Valtteri Bottas vs Lewis Hamilton

Team-mates 2017 to 2021. Compare with someone else

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
263	Starts	397
10	Wins	106
3.8	Win rate %	26.7
19	Poles	107
67	Podiums	208
25.5	Podium rate %	52.4
19	Fastest laps	69
1,797	Points	5,247.5
6.83	Points per start	13.22
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: 262

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Valtteri Bottas finished ahead 41 times, Lewis Hamilton 219 times. Grid: 48–210. Wins in those races: 10–84. Points: 1,784–4,084.5.

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

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.