In doing so, he repeated the feat of Filipe Albuquerque, who won both the NEC and Eurocup in the same season, in 2006.īottas would have also won the 2007 Formula Renault UK Winter Series, had he been holding an MSA-registered licence for the championship. Racing Team, using a Gillard chassis and Parilla engines.īottas won both the 2008 Formula Renault Eurocup and the 2008 Formula Renault Northern European Cup. īottas finished eighth in the 2005 Karting World Cup for the P.D.B. His racing hero while growing up was compatriot Mika Häkkinen. Early career Junior formulae īottas's interest in motorsport was sparked at the age of six by a chance visit to a karting event that he had seen advertised at his local supermarket while shopping with his grandfather. Bottas served in the army briefly, which is mandatory for adult males in Finland. His father owns a small cleaning company, and his mother is an undertaker. Valtteri was born in Nastola, Finland, on 28 August 1989 to Rauno Bottas and Marianne Välimaa.
After five constructor championships won alongside Hamilton, he joined Alfa Romeo for the 2022 season. During his time with Mercedes which would go on to last until 2022, Bottas finished in the top three of the championship four times and won 10 races in addition to 58 podiums.
Following Nico Rosberg's decision to retire following the 2016 season, Bottas was signed by Mercedes as his replacement to partner Lewis Hamilton. He would remain at Williams until 2017, achieving a top championship position of fourth in 2014 and finishing on the podium nine times during his time with Williams. In 2013, he joined Williams as a full-time driver partnering Pastor Maldonado.
In 2011, he also took part in the GP3 Series, winning the championship in the final race of the season. In 2010, he was hired as a test driver for the Williams Formula One team, a position he would retain throughout 20, taking part in 15 Friday Free Practice sessions. In 2009, he moved up to the Formula 3 Euroseries, finishing third in the championship and also winning the Masters of Formula 3 event. He contributed to five constructors championship wins for Mercedes, and has been drivers' championship runner-up twice, in 20.īottas started his racing career in karting, later advancing to single-seater championships such as the Formula Renault UK Winter Series, Formula Renault Eurocup and the Formula Renault Northern European Cup, winning the latter two in 2008. Bottas has scored 10 race wins and 67 podiums. Valtteri Viktor Bottas ( Finnish pronunciation: born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Alfa Romeo, having previously driven for Mercedes from 2017 to 2021 and Williams from 2013 to 2016.
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