The 19-year old German moves from the Recaro Formula 3 Cup to the Formula 3 Euro Series.
Nico Hülkenberg joins ASM Formule 3
In the coming season, Nico Hülkenberg is going to race a Team ASM Formule 3 entered Dallara-Mercedes, thus becoming the team-mate of Japan’s Kamui Kobayashi. The 19-year old German moves from the Recaro Formula 3 Cup to the Formula 3 Euro Series.
Currently, Nico Hülkenberg shines in the A1 Grand Prix Series. In the series called ‘Motor Racing’s Nation Cup’ and held during the winter months, Germany with its driver Nico Hülkenberg currently holds a dominant championship lead. At the first race weekend of 2007, held in mid-January at Taupo, New Zealand, Hülkenberg prevailed in both the sprint and the feature race, thus securing his first back-to-back wins. On the day before, the Willi Weber protégé had succeeded in also clinching his maiden A1GP pole position.
Hülkenberg is regarded as one of the most promising German motor racing talents. At the age of 17, he left karting to enter the Formula BMW Germany. In a thrilling battle, he prevailed against Switzerland’s Sébastien Buemi - who was already contesting his second Formula BMW season, at that point in time - to secure his first title in his maiden year of car racing.
Afterwards, the champion opted for continuing his career together with his team, Josef Kaufmann Racing - and together they moved up to the Recaro Formula 3 Cup. There, they experienced a difficult season and failed to achieve the successes they had hoped for. Yet, in spite of having missed to races, they were competitive enough to finish fifth, in the end.
When testing for team ASM Formule 3 in mid-December, however, Hülkenberg delivered in convincing style. “The test went really well. ASM wanted to sign me and I was keen on racing for them,” the usually self-critical young German described the result of the test. And a short time later, he signed a deal with the squad of Team Principal Frédéric Vasseur.