
Valtteri Bottas, a Finnish driver, raced for Sauber in the 2024 Formula 1 season with car number 77. Bottas was born on 28 August 1989. Bottas finished 22nd in the 2024 drivers' championship with no points – 437 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
Bottas's best result was 11th at the Qatar Grand Prix. Bottas's teammate was Guanyu Zhou; Bottas led their qualifying head-to-head 21–3 and led the race head-to-head 14–10.
Bottas's average qualifying position was 15.1.
Final 2024 results after 24 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Short answers about Bottas's 2024 season.
Valtteri Bottas drove for Sauber in the 2024 Formula 1 season.
Valtteri Bottas raced with car number 77 in 2024.
Valtteri Bottas did not score a point in 2024 and finished 22nd in the drivers' championship, 437 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
Valtteri Bottas did not win a Grand Prix in 2024. Bottas's best result was 11th at the Qatar Grand Prix.
Guanyu Zhou was Valtteri Bottas's teammate at Sauber in 2024. Bottas led the qualifying head-to-head 21–3 and led the race head-to-head 14–10.
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.
Grand Prix points; lighter segment = sprint points. Dashed line = season average.
Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.
24 shared GPs
Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.
| Rd | Grand Prix | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P19 |
0 |
| 2 | P17 | 0 |
| 3 | P14 | 0 |
| 4 | P14 | 0 |
| 5 | DNF | 0 |
| 6 | P16 | 0 |
| 7 | P18 | 0 |
| 8 | P13 | 0 |
| 9 | P13 | 0 |
| 10 | P16 | 0 |
| 11 | P16 | 0 |
| 12 | P15 | 0 |
| 13 | P16 | 0 |
| 14 | P15 | 0 |
| 15 | P19 | 0 |
| 16 | P16 | 0 |
| 17 | P16 | 0 |
| 18 | P16 | 0 |
| 19 | P17 | 0 |
| 20 | P14 | 0 |
| 21 | P13 | 0 |
| 22 | P18 | 0 |
| 23 | P11 | 0 |
| 24 | DNF | 0 |