 Bottas in 2022 | |
| Born | Valtteri Viktor Bottas 28 August 1989[1] Nastola, Finland |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| 2024 team | Kick Sauber-Ferrari[2] |
| Car number | 77 |
| Entries | 241 (240 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Podiums | 67 |
| Career points | 1797 |
| Pole positions | 20 |
| Fastest laps | 19 |
| First entry | 2013 Australian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2017 Russian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2021 Turkish Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2024 Singapore Grand Prix |
| 2023 position | 15th (10 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 2009–10 2009, 2011 2008 2007–08 2007 | GP3 Series Formula 3 Euro Series British Formula 3 Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault NEC FRUK Winter Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011 2008 2008 | GP3 Series Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
| Website | Official website |
Valtteri Viktor Bottas[3] (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑltːeɾi ˈbotːɑs]; born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver, currently competing in Formula One for Sauber.
Graduating from karting to junior formulae in 2007, Bottas won his first championship at the 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, also winning the 2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, both with Motopark Academy. He also won the Masters of Formula 3 back-to-back in 2009 and 2010 with ART Grand Prix. Bottas won the GP3 Series in 2011 with ART.
After two years as a test driver, Bottas signed for Williams in 2013, partnering Pastor Maldonado. In 2014, he finished fourth in the championship, taking his maiden career podium at the Austrian Grand Prix. During his four seasons at Williams, Bottas finished on the podium nine times. Bottas signed for Mercedes in 2017, replacing the retiring Nico Rosberg to partner Lewis Hamilton. He took his maiden pole position in Bahrain and his maiden career win in Russia, finishing third in the championship after further wins in Austria and Abu Dhabi. After a winless 2018 campaign, Bottas finished runner-up to Hamilton in both the 2019 and 2020 seasons. He took his final win for Mercedes at the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix, leaving at the end of the 2021 season after contributing to five consecutive World Constructors' Championships. He joined Alfa Romeo in 2022, who re-branded to Sauber in 2024.
As of the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, Bottas has achieved 10 race wins, 20 pole positions, 19 fastest laps and 67 podiums in Formula One. He holds the Formula One record for the most career points without a World Championship (1,797). Bottas is set to remain at Sauber until the end of the 2024 season, when his contract expires.
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