Valtteri Bottas vs Lewis Hamilton

Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton were Formula 1 team-mates for 100 races (2017 to 2021). Hamilton finished ahead 74 times to 25 when both were classified, Hamilton started ahead 69 times to 31, and the points were 1316 to 1916.5 in Hamilton's favour.

Team-mates 2017 to 2021. Compare with someone else

Explained: the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings · how "finished ahead" is counted: both classified, the higher place wins.

Race by race as team-mates

Valtteri Bottas Lewis Hamilton neither classified. Top row: race, 25–74. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 31–69. Hover or tap a tile for the race.

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Career totals

Valtteri Bottas		Lewis Hamilton
13	Seasons	20
265	Starts	400
10	Wins	106
3.8	Win rate %	26.5
19	Poles	108
67	Podiums	209
25.3	Podium rate %	52.3
19	Fastest laps	70
1,797	Points	5,279.5
6.78	Points per start	13.2
26	Retirements	28
0	World titles	7
2	Best championship	1

As team-mates: 100 races

Valtteri Bottas		Lewis Hamilton
25	Finished ahead	74
31	Started ahead (grid)	69
10	Wins	50
58	Podiums	78
1,316	Points	1,916.5

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
2017	20	8–12	7–13	305–363
2018	21	3–17	6–15	247–408
2019	21	6–15	8–13	326–413
2020	16	4–12	5–11	219–347
2021	22	4–18	5–17	219–385.5

Head-to-head counts races both drivers started for the same team. A driver who finished ahead of a retired team-mate counts as ahead. Grid head-to-head uses the starting grid, so penalties are included.

All shared races: 264

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Valtteri Bottas finished ahead 41 times, Lewis Hamilton 221 times. Grid: 48–212. Wins in those races: 10–84. Points: 1,784–4,114.5.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Valtteri Bottas wins	Lewis Hamilton wins	Valtteri Bottas podiums	Lewis Hamilton podiums	Valtteri Bottas points	Lewis Hamilton points
10	0	2	0	9	0	70
25	0	6	0	16	38	147
50	0	11	7	26	291	250
75	0	15	9	38	411	555
100	3	18	24	46	756	815
150	9	34	53	72	1,450	1,529
200	10	58	67	111	1,778	2,460
250	10	84	67	151	1,788	3,431
300	–	103	–	187	–	4,289.5
350	–	105	–	201	–	4,777.5
400	–	106	–	209	–	5,189.5

Points are under the system of each era, so they compare drivers of the same era best.

Career curves: after the same number of starts

Cumulative wins and podiums after the same number of race starts. Hover or tap for a point in each career.