Nico Hulkenberg won the GP2 championship in 2009, before making his Formula One debut with Williams the following year.

Hulkenberg went on to compete for a number of teams in Formula One, including Force India, Sauber, Renault, and Racing Point. He scored a pole position at the 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix, and achieved his best championship finish of seventh in 2018.

Although Hulkenberg was not signed by any team for the 2021 and 2022 season, he remained in the paddock acting as reserve driver for Aston Martin.

He now has returned to Formula 1 to accompany Kevin Magnussen at Haas F1 Team.