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Valtteri Bottas

2013–present
259
Starts
10
Wins
67
Podiums
20
Poles
0
Titles
1797
Points

Season by season

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Season Team ENT R Win Pod Pole Pts WDC
2013 Williams 19 19 0 0 0 4 P17
2014 Williams 19 19 0 6 0 186 P4
2015 Williams 19 18 0 2 0 136 P5
2016 Williams 21 21 0 1 0 85 P8
2017 Mercedes 20 20 3 13 4 305 P3
2018 Mercedes 21 21 0 8 2 247 P5
2019 Mercedes 21 21 4 15 5 326 P2
2020 Mercedes 17 17 2 11 5 223 P2
2021 Mercedes 22 22 1 11 4 226 P3
2022 Alfa Romeo 22 22 0 0 0 49 P10
2023 Alfa Romeo 22 22 0 0 0 10 P15
2024 Kick Sauber 24 24 0 0 0 0 P22
2026 Cadillac 13 13 0 0 0 0 P22

Race engineer

John Howard Cadillac · since 2026 Left Alpine (formerly Gasly's engineer) to join Cadillac.

Teammates, head to head

most races first · default: both classified
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Lewis Hamilton '17–'21 29–69 24–66 1316 1916.5
Guanyu Zhou '22–'24 49–17 32–18 57 16
Felipe Massa '14–'16 40–18 23–23 407 308
Pastor Maldonado '13 12–7 5–9 4 1
Sergio Pérez '26 7–6 1–4 0 0
George Russell '20 1–0 1–0 4 3

Compare with any driver

career records side by side · any era

Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.

Road to Formula 1

Karting

Karting from age six; competed in the Formula A World Championship/World Cup in the mid-2000s.

Junior single-seaters

2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup champion (beating Daniel Ricciardo by three points) and NEC champion with Motopark; 2009–10 F3 Euro Series 3rd with ART (winning the Masters of F3 in both 2009 and 2010); 2011 GP3 Series champion with ART (rookie).

Academy

Williams F1 test/reserve driver from 2010 to 2012.

Highlights

Eurocup and NEC double in 2008; first driver to win the F3 Masters twice.

F1 debut

2013 with Williams, partnering Pastor Maldonado.

2008
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
Motopark · Champion
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Motopark · Champion
2010
F3 Euro Series
ART · 3rd
2011
GP3 Series
ART · Champion
2013
Formula 1 Debut
Williams

Reliability & consistency

era-dependent · see explanation
12.0% DNF rate 31 in 259 starts
56.0% points-finish rate 145 in 259 starts
P1 best finish
P1 best grid
DNF rate & points-finish rate

DNF rate — "how often did they not finish?"

The share of race starts that ended without a classified finish. Formula: races not finished ÷ race starts × 100. Races the driver did not start are excluded from both sides. A disqualification counts as a finish that scored nothing, not a DNF. Why it sits apart from the era-fair rates: unlike a win or a podium, finishing meant something very different in different eras. Cars in the 1950s–70s broke constantly; modern cars almost always reach the flag. A high DNF rate in 1955 says far more about the machinery than the driver. Comparing two drivers within the same season is meaningful — they faced the same conditions. Across eras it's context, not a verdict.

Points-finish rate — "how often did they score?"

The share of race starts that ended in a points-paying position. Formula: races finished in a scoring position ÷ race starts × 100, using that season's real points system. Why it's era-dependent: the number of positions that pay points has changed repeatedly — the top five scored in 1950, the top ten score today. A modern driver has roughly twice as many scoring positions available for the same relative performance, so a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean a better driver. Like DNF rate, it's shown as context.

2026 Salary

estimated — not officially disclosed
Est. annual $5M
Contract through 2026 or 2027
Base / bonus $5M base / UNKNOWN

Source: PaddockIntel / GPFans (Apr–Jun 2026).