Nico Hülkenberg
German racing driver
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| 2025 | Set to race with Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber, driving the Kick Sauber C45 with a Ferrari engine. |
| 2025 | Achieved maiden Formula One podium at a rain-affected race, finishing third after starting nineteenth. Held off Lewis Hamilton to secure Sauber's first podium in 13 years, ending his 239-race streak without a top-three finish. |
| 2025 | Qualified sixteenth and finished fifth after late safety car, demonstrating Sauber's improved performance with upgrades. |
| 2025 | Disqualified in Bahrain Grand Prix for excessive skid block wear. |
| 2025 | Joined Sauber team, partnered with Gabriel Bortoleto, replacing Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu. |
| 2025 | Finished ninth in Austria, starting last on the grid, finishing behind teammate Gabriel Bortoleto. |
| June 2025 | At the Canadian Grand Prix, Hülkenberg finishes 8th and scores 4 points, starting from the fringes of the top 10 in a race that ended behind the safety car. |
| 2025 | Improved his performance by finishing fifth at the Spanish Grand Prix after several races without scoring points. |
| March 2025 | At the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Hülkenberg finished seventh, marking Sauber's highest finish since the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. |
| 2025 | Hülkenberg signed with Sauber in preparation for Audi's takeover of the team. |
| 2024 | Hülkenberg continued scoring points in Australia and China, finishing 6th at the Austrian Grand Prix. |
| 2024 | At the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, he was disqualified for receiving assistance from marshals, marking the first black flag since the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix. |
| 2024 | He qualified 4th at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but started 7th due to a grid penalty and finished the race in 8th, culminating in 11th place in the championship standings. |
| 2024 | Hülkenberg finished 8th at the United States Grand Prix and 9th at the Mexico City Grand Prix. |
| 2024 | Nico Hülkenberg left Haas at the end of the 2024 season. |
| 2024 | He qualified 6th and finished 6th at the British Grand Prix and repeated this at the Singapore Grand Prix, finishing 9th. |
| 2024 | Left Haas and announced re-joining Sauber ahead of their acquisition by Audi. |
| September 2024 | Qualifies 6th and finishes 9th at the Singapore Grand Prix after a defensive drive. |
| August 2024 | Haas announces Hülkenberg's retention for the 2024 season alongside Kevin Magnussen. |
| July 2024 | Repeats 6th place finish at the British Grand Prix after qualifying in the same position. |
| March 2024 | Hülkenberg earned his first point of the season by finishing 10th at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. |
| 2023 | Competed with MoneyGram Haas F1 Team. |
| 2023 | Hülkenberg returned as a full-time driver for the Haas team. |
| 2023 | Hülkenberg finished 16th in the championship with 9 points, while being praised for qualifying in the top ten 11 times during the season. |
| 2023 | By the summer break, Hülkenberg had qualified in the top 10 six times, significantly outpacing his teammate Magnussen. |
| August 2023 | Haas announced that Hülkenberg would be retained for the 2024 season. |
| July 2023 | During the Austrian Grand Prix, Hülkenberg qualified 4th for the Sprint, finished 6th in the Sprint race, and qualified 8th for the main grand prix, but retired early due to an engine issue. |
| June 2023 | At the Canadian Grand Prix, Hülkenberg qualified in second place during a wet qualifying session but started the race in fifth after receiving a three-place grid penalty. He ultimately finished 15th in the race. |
| March 2023 | In the Australian Grand Prix, Hülkenberg was involved in a turn one incident and was running in fourth before being demoted to seventh after the final red flag due to prior positions being reinstated. |
| 2022 | Returned to full-time Formula One racing with Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team |
| 2022 | Hülkenberg returned to Aston Martin for the post-Hungarian Grand Prix Pirelli tests, working alongside Lance Stroll to develop the 2023 tyres. |
| November 2022 | Hülkenberg signed to drive for Haas F1 Team for the 2023 season, partnering with Kevin Magnussen and replacing Mick Schumacher. |
| March 2022 | Hülkenberg participated in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, starting in 17th place and finishing in 12th place. |
| March 2022 | Nico Hülkenberg replaced Sebastian Vettel as a driver for the Aston Martin team at the Bahrain Grand Prix after Vettel tested positive for COVID-19. He started and finished the race in 17th place. |
| 2021 | Nico Hülkenberg became a father with the birth of his daughter. |
| 2021 | Nico Hülkenberg served as a reserve driver for the Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team. |
| October 25 2021 | Hülkenberg participated in a private IndyCar test at Barber Motorsports Park, driving the No. 7 Arrow McLaren SP car. After completing over 100 laps, he set a best time of 77.454 seconds, although he declined the opportunity to pursue a career in IndyCar, citing his unwillingness to race on ovals. |
| 2020 | Briefly competed with BWT Racing Point F1 Team, scoring 10 points. |
| 2020 | Hülkenberg substituted for Sergio Pérez and Lance Stroll at three Grands Prix. |
| October 11 2020 | Hülkenberg replaced Lance Stroll at the Eifel Grand Prix after Stroll tested positive for COVID-19. Hülkenberg qualified 20th and last on the grid but finished the race in 8th, earning the fans' vote for 'Driver of the Day'. |
| August 9 2020 | Hülkenberg participated in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, where he qualified third and was running in fourth place before unexpectedly high levels of tyre wear forced him to pit again, finishing the race in seventh. |
| August 2 2020 | Nico Hülkenberg replaced Sergio Pérez at Racing Point for the British Grand Prix after Pérez tested positive for SARS-2 coronavirus. He qualified thirteenth but did not start the race due to an engine failure. |
| 2019 | Raced with Renault F1 Team, finishing 14th in the Drivers' Championship with 37 points. |
| 2019 | Hülkenberg crashed during qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix, leading him to start in the pit lane and ultimately finish in 13th place. |
| 2019 | Hülkenberg finished 9th in the Singapore Grand Prix, achieving his 3rd consecutive points finish. |
| 2019 | Hülkenberg finished 9th in the USA Grand Prix but had a disappointing race in Brazil where he was classified 15th due to a penalty. |
| 2019 | In the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix, Hülkenberg experienced an engine mapping issue that restricted his qualifying position to 17th but managed to finish the race in 6th place before both he and Ricciardo retired due to engine issues. |
| 2019 | In the Italian Grand Prix, Hülkenberg and Ricciardo had strong performances, finishing 4th and 5th respectively, marking Renault's best points haul since returning to F1. |
| 2019 | Hülkenberg achieved a 7th place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix and an 8th place finish at the French Grand Prix. |
| 2019 | During the Chinese Grand Prix, Hülkenberg retired from a points-scoring position due to a software issue with his engine. |
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