Finnish- Championship
- 2nd124 pts to the leader
- Points
- 223pts17 rounds started
Valtteri Bottas, a Finnish driver, raced for Mercedes in the 2020 Formula 1 season with car number 77. Bottas was born on 28 August 1989. Bottas finished 2nd in the 2020 drivers' championship with 223 points, 2 wins and 11 podiums – 124 points behind champion Lewis Hamilton.
Bottas won the Austrian Grand Prix and Russian Grand Prix. Bottas's teammate was Lewis Hamilton; Bottas trailed their qualifying head-to-head 5–11 and trailed the race head-to-head 4–12.
Bottas scored points in 14 of 17 Grands Prix, with a best run of 6 points finishes in a row. Bottas's average qualifying position was 2.3, with 5 pole positions and 2 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Bottas lost a net 31 places across 16 classified finishes. Bottas scored 39% of Mercedes' 2020 total of 573 points.
Final 2020 results after 17 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
2
win rate
12%
Podiums
11
podium rate
65%
Poles
5
pole rate
Valtteri Bottas: quick facts
Short answers about Bottas's 2020 season.
What team did Valtteri Bottas drive for in 2020?
Valtteri Bottas drove for Mercedes in the 2020 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Valtteri Bottas use in 2020?
Valtteri Bottas raced with car number 77 in 2020.
How many points did Valtteri Bottas score in 2020?
Valtteri Bottas scored 223 points in 2020 and finished 2nd in the drivers' championship, 124 points behind champion Lewis Hamilton.
How many races did Valtteri Bottas win in 2020?
Valtteri Bottas won 2 Grands Prix in 2020: the Austrian Grand Prix and Russian Grand Prix. Bottas scored 11 podium finishes in 17 races.
Who was Valtteri Bottas's teammate in 2020?
Lewis Hamilton was Valtteri Bottas's teammate at Mercedes in 2020. Bottas trailed the qualifying head-to-head 5–11 and trailed the race head-to-head 4–12.
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.
