Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has confirmed his drivers are free to race at Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix after Valtteri Bottas took pole position ahead of championship... 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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The Finn will start third on the grid for the Austrian Grand Prix but was more than half a second down on the pole time of Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton believes set-up differences were the reason Bottas took pole over him at the Austrian Grand Prix read more »
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Delight for Bottas, disappointment for Perez and tensions for Ricciardo and Verstappen after qualifying in Austria For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1®... read more »
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Side-by-side analysis of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in Q3 as they secured a front row lockout for Mercedes in Austria For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com... read more »
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After a glorious qualifying battle, ride onboard with Valtteri Bottas for a glorious lap - a new Spielberg record, and good enough to edge out Lewis Hamilton by just 0.019s...... read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. read more »
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The Finn was in sublime form to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix, denying team-mate Lewis Hamilton with a new lap record of the Red Bull Ring. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton accepted Valtteri Bottas outperformed him in Austrian GP qualifying but says there remains "lots to play for" from the front row in Sunday's race. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton blamed his own error for losing out on pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix to Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says his sole focus is on victory at the Austrian Grand Prix after taking pole positon read more »
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After securing pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas has his sights on winning his first race of 2018. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton feels a mistake on his opening flying lap in the pole position shootout cost him against Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has stated that nobody is more "hungry" for a race victory after landing his first pole position of the 2018 season. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will lead a Mercedes front row for tomorrow's Austrian Grand Prix as the Finnish driver claims pole position at the Red Bull Ring ahead of team-mate Lewis... read more »
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Ride onboard with Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas as he notches a new lap record, and makes it two poles in a row a the Red Bull Ring in Austria. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
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A round-up of the main talking points from qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix, where Valtteri Bottas took pole as Red Bull's drivers squabbled over the radio. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas charges to his first pole position of the season in Austria as tensions flare between Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen at Red Bull. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edges out teammate Lewis Hamilton by 0.019s to take second successive pole at the Red Bull Ring. read more »
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Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas claimed his first pole position of the 2018 Formula 1 season in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix read more »
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Valtteri Bottas upstaged championship favourites Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel to claim his first pole position of 2018 for the Austrian GP. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton qualifies second for the Austrian Grand Prix behind team-mate Valtteri Bottas read more »
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Valtteri Bottas will be on pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix after setting the fastest time in today's qualifying session. Lewis Hamilton was beaten by just 0.019s... 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 |
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| 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 |