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Head to head · 2013–2026

Valtteri Bottas vs Lewis Hamilton

Valtteri Bottas

28

Finished ahead261 shared races

184

Finished aheadboth classified

Bottas	In shared races	Hamilton
28	Finished ahead	184
47	Qualified ahead	214
1793	Points	4147.5
10	Wins	85
67	Podiums	157

Teammates · Mercedes

Teammate battle

Bottas	100 events	Hamilton
31	Qualifying H2H	69
25	Race H2H	72
2	Sprint H2H	1
1323	Points	1917.5
10	Wins	50
58	Podiums	77
18	Poles	44
10	DNFs	2
17	Fastest laps	28
3.663	Avg finish	2.51
3.55	Avg grid	2.48
-0.124	Avg positions gained	-0.02
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Bottas +0.171% vs Hamilton (n=95; negative = Bottas faster).

Bottas	10 events	Hamilton
3	Qualifying H2H	7
2	Race H2H	7
2	Sprint H2H	0
118	Points	185
1	Wins	4
5	Podiums	7
2	Poles	3
2	DNFs	1
2	Fastest laps	3
4.875	Avg finish	3.556
3.5	Avg grid	2.5
-2	Avg positions gained	-1
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Bottas +0.382% vs Hamilton (n=9; negative = Bottas faster).

Bottas	5 events	Hamilton
2	Qualifying H2H	3
0	Race H2H	5
1	Sprint H2H	0
41	Points	112
0	Wins	3
2	Podiums	5
1	Poles	2
1	DNFs	0
1	Fastest laps	1
6.75	Avg finish	1.4
2.6	Avg grid	2.2
-4.25	Avg positions gained	0.8
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Bottas +0.400% vs Hamilton (n=4; negative = Bottas faster).

Bottas	22 events	Hamilton
5	Qualifying H2H	17
4	Race H2H	16
2	Sprint H2H	1
226	Points	387.5
1	Wins	8
11	Podiums	16
3	Poles	7
4	DNFs	1
4	Fastest laps	6
4.941	Avg finish	3.476
4.273	Avg grid	2.409
-0.882	Avg positions gained	-1.048
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Bottas +0.225% vs Hamilton (n=21; negative = Bottas faster).

Bottas	16 events	Hamilton
5	Qualifying H2H	11
4	Race H2H	12
0	Sprint H2H	0
219	Points	347
2	Wins	11
11	Podiums	14
4	Poles	10
1	DNFs	0
2	Fastest laps	6
4.067	Avg finish	1.875
2.813	Avg grid	2.063
-1.133	Avg positions gained	0.188
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Bottas +0.110% vs Hamilton (n=16; negative = Bottas faster).

Bottas	21 events	Hamilton
8	Qualifying H2H	13
6	Race H2H	15
0	Sprint H2H	0
326	Points	412
4	Wins	11
15	Podiums	17
5	Poles	5
2	DNFs	0
2	Fastest laps	6
2.684	Avg finish	2.381
3.714	Avg grid	2.333
1.053	Avg positions gained	-0.048
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Bottas +0.123% vs Hamilton (n=21; negative = Bottas faster).

Bottas	21 events	Hamilton
6	Qualifying H2H	15
3	Race H2H	17
0	Sprint H2H	0
247	Points	408
0	Wins	11
8	Podiums	17
2	Poles	11
2	DNFs	1
7	Fastest laps	3
3.895	Avg finish	1.95
3.476	Avg grid	2.81
-0.263	Avg positions gained	0.9
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Bottas +0.204% vs Hamilton (n=18; negative = Bottas faster).

Bottas	20 events	Hamilton
7	Qualifying H2H	13
8	Race H2H	12
0	Sprint H2H	0
305	Points	363
3	Wins	9
13	Podiums	13
4	Poles	11
1	DNFs	0
2	Fastest laps	7
2.947	Avg finish	2.7
3.25	Avg grid	2.7
0.316	Avg positions gained	0
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Bottas +0.356% vs Hamilton (n=19; negative = Bottas faster).

Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Bottas 2025–2026	Dimension	Hamilton 2025–2026
40	Qualifying Pace	35
15	Race Result vs Teammate	10
2	Positions Gained	89
2	Finishing	72
2	Consistency	85
—	Team Points Share	45
2	Street Circuits	37
89	High-Speed Circuits	37
60	Low-Speed Circuits	56

Percentiles; each driver vs their own window population. Teammate-relative dimensions compare each driver to their own teammates.

Recent shared races

Event	Bottas	Hamilton
2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	retired	6
2026 Spanish Grand Prix	18	retired
2026 Italian Grand Prix	19	6
2026 Dutch Grand Prix	retired	4
2026 Hungarian Grand Prix	retired	5
2026 Belgian Grand Prix	18	4
2026 British Grand Prix	16	3
2026 Austrian Grand Prix	retired	5
2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix	retired	1
2026 Monaco Grand Prix	retired	2