash retirements
18
5
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 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
2010
Debut season
2013
First win
2010
First pole
First title
P3
Best finish
P7
-0.9
Avg places gained
+0.2
Season points trajectory
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Nico Hülkenberg Esteban Gutiérrez
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nico Hülkenberg Esteban Gutiérrez
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14
HUL 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14 GUT
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P12
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P12 GUT
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 GUT
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13 GUT
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11 GUT
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11 GUT
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12
HUL 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12 GUT
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P13
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P13 GUT
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P18
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P18 GUT
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P14
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P14 GUT
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13 GUT
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11
HUL 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11 GUT
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P12
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P12 GUT
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P12
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P12 GUT
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P14
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P14 GUT
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11 GUT
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P12
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P12 GUT
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P19
HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P19 GUT
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P16
HUL 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P16 GUT
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11 GUT
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P15
HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P15 GUT
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
HUL 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11 GUT
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P14
HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P14 GUT
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P15
HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P15 GUT
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
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber 2013–2014Haas F1 Team 2016
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).