Finnish- Championship
- 2nd87 pts to the leader
- Points
- 326pts21 rounds started
Valtteri Bottas, a Finnish driver, raced for Mercedes in the 2019 Formula 1 season with car number 77. Bottas was born on 28 August 1989. Bottas finished 2nd in the 2019 drivers' championship with 326 points, 4 wins and 15 podiums – 87 points behind champion Lewis Hamilton.
Bottas won the Australian Grand Prix, Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Japanese Grand Prix and United States Grand Prix. Bottas's teammate was Lewis Hamilton; Bottas trailed their qualifying head-to-head 7–14 and trailed the race head-to-head 6–15.
Bottas scored points in 19 of 21 Grands Prix, with a best run of 10 points finishes in a row. Bottas's average qualifying position was 3.0, with 5 pole positions and 3 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Bottas gained a net 20 places across 19 classified finishes. Bottas scored 44% of Mercedes' 2019 total of 739 points.
Final 2019 results after 21 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
4
win rate
19%
Podiums
15
podium rate
71%
Poles
5
pole rate
Valtteri Bottas: quick facts
Short answers about Bottas's 2019 season.
What team did Valtteri Bottas drive for in 2019?
Valtteri Bottas drove for Mercedes in the 2019 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Valtteri Bottas use in 2019?
Valtteri Bottas raced with car number 77 in 2019.
How many points did Valtteri Bottas score in 2019?
Valtteri Bottas scored 326 points in 2019 and finished 2nd in the drivers' championship, 87 points behind champion Lewis Hamilton.
How many races did Valtteri Bottas win in 2019?
Valtteri Bottas won 4 Grands Prix in 2019: the Australian Grand Prix, Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Japanese Grand Prix and United States Grand Prix. Bottas scored 15 podium finishes in 21 races.
Who was Valtteri Bottas's teammate in 2019?
Lewis Hamilton was Valtteri Bottas's teammate at Mercedes in 2019. Bottas trailed the qualifying head-to-head 7–14 and trailed the race head-to-head 6–15.
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.
