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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Automotive Industries page on 1 November 2020, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Nicolas Hülkenberg is a German professional racing driver who drove in Formula One in 2010 and from 2012 to 2020. In 2015, he also contested two rounds of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season for Porsche, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans on his first attempt. He was the 2009 champion of the GP2 Series, and is a previous champion of both the Formula 3 Euro Series and A1 Grand Prix, as part of A1 Team Germany. He is one of 5 drivers since 2005 to win the Formula 2 (formerly GP2 series) championship in his debut season, the others being Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Charles Leclerc, and George Russell. As of May 2020, Hülkenberg holds the record for the most Formula One career starts without a podium finish, a record he broke when he failed to finish in his 129th race (the 2017 Singapore Grand Prix) and in so doing passed Adrian Sutil's previous record of 128, Hülkenberg's record stands at 179 Grands Prix.
Hülkenberg raced in Formula One in 2010 with the Williams team. Despite claiming the first pole position for Williams in more than five years, he was not retained for 2011 and joined Force India as a test and reserve driver. He was promoted to a race seat with the team for the 2012 season, joining Paul di Resta. In 2013 he drove for the Sauber team, with Mexican driver Esteban Gutiérrez as his teammate. Hülkenberg returned to Force India for the 2014 season. In October 2016, it was confirmed that he would switch to Renault for 2017. He was replaced by Esteban Ocon for the 2020 Formula One season. He returned to Formula One in 2020, driving for Racing Point in three races. In 2020 he will make a guest start in the ADAC GT Masters.
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Subject: Nico Hülkenberg
Photographer: Tim Carey Event: 2014 British Grand Prix 
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| The Flying Lap, Episode 29: Nico Hülkenberg Interview July 13, 2011 Duration: 1:02:35 Fresh from Fernando Alonso's and Ferrari's first win of the season at Silverstone and the hot topic of Red Bull Racing's team orders, we welcome back to the studio, technical F1 analyst Craig Scarborough, from ScarbsF1's Blog. In addition, speaking to us live online from Switzerland will be Force India's test & reserve driver Nico Hülkenberg, who will offer his views on Silverstone and update us on his progress in the competitive world of F1. This video is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) License Download The Flying Lap, Episode 29 at The Internet Archive |
