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Driver profile · Audi

Nico Hulkenberg

Nico Hulkenberg sits P21 in the DriverIndex Championship this season — 6 places worse than their official P15 once the car is stripped out. Across 13 rated races, that puts them at 7.13 on The Index — P17 of the grid. Their strongest dimension is Tyre Management (9.99); Race Start (6.38) is where they give back the most. Against teammate Gabriel Bortoleto, HUL leads on The Index, 7.13 to 7.03. Their standout single-race performance came at the HUN (Round 11), graded 8.2.

ETyre WhispererHPit Lane Surgeon
#17
The Index · 7.13
P21
DI championship · 16 pts
P15
Official · 6 pts
13/13
Races rated
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Best of race

Driver DNA

every dimension graded against the grid · only rated races count

The nine dimensions

Strengths & weaknesses

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ETyre Management 9.99 HPit Stop Execution 9.12 FQualifying 8.72 ICleanliness 8.62 CConsistency 7.91 AExpected Position 7.41 BRace Pace 7.31 DAttack & Defence 6.69 GRace Start 6.38

Race grade, round by round

gaps = not classified

Score breakdown

race by race · the nine metrics

Season heatmap

rows = races · columns = the nine metrics

Race log

2026 season · click a race for the full analysis
RndRaceGradeDI pos DI ptsGridOfficial+/−
R1 Australian Grand Prix 8.0 13 11 W Did not start
R2 Chinese Grand Prix 7.7 17 11 11 Lapped ▼ 6
R3 Japanese Grand Prix 7.9 14 13 11 Finished ▼ 3
R4 Miami Grand Prix 8.1 11 10 R Retired
R5 Canadian Grand Prix 7.4 16 11 12 Lapped ▼ 4
R6 Monaco Grand Prix 7.5 18 13 13 Finished ▼ 5
R7 Barcelona Grand Prix 8.2 6 8 9 R Retired
R8 Austrian Grand Prix 8.1 9 2 14 12 Lapped ▲ 3
R9 British Grand Prix 7.6 16 12 R Retired
R10 Belgian Grand Prix 7.2 20 12 13 Finished ▼ 7
R11 Hungarian Grand Prix 8.2 7 6 10 9 Lapped ▲ 2
R12 Dutch Grand Prix 7.9 13 13 8 Lapped ▼ 5
R13 Italian Grand Prix 7.6 18 12 12 Finished ▼ 6

Nico Hulkenberg head-to-head

the comparisons worth making — team mate first, then the drivers either side on The Index
team mate HUL vs BOR Nico Hulkenberg against Gabriel Bortoleto — all nine measures P16 on The Index HUL vs ALB Nico Hulkenberg against Alexander Albon — all nine measures leads The Index HUL vs VER Nico Hulkenberg against Max Verstappen — all nine measures