Finnish- Championship
- 5th161 pts to the leader
- Points
- 247pts21 rounds started
Valtteri Bottas, a Finnish driver, raced for Mercedes in the 2018 Formula 1 season with car number 77. Bottas was born on 28 August 1989. Bottas finished 5th in the 2018 drivers' championship with 247 points, 8 podiums but no wins – 161 points behind champion Lewis Hamilton.
Bottas's best result was 2nd, achieved 7 times, most recently at the Japanese Grand Prix. Bottas's teammate was Lewis Hamilton; Bottas trailed their qualifying head-to-head 6–15 and trailed the race head-to-head 3–18.
Bottas scored points in 19 of 21 Grands Prix, with a best run of 12 points finishes in a row. Bottas's average qualifying position was 3.5, with 2 pole positions and 7 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Bottas gained a net 9 places across 19 classified finishes. Bottas scored 38% of Mercedes' 2018 total of 655 points.
Final 2018 results after 21 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
0
win rate
0%
Podiums
8
podium rate
38%
Poles
2
pole rate
Valtteri Bottas: quick facts
Short answers about Bottas's 2018 season.
What team did Valtteri Bottas drive for in 2018?
Valtteri Bottas drove for Mercedes in the 2018 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Valtteri Bottas use in 2018?
Valtteri Bottas raced with car number 77 in 2018.
How many points did Valtteri Bottas score in 2018?
Valtteri Bottas scored 247 points in 2018 and finished 5th in the drivers' championship, 161 points behind champion Lewis Hamilton.
How many races did Valtteri Bottas win in 2018?
Valtteri Bottas did not win a Grand Prix in 2018. Bottas's best result was 2nd at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Who was Valtteri Bottas's teammate in 2018?
Lewis Hamilton was Valtteri Bottas's teammate at Mercedes in 2018. Bottas trailed the qualifying head-to-head 6–15 and trailed the race head-to-head 3–18.
Valtteri Bottas biography
Valtteri Bottas was born in Nastola, Finland, in 1989. He won the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2008, two Masters of F3 races and the 2011 GP3 title before making his F1 debut with Williams in 2013, where he scored a string of podiums.
He joined Mercedes in 2017 as Nico Rosberg’s replacement, won 10 Grands Prix, finished runner-up in 2019 and 2020 and helped the team to five constructors’ titles. He then spent three seasons with Alfa Romeo and Sauber and returned to Mercedes as reserve driver in 2025. In 2026 he is back on the grid with newcomers Cadillac.
