Nico Hulkenberg vs Gabriel Bortoleto: 2026 head to head

Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto over 19 rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Hulkenberg qualified ahead 11–10 and finished ahead in 8 of the 16 races both completed, Bortoleto in 8. On race pace Hulkenberg was 0.023 s a lap quicker on average. Points: Hulkenberg 13, Bortoleto 10.

Season totals

 Nico HulkenbergGabriel Bortoleto
Points1310
Qualified ahead1110
Finished ahead (both finished)88
Quicker race pace1110
Average qualifying positionP12.4P12.7
Average grid positionP12.0P12.8
Average finishing positionP11.9P11.8
Places gained on lap 1-1.9-1.3
Places gained per race+0.4+0.8
Pace off the quickest of the race2.45%2.50%
Pace steadiness1.62%1.43%
Pit stops3739
Time in the pit lane31.3 s34.6 s
Laps in dirty air35%32%
Finishes1921
Retirements64
Penalties32
Time penalties25 s15 s
Places lost to time penalties105
Points lost to time penalties40

Round by round

RdGrand PrixQuali HUL / BORSprint HUL / BORRace HUL / BORRace pace
1Australian Grand PrixP11 / P10—DNF / P9—
2Chinese Grand PrixP11 / P16DNF / P13P11 / DNF—
3Japanese Grand PrixP13 / P9—P11 / P13HUL −0.129 s
4Miami Grand PrixP10 / P21DNF / DNFDNF / P12BOR −0.019 s
5Canadian Grand PrixP11 / P13P15 / P12P12 / P13BOR −0.046 s
6Monaco Grand PrixP13 / P16—P13 / P11BOR −0.126 s
7Barcelona Grand PrixP9 / P12—DNF / P11BOR −0.137 s
8Austrian Grand PrixP14 / P12—P12 / P11HUL −0.373 s
9British Grand PrixP13 / P11P15 / P13DNF / P8BOR −0.308 s
10Belgian Grand PrixP14 / P9—P13 / P8BOR −0.842 s
11Hungarian Grand PrixP10 / P14—P9 / P11HUL −0.729 s
12Dutch Grand PrixP13 / P9P22 / P9P8 / P13HUL −0.509 s
13Italian Grand PrixP13 / P11—P12 / P11HUL −0.381 s
14Spanish Grand PrixP11 / P12—P10 / P13BOR −0.135 s
15Azerbaijan Grand PrixP18 / P17—P11 / P15BOR −0.242 s
16Bahrain Grand PrixP17 / P10—P11 / P18HUL −0.252 s
17Singapore Grand PrixP11 / P15P7 / DNFP8 / DNFHUL −2.393 s
18United States Grand PrixP12 / P13—P11 / P13HUL −0.203 s
19Mexico City Grand PrixP10 / P13—P16 / P11BOR −0.028 s

Races and sprints count. Race pace is the median of the clean laps — no first lap, no laps into or out of the pits, nothing behind a safety car.

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