Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 80
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 62
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nico Hülkenberg ranks #34 in Formula 1
Nico Hülkenberg ranks 34th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 958th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 74.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 80, Longevity 86, Honours 62, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2010–present with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2012, which sets the Peak component at 80. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix starts 250, podiums 1, pole positions 1, le mans wins 1.
Immediately ahead sits Nico Rosberg on 76.9, a gap of 2.8 points. Directly behind is Jacques Laffite on 75.0. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Nico Hülkenberg GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hülkenberg stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak80/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2012. Scored 80/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours62/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 62/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Hülkenberg comparisons
Nico Hülkenberg — frequently asked
- Is Nico Hülkenberg the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Nico Hülkenberg ranks 34th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 74.1, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Nico Hülkenberg's GOAT Score?
- 74.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 62 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Nico Hülkenberg rank all time?
- 958th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 34th within Formula 1.
- Nico Hülkenberg vs Nico Rosberg: who ranks higher?
- Nico Rosberg, on 76.9 against Nico Hülkenberg's 74.1 — a margin of 2.8 points.