Valtteri Bottas
Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Driver DNA · 2025–2026 · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Mediumn=15 · vs 24 drivers (2025–2026)
median teammate qualifying gap (%), sign inverted
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.123
- teammate gap samples
- 15
- teammate h2h
- 7-8
- q3 rate
- 0.0%
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 0.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Mediumn=13 · vs 24 drivers (2025–2026)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 4-9
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -1
Positions Gained
Mediumn=8 · vs 23 drivers (2025–2026)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 1.625
- expectation adjusted
- -2.744
Finishing
Mediumn=15 · vs 23 drivers (2025–2026)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 53.3%
- teammate classification rate
- 66.7%
- retirements
- 7
Consistency
Mediumn=15 · vs 23 drivers (2025–2026)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- teammate gap std pct
- 0.917
- finish position std
- 2.031
Team Points Share
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 21 drivers (2025–2026)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 0
- team points
- 0
- points per start
- 0
Street Circuits
Lown=4 · vs 23 drivers (2025–2026)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 1.152
- overall gap pct median
- 0.123
High-Speed Circuits
Lown=6 · vs 23 drivers (2025–2026)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- -0.007
- overall gap pct median
- 0.123
Low-Speed Circuits
Lown=4 · vs 24 drivers (2025–2026)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.09
- overall gap pct median
- 0.123
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=248 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
median teammate qualifying gap (%), sign inverted
- teammate gap pct median
- -0.026
- teammate gap samples
- 248
- teammate h2h
- 143-119
- q3 rate
- 0.8%
- pole rate
- 7.3%
- front row rate
- 18.3%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=253 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 109-144
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -0.262
Positions Gained
Highn=226 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 0.075
- expectation adjusted
- -0.526
Finishing
Highn=260 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 86.9%
- teammate classification rate
- 88.2%
- retirements
- 34
Consistency
Highn=248 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- teammate gap std pct
- 0.925
- finish position std
- 5.46
Team Points Share
Highn=171 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 1797
- team points
- 4041.5
- points per start
- 6.912
Street Circuits
Highn=48 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.131
- overall gap pct median
- -0.026
High-Speed Circuits
Highn=78 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- 0.059
- overall gap pct median
- -0.026
Low-Speed Circuits
Highn=95 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
- teammate gap pct median
- -0.055
- overall gap pct median
- -0.026
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sergio Pérez PER | Cadillac | 2026 | 7–8 | 4–9 | Battle |
Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo, Kick Sauber | 2022–2024 | 51–17 | 40–26 | Battle |
Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2017–2021 | 31–69 | 25–72 | Battle |
George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 2020 | 1–0 | 1–0 | Battle |
Felipe Massa MAS | Williams | 2014–2016 | 41–18 | 31–26 | Battle |
Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 2013 | 12–7 | 8–11 | Battle |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Azerbaijan Grand Prix | Cadillac | 22 | 19 | DNF | |
| 2026 | Spanish Grand Prix | Cadillac | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
| 2026 | Italian Grand Prix | Cadillac | 19 | 16 | 19 | |
| 2026 | Dutch Grand Prix | Cadillac | 21 | 21 | DNF | |
| 2026 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Cadillac | 21 | 21 | DNF | |
| 2026 | Belgian Grand Prix | Cadillac | 19 | 17 | 18 | |
| 2026 | British Grand Prix | Cadillac | 18 | 18 | 16 | |
| 2026 | Austrian Grand Prix | Cadillac | 20 | 20 | DNF | |
| 2026 | Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix | Cadillac | 20 | 20 | DNF | |
| 2026 | Monaco Grand Prix | Cadillac | 20 | 20 | DNF | |
| 2026 | Canadian Grand Prix | Cadillac | 22 | 22 | 16 | |
| 2026 | Miami Grand Prix | Cadillac | 19 | 19 | 18 |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cadillac | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| 2024 | Kick Sauber | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| 2023 | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15th |
| 2022 | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10th |
| 2021 | Mercedes | 21 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 226 | 3rd |
| 2020 | Mercedes | 17 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 223 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Mercedes | 21 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 326 | 2nd |
| 2018 | Mercedes | 21 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 247 | 5th |
| 2017 | Mercedes | 20 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 305 | 3rd |
| 2016 | Williams | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 8th |
| 2015 | Williams | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 5th |
| 2014 | Williams | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 186 | 5th |
| 2013 | Williams | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17th |