Valtteri Bottas keeps his title hopes alive as he comes out top on a hard fought qualifying session for the Eifel Grand Prix. read more »
Valtteri Bottas news


Valtteri Bottas
| Team | Mercedes |
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| Country | Finland |
| Podiums | 45 |
| Points | 1277 |
| Grands Prix entered | 139 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 1 (x7) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 28/08/1989 |
| Place of birth | Nastola, Finland |
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Valtteri Bottas came out on top of the fierce battle in the qualifying session for the Eifel Grand Prix, beating Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc delivered... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas ends his streak of F1 qualifying defeats to Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to grab pole position for the Eifel GP. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas takes pole position for the Eifel Grand Prix in a fight with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton to pole in qualifying for Formula 1's Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring, while Nico Hulkenberg qualified last as a last-minute... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas ended Lewis Hamilton's run of five consecutive F1 pole positions after beating his Mercedes team-mate and Red Bull's Max Verstappen in a tense... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas for once left Lewis Hamilton in the shade in qualifying as the Finn claimed the 14th pole position of his Formula 1 career. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas moved clear in a tight three-way battle to claim pole position for Formula 1's Eifel Grand Prix at a chilly Nürburgring on Saturday. After just one hour of... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas came from behind to snatch pole position away from Max Verstappen, extending Mercedes run to 11 successive P1s for this season read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in the first on-track session of the Eifel GP weekend, heading Mercedes F1 teammate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. read more »
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After the soggy and foggy Friday, Mercedes dominated in the only free practice session for the Eifel Grand Prix with Valtteri Bottas posting the fastest lap with a 1m26.225... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set the pace in a hectic session, as improved weather conditions finally allowed the Eifel Grand Prix weekend to get underway. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set the pace for Mercedes as Formula 1 drivers finally got on-track at the Nurburgring in practice for the Eifel Grand Prix on Saturday morning read more »
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Valtteri Bottas topped final practice for the Eifel Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton as Lance Stroll's participation of the weekend was cast into doubt. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas outpaced Lewis Hamilton in the only practice session ahead of Eifel GP qualifying as weather conditions improved at the Nurbugring on Saturday. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas fronted a busy final practice session for Formula 1's Eifel Grand Prix at the Nürburgring while Nico Hulkenberg has been placed on standby at Racing Point.... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas set the pace as the Eifel Grand Prix weekend finally got underway on Saturday, for everyone except an unwell Lance Stroll. read more »
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Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are having to 'live like a hermit' to lower the risk of contracting coronavirus after a... read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has claimed Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have been living "like hermits" this season to avoid exposure to Covid-19. read more »
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Mercedes F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have full confidence in their team not to be affected by the positive COVID-19 test for one of its staff members. read more »
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Lando Norris says the fight for fourth in the Drivers' Championship "makes me push a little harder" but is wary of the threat posed by Renault. Formula 1's... read more »
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Mercedes have announced that a member of their F1 team has tested positive for COVID-19 - but reports indicate it is not Lewis Hamilton or Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Mercedes has confirmed one of its team members has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Eifel Grand Prix weekend. Mercedes has offered no further information, but it is... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas again stuck a middle finger to his critics at the Russian GP, but is that really the start of the turnaround? read more »
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Valtteri Bottas joined Jean-Eric Vergne and a number of other high-profile racing drivers to test the new Extreme E car in France. read more »
Canadian Grand Prix
24th of May 2026
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- Drivers list
- Sebastian Vettel
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Rosberg
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Romain Grosjean
- Pastor Maldonado
- Jenson Button
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Will Stevens
- Roberto Merhi
- Felipe Nasr
- Max Verstappen
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Sergio Perez
- Adrian Sutil
- Esteban Gutierrez
- Jean-Eric Vergne
- Daniil Kvyat
- Felipe Massa
- Valtteri Bottas
- Jules Bianchi
- Max Chilton
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Marcus Ericsson
- Robert Kubica
- Michael Schumacher
- Paul di Resta
- Heikki Kovalainen
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 100 |
| 2 | George Russell | 80 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 59 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | 51 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 51 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | 43 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | 26 |
| 8 | Oliver Bearman | 17 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | 16 |
| 10 | Liam Lawson | 10 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 180 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 110 |
| 3 | McLaren | 94 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 30 |
| 5 | Alpine | 23 |
| 6 | Haas F1 Team | 18 |
| 7 | Racing Bulls | 14 |
| 8 | Williams | 5 |
| 9 | Audi | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |
