As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Nico Hülkenberg · Rubens Barrichello
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.230s
Rubens Barrichello faster by the median gap over 19 sessions
2010
+0.230s
19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
6
—
13
19 shared
Qualifying H2H
6
—
13
19 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
4
P7
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 1
2010
P10
Teammate battle by season
6
13
2010
Career totals
Nico Hülkenberg
Rubens Barrichello
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
11
Poles
1
14
Podiums
1
68
Fastest laps
2
6
Career points
625
658
Starts
271
326
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nico Hülkenberg
Rubens Barrichello
Win rate
0%
3.4%
Podium rate
0.4%
20.9%
Pole rate
0.4%
4.3%
Points / start
2.3
2.0
Avg grid
P11.2
P8.9
Avg finish
P12.1
P10.3
Finish rate
84.5%
71.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nico Hülkenberg
Rubens Barrichello
Overtakes
2,626
1,970
Overtakes / race
10.2
7.4
Places lost
2,057
1,682
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
Rubens Barrichello
Mechanical retirements
16
63
Crash retirements
18
28
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2010
Debut season
1993
—
First win
2000 · aged 28
2010
First pole
1994
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
-0.9
Avg places gained
-1.4
Season points trajectory
Nico Hülkenberg
Rubens Barrichello
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nico Hülkenberg | Rubens Barrichello |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 5 · P1 BAR | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 6 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 6 · P1 BAR | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P8 | 1 · 5 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 5 · P1 BAR | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 3 · P1 BAR | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 BAR | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 BAR | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 BAR | ||
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 BAR | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 5 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 5 · P2 BAR | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 5 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 5 · P2 BAR | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 5 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 5 · P2 BAR | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 4 · P2 BAR | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 4 · P2 BAR | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 4 · P2 BAR | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P2 BAR | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 BAR | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 BAR | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 BAR | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P6 BAR | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 BAR | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P17 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P8 BAR | ||
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 BAR | ||
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| HUL 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P15 BAR | ||
Team history
Nico Hülkenberg
Williams 2010Force India 2012Sauber 2013Force India 2014–2016Renault 2017–2019Racing Point 2020Aston Martin 2022Haas F1 Team 2023–2024Sauber 2025Audi 2026
Rubens Barrichello
19932026
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).