Nicolas "Nico" Hülkenberg (born 19 August 1987 in Emmerich am Rhein, West Germany) is a German professional racing driver, racing in Formula One for Williams. He is the incumbent champion of the GP2 Series, and is a previous champion of both the Formula Three Euroseries and A1 Grand Prix, as part of A1 Team Germany. He has the distinction of being only the second driver after Lewis Hamilton to win the GP2 series championship in his maiden season.

Hülkenberg made his karting debut in 1997, at the age of 10. In 2002 he was German Junior Karting Champion and the following year he won the German Kart Championship.

Hülkenberg is currently managed by Willi Weber, the long-time manager of Michael Schumacher. Weber has gone on record saying that Hülkenberg would be ready for Formula One by 2008. He has also praised Hülkenberg as an "unbelievable talent" and says he reminds him of Schumacher as a young driver. He also stated that he nicknamed him "The Hulk", after the fictional superhero, in reference to Hülkenberg changing his personality whilst at the wheel.