Finnish- Championship
- 3rd169.5 pts to the leader
- Points
- 226pts22 rounds started
Valtteri Bottas, a Finnish driver, raced for Mercedes in the 2021 Formula 1 season with car number 77. Bottas was born on 28 August 1989. Bottas finished 3rd in the 2021 drivers' championship with 226 points, 1 win and 11 podiums – 169.5 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
Bottas won the Turkish Grand Prix. Bottas's teammate was Lewis Hamilton; Bottas trailed their qualifying head-to-head 5–17 and trailed the race head-to-head 4–18.
Bottas scored points in 15 of 22 Grands Prix, with a best run of 5 points finishes in a row; 7 points came from 3 sprints. Bottas's average qualifying position was 3.8, with 3 pole positions and 4 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Bottas gained a net 14 places across 18 classified finishes. Bottas scored 37% of Mercedes' 2021 total of 613.5 points.
Final 2021 results after 22 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
1
win rate
5%
Podiums
11
podium rate
50%
Poles
3
pole rate
Valtteri Bottas: quick facts
Short answers about Bottas's 2021 season.
What team did Valtteri Bottas drive for in 2021?
Valtteri Bottas drove for Mercedes in the 2021 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Valtteri Bottas use in 2021?
Valtteri Bottas raced with car number 77 in 2021.
How many points did Valtteri Bottas score in 2021?
Valtteri Bottas scored 226 points in 2021 and finished 3rd in the drivers' championship, 169.5 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
How many races did Valtteri Bottas win in 2021?
Valtteri Bottas won 1 Grand Prix in 2021: the Turkish Grand Prix. Bottas scored 11 podium finishes in 22 races.
Who was Valtteri Bottas's teammate in 2021?
Lewis Hamilton was Valtteri Bottas's teammate at Mercedes in 2021. Bottas trailed the qualifying head-to-head 5–17 and trailed the race head-to-head 4–18.
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.
