Nicolas "Nico" Hülkenberg (born 19 August 1987 in Emmerich am Rhein , North Rhine-Westphalia ) is a German racing driver . He races in Formula One for Williams . He won the 2009 GP2 Series championship. He is a past champion in Formula Three Euroseries and the A1 Grand Prix , as part of A1 Team Germany. He is one of three drivers to win the GP2 series championship in his first season. The other two are Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg .
Hülkenberg earned his first pole position at the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix . His lap time was over one second faster than second place Sebastian Vettel on a drying circuit. It was the first pole for Williams in 100 races, since the 2005 European Grand Prix .[ 1]
After the Abu Dhabi GP, it was announced that Hülkenberg would not race for Williams in 2011.[ 2] For the 2011 season, he is the third driver for the Force India team.[ 3]
Racing record
Career summary
Season
Series
Team
Races
Wins
Poles
F/Laps
Podiums
Points
Position
2005
Formula BMW ADAC
Josef Kaufmann Racing
20
8
9
6
14
287
1st
Formula BMW World Final
1
0
0
1
1
N/A
3rd
2006
German Formula Three
Josef Kaufmann Racing
18
1
3
5
6
78
5th
V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne
Griffith's
2
1
2
?
1
50
17th
2006–07
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Team Germany
20
9
3
5
14
128
1st
2007
Formula Three Euroseries
ASM Formule 3
20
4
2
3
8
72
3rd
Macau Grand Prix
1
0
0
0
0
N/A
23rd
Masters of Formula 3
1
1
0
0
1
N/A
1st
2008
Formula Three Euroseries
ART Grand Prix
20
7
6
7
8
87
1st
Masters of Formula 3
1
0
1
0
1
N/A
2nd
2008–09
GP2 Asia Series
ART Grand Prix
4
1
2
0
2
27
6th
2009
GP2 Series
ART Grand Prix
20
5
3
5
10
100
1st
2010
Formula One
WilliamsF1
19
0
1
0
0
22
14th
2011
Formula One
Force India
Test driver
* Season in progress.
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP2 Series results
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season in progress.
References
Other websites
2022 season Former Proposed Although World Championship races held in 1952 and 1953 were run to Formula Two regulations, constructors who only participated during this period are included herein to maintain Championship continuity. Constructors whose only participation in the World Championship was in the Indianapolis 500 races between 1950 and 1960 are not listed.