Race H2H
97
—
121
218 shared
Qualifying H2H
83
—
132
215 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
4
P5
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 7
2024
P5
2015
P5
2016
P8
2017
P3
2018
P5
2019
P2
2020
P2
2021
P3
2022
P5
2023
P7
2026
P15
Career totals
Carlos Sainz
Valtteri Bottas
Championships
0
0
Wins
4
10
Poles
6
20
Podiums
29
67
Fastest laps
4
19
Career points
1,263.5
1,788
Starts
242
257
Rate-adjusted · per start
Carlos Sainz
Valtteri Bottas
Win rate
1.7%
3.9%
Podium rate
12%
26.1%
Pole rate
2.5%
7.8%
Points / start
5.2
7.0
Avg grid
P9.3
P8.5
Avg finish
P9.7
P9.3
Finish rate
83.5%
88.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Carlos Sainz
Valtteri Bottas
Overtakes
1,840
1,883
Overtakes / race
8.0
7.4
Places lost
1,742
1,734
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Carlos Sainz
Valtteri Bottas
Mechanical retirements
17
11
Crash retirements
14
8
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Retirements with an unclear cause: 9 · 11
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debut season
2013
2022 · aged 27
First win
2017 · aged 27
2022
First pole
2017
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
-0.8
Season points trajectory
Carlos Sainz
Valtteri Bottas
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Carlos Sainz | Valtteri Bottas |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 2 · 7 · P1 |
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 1 · P3 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 5 · P2 |
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Hungaroring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Miami International Autodrome | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Losail International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P17 |
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P16 |
Team history
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso 2015–2016Renault 2017Toro Rosso 2017Renault 2018McLaren 2019–2020Ferrari 2021–2024Williams 2025–2026
Valtteri Bottas
20132026
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).