Nationality: Finland
Date of Birth: 28 August 1989
Drivers championships: 0
Grand Prix victories: 10
Races started: 246
Pole positions: 20
Teams:
Sauber 2024,
Alpha Romeo 2022 - 2023,
Mercedes 2017 - 2021,
Williams 2013 - 2016
Valtteri Bottas career
Valtteri Bottas came up through Formula 3 and GP3 as well as being a test driver with Williams during 2010, 2011 and 2012 before getting the race seat for 2013. The 2014 Williams improved during the first half of the season and Valtteri Bottas had his first podium finish at the Austrian GP. He moved to Mercedes in 2017 and was support to Lewis Hamilton in his and Mercedes dominance through to 2021. He was replaced at Mercedes for the 2022 season and he moved to Alpha Romeo. For 2024 the team returned to the Sauber name. He holds the record for the most career points without a championship win.
Previous seasons
2024
Team: Sauber
Position: 22
Points: 0
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 This was a difficult season for Valtteri Bottas in what was the slowest car on the grid and was dropped by Sauber at then end of the season.
2023
Team: Alpha Romeo
Position: 15
Points: 10
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 This was quite a difficult season for Valtteri Bottas with most races finishing just outside the points though he did score points in 3 races.
2022
Team: Alpha Romeo
Position: 10
Points: 49
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 Valtteri had a promising start to the season scoring points in 7 of the first 9 races but scored very few in the second half of the season.
2021
Team: Mercedes
Position: 3
Points: 226
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 4 This was Valtteri Bottas last season with Mercedes and his main role was to support his team mate Lewis Hamilton try and win his 8th drivers championship. He had a mixed season with some good races and some where he was well off the pace of Lewis Hamilton.
2020
Team: Mercedes
Position: 2
Points: 223
Race wins: 2
Pole positions: 4 Valtteri Bottas had another season where we was consistently out performed by his team mate Lewis Hamilton. He helped the team to another constructors championship but did not look like challenging Lewis Hamilton for race wins or the drivers championship.
2019
Team: Mercedes
Position: 2
Points: 326
Race wins: 4
Pole positions: 5 This was the first of 2 seasons where he was runner up in the drivers championship. He had 4 race wins and 11 other podium finishes.
2018
Team: Mercedes
Position: 5
Points: 247
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 2 This was his least successful season at Mercedes with no race wins but his 7 2nd places without a race win was a record.
2017
Team: Mercedes
Position: 3
Points: 305
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 4 Valtteri Bottas join Mercedes for the 2017 season to partner Lewis Hamilton. He took his first pole position and first race win this season. He finished the season with 3 race wins and 6 2nd places.
2016
Team: Williams
Position: 8
Points: 85
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 The Williams was less competitive this season compared to the precious season leaving him 8th in the drivers championship with only 1 podium finish.
2015
Team: Williams
Position: 5
Points: 136
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 This was another good season, though with only 2 podium finishes. He did consistently score points with 13 top 10 finishes.
2014
Team: Williams
Position: 4
Points: 186
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 he 2014 season saw the introduction of the 1.6l turbo hybrid engines and Williams changes to the Mercedes engine. This was his best season at Williams with 6 podium finishes, taking him to 4th in the drivers championship.
2013
Team: Williams
Position: 17
Points: 4
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 After 2 seasons as test driver for Williams he had his first full F1 drive in 2013. It was a difficult start to his F1 career with only one top 10 finish.
