Valtteri Bottas has hailed his dominant lights-to-flag win for Mercedes at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix the best performance of his career. read more »
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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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Mercedes Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas has explained the colourful radio message he addressed to his critics after winning the Australian Grand Prix read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he has 'some ideas' as to why Valtteri Bottas' outpaced him during the Australian Grand Prix but acknowledged that his Mercedes'... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said he was especially pleased with Valtteri Bottas' dominant Australian Grand Prix victory as he believes some people had been too quick to write... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas labelled his Australian Grand Prix victory as the greatest race of his career, having started his 2019 campaign with an utterly dominant win in Melbourne.... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas took maximum points from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix to take top spot in the drivers' standings for the first time in his F1 career. Not only... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas secured a dominant victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix 25 seconds clear of team-mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton, while Max Verstappen... read more »
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Ferrari was expected to come out swinging in Melbourne -- instead, while the Italian team struggled, it was under-pressure Valtteri Bottas who set down a marker to Mercedes... read more »
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Formula 1 championship leader Valtteri Bottas has dedicated his Australian Grand Prix victory to long-serving FIA race director Charlie Whiting, who died ahead of the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has labelled his crushing victory at the Australian Grand Prix as his "best race ever" in F1. read more »
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Mercedes' F1 boss heaps praise upon Valtteri Bottas following his dominant victory in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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Drama at the start in Melbourne, as the 2019 F1 season gets under way at Albert Park... For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook:... read more »
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Following his worst season ever in 2018, 2019 season opener sees Valtteri Bottas serve notice that he's back, with commanding lights to flag win in Melbourne. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas opens his 2019 Formula 1 account with victory and the fastest lap point in the Australian Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas was left stunned by his Australian Grand Prix victory, which he called "definitely my best race ever" in Formula 1 read more »
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Valtteri Bottas dominated the 2019-season opening Australian Grand Prix, passing Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the start to earn his first Formula 1 win since 2017 read more »
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Bottas seizes the lead at the start before charging to the biggest win of his F1 career to date, finishing over 20 seconds clear of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas wins Australian Grand Prix and gains new bonus point after overtaking Lewis Hamilton at start. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas enjoyed an impeccable race at Melbourne, starting his season with 26 points after also recording the fastest lap of the race. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen... read more »
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After a win-less 2018 campaign, Valtteri Bottas came out fighting in Melbourne on Sunday, taking an easy victory ahead of Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes' first 1-2 of the season. read more »
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It was one of the most familiar stories in Formula 1 in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton took Saturday honours in Melbourne for the sixth consecutive... read more »
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Toto Wolff says Mercedes do not expect to hold their strong advantage over Ferrari into too many races following the Australian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton converted Mercedes' dominance into pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, as pre-season favourites Ferrari were blown away by the reigning champions... read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |