Valtteri Bottas
CAREER STATS
Valtteri Bottas’s Career Stats
Valtteri Bottas spent four seasons at Williams after his 2013 debut in Australia, and Mercedes then picked him to replace the retired champion Nico Rosberg for 2017. All of his Grand Prix wins came in five years at Mercedes. Alfa Romeo, later Kick Sauber, followed, then a reserve year back at Mercedes and a Cadillac seat for 2026. Valtteri Bottas's salary at Cadillac is $5m this season, and we put his net worth at $40m.
He is seventh on the all-time points list and tenth for podiums.
Open Formula 1 results database covering every championship race, qualifying session, sprint and standings table through round 17 of 2026
Official driver profile with career totals (Grands Prix entered, points, podiums, poles, best finish and grid, titles, DNFs) and 2026 season figures
Gives the dates Mercedes announced him as Nico Rosberg's replacement (January 16, 2017) and as its reserve driver (December 19, 2024)
Official announcement dated August 26, 2025, saying he spent 2025 as Mercedes reserve after his Sauber exit and signed a multi-year Cadillac deal
Supports his birth date and place, start in karting, junior titles, Masters wins, Williams test and race seat, Mercedes and Cadillac moves, 2025 reserve role
Valtteri Bottas’s Career in Numbers
Valtteri Bottas’s 2026 Season
Bottas lined up 19th for Cadillac's first race in Australia and retired with a fuel system problem. The team's debut season has been hard going, with 13th in China his best finish through Singapore and seven retirements along the way. Qualifying against Sergio Pérez has been close, but Pérez has usually finished ahead on race day.
Open Formula 1 results database covering every championship race, qualifying session, sprint and standings table through round 17 of 2026
Confirms the race date of March 8, 2026, Cadillac's debut, and that he retired with a fuel system problem
Official driver profile with career totals (Grands Prix entered, points, podiums, poles, best finish and grid, titles, DNFs) and 2026 season figures
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01 · The Last Race
Singapore by Salary
Pos
Driver
Pts
Salary
1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
25
$70m
2
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
18
$34m
3
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
15
$3.4m
4
Lando Norris
McLaren
12
$30m
5
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
10
$13m
6
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What Each Point Now Costs Red Bull
Valtteri Bottas’s F1 Results Season by Season
Cadillac · 2026
22nd
0 points so far
- Starts
- 17
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
Kick Sauber · 2024
22nd
0 points
- Starts
- 24
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
Alfa Romeo · 2023
15th
10 points
- Starts
- 22
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
Alfa Romeo · 2022
10th
49 points
- Starts
- 22
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
Mercedes · 2021
3rd
226 points
- Starts
- 22
- Wins
- 1
- Podiums
- 11
- Poles
- 4
Mercedes · 2020
2nd
223 points
- Starts
- 17
- Wins
- 2
- Podiums
- 11
- Poles
- 5
Mercedes · 2019
2nd
326 points
- Starts
- 21
- Wins
- 4
- Podiums
- 15
- Poles
- 5
Mercedes · 2018
5th
247 points
- Starts
- 21
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 8
- Poles
- 2
Mercedes · 2017
3rd
305 points
- Starts
- 20
- Wins
- 3
- Podiums
- 13
- Poles
- 4
Williams · 2016
8th
85 points
- Starts
- 21
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 1
- Poles
- 0
Williams · 2015
5th
136 points
- Starts
- 18
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 2
- Poles
- 0
Williams · 2014
4th
186 points
- Starts
- 19
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 6
- Poles
- 0
Williams · 2013
17th
4 points
- Starts
- 19
- Wins
- 0
- Podiums
- 0
- Poles
- 0
The 2026 card updates after every race. Earlier seasons are final.
2011
1st (champion)
- Series
- GP3 Series
- Team
- Lotus ART
2011
17th
- Series
- British Formula 3 International Series
- Team
- Double R Racing
2011
Retired
- Series
- Macau Grand Prix (Formula 3)
- Team
- Double R Racing
2010
3rd
- Series
- Formula 3 Euro Series
- Team
- ART Grand Prix
2010
1st
- Series
- Masters of Formula 3 (non-championship race, Zandvoort)
- Team
- ART Grand Prix
2010
3rd
- Series
- Macau Grand Prix (Formula 3)
- Team
- Prema Powerteam
2009
3rd
- Series
- Formula 3 Euro Series
- Team
- ART Grand Prix
2009
Not classified
- Series
- British Formula 3 International Series (invitation entry)
- Team
- ART Grand Prix
2009
1st
- Series
- Masters of Formula 3 (non-championship race, Zandvoort)
- Team
- ART Grand Prix
2009
5th
- Series
- Macau Grand Prix (Formula 3)
- Team
- ART Grand Prix
2008
1st (champion)
- Series
- Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
- Team
- Motopark Academy
2008
1st (champion)
- Series
- Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
- Team
- Motopark Academy
2007
3rd
- Series
- Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
- Team
- Koiranen Bros Motorsport
2007
Not classified
- Series
- Formula Renault UK Winter Series
- Team
Williams · 2013
Pastor Maldonado
- Races Together
- 19
- Race Head to Head
- 8-11
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 12-7
- Points
- 4-1
Williams · 2014-2016
Felipe Massa
- Races Together
- 59
- Race Head to Head
- 31-26
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 41-18
- Points
- 407-308
Mercedes · 2017-2021
Lewis Hamilton
- Races Together
- 100
- Race Head to Head
- 25-74
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 31-69
- Points
- 1323-1918.5
Mercedes · 2020
George Russell
- Races Together
- 1
- Race Head to Head
- 1-0
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 1-0
- Points
- 4-3
Alfa Romeo / Kick Sauber · 2022-2024
Guanyu Zhou
- Races Together
- 68
- Race Head to Head
- 40-26
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 50-18
- Points
- 59-16
Cadillac · 2026
Sergio Pérez
- Races Together
- 17
- Race Head to Head
- 4-11
- Qualifying Head to Head
- 8-9
- Points
- 0-0
Head to heads and points count only races both drivers started, with Valtteri Bottas first.
Records Valtteri Bottas Holds
2016 European GP qualifying
2018 season
Reports his 378 km/h in Baku qualifying as unofficially the highest speed seen in an official F1 session, based on team data
Says he recorded 378 km/h in qualifying on June 18, 2016, the highest speed clocked in an official F1 session
Supports his birth date and place, start in karting, junior titles, Masters wins, Williams test and race seat, Mercedes and Cadillac moves, 2025 reserve role
Official 2018 race by race results showing seven second places, one third place and no wins
Open Formula 1 results database covering every championship race, qualifying session, sprint and standings table through round 17 of 2026
Best Championship Finish
2nd
In 2019 and 2020
- World Titles
- 0
- Top Three Finishes
- 4
- Seasons in F1
- 13
How Valtteri Bottas Compares With His Teammates
Bottas's teammate record splits by team, with Felipe Massa beaten in the standings in all three of their Williams seasons and outqualified 41-18. Lewis Hamilton was the hardest benchmark and led 74-25 in races across five Mercedes seasons, while Guanyu Zhou lost their race head to head 40-26 at Alfa Romeo and Kick Sauber despite finishing ahead in 2024. Six of Bottas's 12 completed seasons ended with him in front.
Open Formula 1 results database covering every championship race, qualifying session, sprint and standings table through round 17 of 2026
Drivers Closest to Valtteri Bottas on Career Wins
Valtteri Bottas’s Route to F1
Bottas won the Formula Renault Eurocup and Northern European Cup double with Motopark in 2008 and beat Daniel Ricciardo to the Eurocup by three points. He finished 3rd in the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2009 and 2010 and became the first driver to win the Masters of Formula 3 twice. Williams made him its test driver in 2010, and he won the 2011 GP3 title with Lotus ART.
Shows him 3rd on 279 points behind champion Frank Kechele
Biography covering his 2005 karting result, Formula Renault, F3, Macau, GP3 and British F3 seasons and his 2012 Williams reserve role
German language article listing his karting years and junior seasons with positions, wins and points from 2007 to 2011
Supports his birth date and place, start in karting, junior titles, Masters wins, Williams test and race seat, Mercedes and Cadillac moves, 2025 reserve role
Shows him unranked on 0 points with Richard Singleton champion on 96
Shows him champion on 365 points ahead of Antonio Felix da Costa on 280
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Valtteri Bottas Career Stats FAQs
All 10 of Valtteri Bottas’s Grand Prix wins came with Mercedes. The first came at the 2017 Russian Grand Prix from 3rd on the grid, and it made him the fifth Finnish driver to win a Grand Prix.
His last win so far was the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix, from pole with the fastest lap.
Valtteri Bottas twice finished 2nd in the world championship, in 2019 and 2020, both times behind Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, but never won the title. His 2019 season brought four wins and 326 points.
In 2026 he is 22nd in the standings on 0 points with Cadillac.
Williams gave Valtteri Bottas his debut in 2013, and he has since raced for Mercedes, Alfa Romeo, Kick Sauber and Cadillac. He spent four seasons at Williams and five at Mercedes, then three with the Alfa Romeo and Kick Sauber team.
He returned to Mercedes as reserve in 2025 before joining Cadillac and has made 263 starts.
Valtteri Bottas’s record holds up well. He is seventh on the all-time points list, won Grands Prix in four of his five Mercedes seasons and finished runner-up in 2019 and 2020.
Before Mercedes he beat Felipe Massa in the standings in all three of their seasons together at Williams.
Valtteri Bottas has 20 Grand Prix pole positions, all with Mercedes. The first came at the 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix in his first season with the team.
He held the record for most poles by a driver without a world title until Charles Leclerc passed him in 2023.