Drivers/Finland
Valtteri Bottas
- 2013–2026
- BOT
- Car number 77
- Born 28 August 1989 in Nastola
- Valtteri Viktor Bottas
- Starts263264 entries
- Wins104% of starts
- Podiums6725% of starts
- Pole positions2020× started from P1
- Fastest laps19
- Sprint wins224 sprints · 9 points
- Driver of the Day5fan vote, since 2016
- Titles0best finish P2
Career numbers
- Avg grid position8.7
- Avg finish8.3
- Retirement rate12%
- Pole-to-win conversion25%
- Positions gained+18
- Points scored1,788
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak6
- Longest points-scoring streak22
- TeamsWilliams (2013–2016) · Mercedes (2017–2021) · Alfa Romeo (2022–2023) · Kick Sauber (2024) · Cadillac (2026)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Williams | 19 | 4 | P17 | ||
| 2014 | Williams | 19 | 6 | 186 | P4 | |
| 2015 | Williams | 18 | 2 | 136 | P5 | |
| 2016 | Williams | 21 | 1 | 85 | P8 | |
| 2017 | Mercedes | 20 | 3 | 13 | 305 | P3 |
| 2018 | Mercedes | 21 | 8 | 247 | P5 | |
| 2019 | Mercedes | 21 | 4 | 15 | 326 | P2 |
| 2020 | Mercedes | 17 | 2 | 11 | 223 | P2 |
| 2021 | Mercedes | 22 | 1 | 11 | 226 | P3 |
| 2022 | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 49 | P10 | ||
| 2023 | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 10 | P15 | ||
| 2024 | Kick Sauber | 24 | 0 | P22 | ||
| 2026 | Cadillac | 17 | 0 | P22 |
Every race
264 entries, 263 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryAustralian Grand Prix 2013P14 · Williams
- First winRussian Grand Prix 2017P1 · Mercedes
- Last winTurkish Grand Prix 2021P1 · Mercedes
- Last startSingapore Grand Prix 2026P19 · Cadillac
All 264 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 2017–2021 | 24:66 | 30:69 | +0.17% | 1,316 : 1,916.5 | Compare |
| Guanyu Zhou | 2022–2024 | 32:18 | 48:17 | −0.41% | 57 : 16 | Compare |
| Felipe Massa | 2014–2016 | 23:23 | 40:17 | −0.15% | 407 : 296 | Compare |
| Pastor Maldonado | 2013 | 5:9 | 12:7 | −0.07% | 4 : 1 | Compare |
| Sergio Pérez | 2026 | 1:6 | 8:9 | +0.12% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| George Russell | 2020 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 3 | Compare |
Green: Valtteri Bottas came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Ring | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5.9 |
| Sirius | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Yas Marina | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Suzuka | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9.3 |
| Americas | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Albert Park | 10 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Baku | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10.7 |
| İstanbul Park | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Silverstone | 14 | 5 | 7.8 | |
| Bahrain | 13 | 4 | 7.2 | |
| Catalunya | 13 | 4 | 7.4 | |
| Hungaroring | 13 | 2 | 9.7 | |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 13 | 3 | 8.8 | |
| Monza | 13 | 4 | 7.8 | |
| Monaco | 12 | 1 | 9.2 | |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 11 | 4 | 7.4 | |
| Marina Bay | 11 | 1 | 9.7 | |
| José Carlos Pace | 11 | 2 | 7.3 | |
| Shanghai | 9 | 2 | 7.4 | |
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 9 | 3 | 8.3 | |
| Sepang | 6 | 6.8 | ||
| Zandvoort | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Hockenheimring | 4 | 2 | 4.3 | |
| Paul Ricard | 4 | 1 | 6.8 | |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 4 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Jeddah | 4 | 1 | 12.7 | |
| Miami | 4 | 13.5 | ||
| Lusail | 3 | 9.5 | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 | 16 | ||
| Portimão | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Las Vegas | 2 | 17.5 |