Nico Hülkenberg
German · 2010–2026
VS

Sergio Pérez
Mexican · 2011–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
26
34
Qualifyingahead
34
26
Nico Hülkenberg · Sergio Pérez
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.047s
Nico Hülkenberg faster by the median gap over 60 sessions
2014 −0.130s 19
2015 −0.032s 19
2016 −0.027s 21
2020 +0.901s 1
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
87 — 132
219 shared
Qualifying H2H
119 — 98
217 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P7
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 9
2024 P8 2012 P10 2013 P10 2014 P9 2015 P9 2016 P7 2017 P7 2018 P7 2019 P10 2020 P4 2022 P3 2023 P2 2026 P19
Teammate battle by season
11
8
2014
7
12
2015
8
13
2016
0
1
2020
Career totals
Nico Hülkenberg Sergio Pérez
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
6
Poles
1
3
Podiums
1
39
Fastest laps
2
12
Career points
614
1,585
Starts
264
293
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nico Hülkenberg Sergio Pérez
Win rate
0%
2%
Podium rate
0.4%
13.3%
Pole rate
0.4%
1%
Points / start
2.3
5.4
Avg grid
P11.2
P10.2
Avg finish
P12.1
P9.6
Finish rate
84.1%
89.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nico Hülkenberg Sergio Pérez
Overtakes
2,326
2,738
Overtakes / race
9.4
9.6
Places lost
2,304
2,272
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 Sergio Pérez
Mechanical retirements
16
10
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 · 8
Milestones & racecraft
2010
Debut season
2011
—
First win
2020 · aged 30
2010
First pole
2022
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
-1.0
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Nico Hülkenberg Sergio Pérez
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nico Hülkenberg Sergio Pérez
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 5 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 2 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P4
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
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
Sergio Pérez
FOR
RED
Sauber 2011–2012McLaren 2013Force India 2014–2018Racing Point 2019–2020Red Bull 2021–2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
20102026
Nico Hülkenberg → Sergio Pérez → 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).