Carlos Sainz vs Nico Hülkenberg, 2018

Teammates at Renault — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 2018 season, Carlos Sainz and Nico Hülkenberg were teammates at Renault, competing in 21 races together. Sainz outqualified Hülkenberg 10 times, while Hülkenberg outqualified Sainz 11 times. Sainz finished ahead of Hülkenberg in 4 races, compared to Hülkenberg's 8 finishes ahead, with both drivers achieving no race wins or podium finishes.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
1011Qualifyingof 21 compared
48Race finishesof 12 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

2018 season
21
Races together
21
53
Points
69
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
0
P5
Best finish
P5
10.0
Average grid
11.3
9.5
Average finish
8.1
2
Did not finish
7