Nico Hulkenberg

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Nico Hulkenberg, fondly known as the “Hulk” in the Formula 1 community is a professional open-wheel racing driver. He is driving for the Haas Formula 1 team in the 2024 F1 season. Hulkenberg is among the drivers who have returned to Formula 1 after a hiatus. He used to be a reserve driver at Aston Martin after he was dropped off the Formula 1 roster after the 2019 season. Hulkenberg is the holder of an unfortunate record in the Formula 1 series - most starts without a race victory or even one podium finish.

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Nico Hulkenberg will be a part of Sauber from the 2025 season. The team will proceed with its takeover by Audi. Hulkenberg has participated in many series besides Formula 1. He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Porsche in 2015. The Le Mans 24-Hour race is the most prestigious in endurance racing. He became the first active Formula 1 driver to win a race in Le Mans after Johnny Herbert and Bertrand Gachot. Hulkenberg is 10th in the driver standings in the 2024 Formula 1 season with 24 points to his name as of September 29, 2024.

Nico Hulkenberg Early Life

Nico Hulkenberg was trained as a freight forwarding agent in his father’s company. He started his racing career with karting, debuting at 10 in 1997. He claimed his first championship title in 2002 - the German Junior Karting Championship. Hulkenberg went on to win the German Karting Championship in 2003. Willi Weber, known for managing Michael Schumacher compared Hulkenberg to the seven-time champion. He also claimed that Hulkenberg would be ready for Formula 1 by 2008. Webber was the person who gave Nico Hulkenberg the nickname, “Hulk”.

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Hulkenberg won the 2005 Formula BMW championship in his first season and quickly progressed up the Formula racing ladder. He was the third driver to win the GP2 series in his Rookie season in Formula 2/ GP2. He was signed as a reserve driver for Williams in 2009.

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Nico Hulkenberg's Personal Life

Nico Hulkenberg is fluent in three languages, German, Dutch, French, and English. On his official website, he describes himself as “someone who doesn’t take himself too seriously”. There is a lack of information regarding the personal life of Nico Hulkenberg.

Nico Hulkenberg's Family Background

Nico Hulkenberg was born to Klaus Dieter and Susanne Hülkenberg in Emmerich am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. His father is the owner of a shipping company, Hülkenberg Spedition e. K, based in Emmerich am Rhein. There is no more information available about Hulkenberg’s parents.

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Nico Hulkenberg's Wife

Nico Hulkenberg has been married to Eglė Ruškytė since 2021. He has been in a relationship with her since 2015. Eglė is a Lithuanian fashion designer. She runs her own business of handmade crochet clothes and beachwear. Eglė has a net worth of nearly $5 million, according to the mediareferee. Her primary source of income is fashion designing and modeling.

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Nico Hulkenberg's Kids

Nico Hulkenberg and Eglė Ruškytė have one child together. Their daughter, Neomi Sky, was born in 2021.

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Nico Hulkenberg Social Media

Hulkenberg is an active social media personality with more than 1 million followers on both X and Instagram. The driver is known for posting snippets from race weekends and his personal life. Below are the details of Hulkenberg’s social media:

X: https://x.com/hulkhulkenberg?lang=en

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hulkhulkenberg/?hl=en

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Nico Hulkenberg's Net Worth

Nico Hulkenberg has a net worth of $10 million as per Celebrity Net Worth as of September 2024. His net worth is calculated from his career earnings and public assets. Hulkenberg’s primary source of income is his earnings from racing and endorsements. Spotrac reported his salary during the 2024 season with Haas as $2 million. Hulkenberg has earned nearly $45 million in his entire Formula 1 career according to Spotrac’s reports.

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Nico Hulkenberg Brand Ambassador

Nico Hulkenberg has mentioned his partners on his official website. They are namely- Heinemann, Ravenol, Hahnair, and Schuberth.

Nico Hulkenberg Investments

Nico Hulkenberg runs his racing team in the eSkootr Championship - 27x by Nico Hulkenberg. There are no other known investments that the driver has revealed publicly.

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Nico Hulkenberg's Career Stats

Nico Hulkenberg has 221 starts in his Formula 1 career. He debuted in the Formula 1 series as a full-time racer in 2010 for Williams. Hulkenberg finished the championship in 14th in the final driver standings. He won the GP2 series, now known as Formula 2, in his rookie season in 2009. Hulkenberg has scored points in nine races in the 2024 Formula 1 season as of September 29, 2024, and has a total of 554 career points.

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Nico Hulkenberg's Formula 1 Records

Hulkenberg has the unfortunate record for most races started in Formula 1 without a victory or podium finish.

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Nico Hulkenberg's Contract

Nico Hulkenberg has confirmed that he will race for Sauber in 2025. He is expected to lead the team after their takeover by Audi in 2026. The exact details about his contract are not revealed but the German has signed a multi-year deal with Sauber. Hulkenberg’s contract with Haas will end after the 2024 season. He replaced Mick Schumacher at Haas after the 2022 season.

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Nico Hulkenberg House

Nico Hulkenberg resides in Monaco with his family.

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Nico Hulkenberg Car

Nico Hulkenberg has a Porsche 911 GT3RS in his car collection. He often flaunts his ride on his Instagram page. According to F1worldwide, Hulkenberg has or previously possessed a Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR, Mercedes Benz G Class, and Renault Sports Megane RS.