GridpediaNico Hülkenberg vs Carlos Sainz
Nico Hülkenberg and Carlos Sainz were Formula 1 team-mates for 25 races (2017 to 2018). They finished ahead of each other 12 times each when both were classified, Hülkenberg started ahead 14 times to 11, and the points were 78 to 59 in Hülkenberg's favour.
Team-mates 2017 to 2018. Compare with someone else
Explained: the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings · how "finished ahead" is counted: both classified, the higher place wins.
Race by race as team-mates
Nico Hülkenberg Carlos Sainz neither classified. Top row: race, 12–12. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 14–11. Hover or tap a tile for the race.
Career totals
| Nico Hülkenberg | Carlos Sainz | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Seasons | 12 |
| 269 | Starts | 249 |
| 0 | Wins | 4 |
| 0 | Win rate % | 1.6 |
| 1 | Poles | 5 |
| 1 | Podiums | 29 |
| 0.4 | Podium rate % | 11.6 |
| 2 | Fastest laps | 4 |
| 636 | Points | 1,343.5 |
| 2.36 | Points per start | 5.4 |
| 37 | Retirements | 36 |
| 0 | World titles | 0 |
| 7 | Best championship | 5 |
As team-mates: 25 races
| Nico Hülkenberg | Carlos Sainz | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Finished ahead | 12 |
| 14 | Started ahead (grid) | 11 |
| 0 | Wins | 0 |
| 0 | Podiums | 0 |
| 78 | Points | 59 |
Season by season as team-mates
Head-to-head counts races both drivers started for the same team. A driver who finished ahead of a retired team-mate counts as ahead. Grid head-to-head uses the starting grid, so penalties are included.
All shared races: 190
Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Nico Hülkenberg finished ahead 77 times, Carlos Sainz 107 times. Grid: 87–97. Wins in those races: 0–3. Points: 391–811.
After the same number of starts
| Starts | Nico Hülkenberg wins | Carlos Sainz wins | Nico Hülkenberg podiums | Carlos Sainz podiums | Nico Hülkenberg points | Carlos Sainz points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 34 |
| 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 93 |
| 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 156 |
| 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 251 |
| 150 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 458 | 657.5 |
| 200 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 527 | 1,119.5 |
| 250 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 614 | – |
Points are under the system of each era, so they compare drivers of the same era best.
Career curves: after the same number of starts
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