Race H2H
78
—
123
201 shared
Qualifying H2H
81
—
118
199 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:
3 · 9
2024
P11
2013
P10
2014
P4
2015
P5
2016
P8
2017
P3
2018
P5
2019
P2
2020
P2
2022
P10
2023
P15
2026
P19
Career totals
Nico Hülkenberg
Valtteri Bottas
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
10
Poles
1
20
Podiums
1
67
Fastest laps
2
19
Career points
614
1,788
Starts
264
257
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nico Hülkenberg
Valtteri Bottas
Win rate
0%
3.9%
Podium rate
0.4%
26.1%
Pole rate
0.4%
7.8%
Points / start
2.3
7.0
Avg grid
P11.2
P8.5
Avg finish
P12.1
P9.3
Finish rate
84.1%
88.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nico Hülkenberg
Valtteri Bottas
Overtakes
2,326
1,883
Overtakes / race
9.4
7.4
Places lost
2,304
1,734
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
Valtteri Bottas
Mechanical retirements
16
11
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 · 11
Milestones & racecraft
2010
Debut season
2013
—
First win
2017 · aged 27
2010
First pole
2017
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
-1.0
Avg places gained
-0.8
Season points trajectory
Nico Hülkenberg
Valtteri Bottas
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nico Hülkenberg | Valtteri Bottas |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 2 · 7 · P1 |
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 0 · P8 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P17 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 5 · P2 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Miami International Autodrome | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Losail International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P16 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P17 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P16 |
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P16 |
Team history
Nico Hülkenberg
Williams 2010Force India 2012Sauber 2013Force India 2014–2016Renault 2017–2019Racing Point 2020Aston Martin 2022Haas F1 Team 2023–2024Sauber 2025Audi 2026
Valtteri Bottas
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).