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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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Valtteri Bottas narrowly beat Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as Mercedes locked out the front row of the grid read more »
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Valtteri Bottas edged out Lewis Hamilton for pole position at the Abu Dhabi GP as Mercedes sealed a dominant one-two in the final qualifying session of 2017. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is on pole position for Sunday's season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton read more »
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Valtteri Bottas starts the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position after Mercedes dominated qualifying, claiming their fourth successive lock out at the Yas... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat teammate and 2017 world champion Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Mercedes converted its impressive weekend pace into a... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to capture his fourth pole of the campaign, and second in a row, for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand… read more »
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Lewis Hamilton heads teammate Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes duo edge out Ferrari pair by 0.5s. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton led the pack in the final practice session at Abu Dhabi, followed by Valtteri Bottas in second to put Mercedes clearly ahead of the rest. Both Ferraris were more... read more »
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The Finn ended the day fifth fastest, 0.660 seconds off team-mate Lewis Hamilton after struggles in the final sector of the Yas Marina Circuit. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is adamant he can take on Lewis Hamilton in next year's title fight, insisting that "no one is unbeatable." read more »
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Part 2 of today's press conference with Fernando Alonso, Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen. read more »
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Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas are the last trio to take part in Thursday's driver press conference. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says his ‘up and down’ year with Mercedes has given him opportunities to improve as he aims to match Lewis Hamilton in 2018. read more »
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Pushed hard by Ferrari this season, Valtteri Bottas reckons it is only going to "get tougher" next season as Red Bull enter the mix. read more »
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Reflecting on his first season with Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas admits he hoped for more than just two Formula One grand prix victories in 2017. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton lost this one to Valtteri Bottas while Felipe Massa scored his final Brazilian point... read more »
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Although Toto Wolff has defended Valtteri Bottas's Brazilian GP drive, he concedes the Mercedes driver is still lacking that "killer" instinct. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas needs more of a "killer" approach, but defended his Brazilian Grand Prix drive read more »
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Sebastian Vettel beat Valtteri Bottas to end Ferrari's win drought as Lewis Hamilton recovered from the pits to finish fourth. GPUpdate.net provides a pictorial… read more »
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Whether Sebastian Vettel won Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix, or Valtteri Bottas lost it, is the main topic in the latest edition of The Autosport Podcast read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says that wheel spin at the start of the Brazilian Grand Prix cost him first place, and subsequently lost him the race as well. read more »
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Jacques Villeneuve was as honest as ever when assessing Valtteri Bottas' performance at the Brazilian Grand Prix. 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 |