Lewis Hamilton

British · 2007–2026
VS

Valtteri Bottas

Finnish · 2013–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
75
25
Qualifyingahead
69
31
Lewis Hamilton · Valtteri Bottas
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.160s
Lewis Hamilton faster by the median gap over 99 sessions
2017 −0.293s 19
2018 −0.160s 21
2019 −0.086s 21
2020 −0.086s 16
2021 −0.198s 22
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
215 41
256 shared
Qualifying H2H
205 49
254 shared
Championship record
7
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
2
12
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 13 · 0
2024 P7 2013 P4 2014 P1 2015 P1 2016 P2 2017 P1 2018 P1 2019 P1 2020 P1 2021 P2 2022 P6 2023 P3 2026 P3
Teammate battle by season
12
8
2017
18
3
2018
15
6
2019
12
4
2020
18
4
2021
Career totals
Lewis Hamilton Valtteri Bottas
Championships
7
0
Wins
106
10
Poles
104
20
Podiums
207
67
Fastest laps
69
19
Career points
5,096.5
1,788
Starts
390
257
Rate-adjusted · per start
Lewis Hamilton Valtteri Bottas
Win rate
27.2%
3.9%
Podium rate
53.1%
26.1%
Pole rate
26.7%
7.8%
Points / start
13.1
7.0
Avg grid
P4.7
P8.5
Avg finish
P5.2
P9.3
Finish rate
92.3%
88.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Lewis Hamilton Valtteri Bottas
Overtakes
2,424
1,883
Overtakes / race
6.3
7.4
Places lost
2,145
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
Lewis Hamilton Valtteri Bottas
Mechanical retirements
10
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: 6 · 11
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
2013
2007 · aged 22
First win
2017 · aged 27
2007
First pole
2017
2008 · aged 23
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
-0.8
Season points trajectory
2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025
Lewis Hamilton Valtteri Bottas
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Lewis Hamilton Valtteri Bottas
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 9 · 16 · P1 0 · 5 · P2
Hungaroring 8 · 12 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 7 · 13 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 7 · 11 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 5 · 7 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Yas Marina Circuit 5 · 10 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 6 · 10 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit of the Americas 5 · 9 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 5 · 11 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 11 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 4 · 7 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Red Bull Ring 2 · 6 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 2 · 10 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 3 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Hockenheimring 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Istanbul Park 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Baku City Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Losail International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Korean International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P12
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P17
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P16
Team history
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
MER
McLaren 2007–2012Mercedes 2013–2024Ferrari 2025–2026
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
MER
Williams 2013–2016Mercedes 2017–2021Alfa Romeo 2022–2023Sauber 2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
20072026
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).