Sergio Pérez
Mexican · 2011–2026
VS

Valtteri Bottas
Finnish · 2013–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
7
3
Qualifyingahead
6
4
Sergio Pérez · Valtteri Bottas
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.105s
Sergio Pérez faster by the median gap over 10 sessions
2026 −0.105s 10
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
110 — 145
255 shared
Qualifying H2H
103 — 145
248 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
2
2
Top-3 finishes
4
P2
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 8
2024 P8 2013 P11 2014 P4 2015 P5 2016 P7 2017 P3 2018 P5 2019 P2 2020 P2 2021 P3 2022 P3 2023 P2 2026 P20
Teammate battle by season
7
3
2026
Career totals
Sergio Pérez Valtteri Bottas
Championships
0
0
Wins
6
10
Poles
3
20
Podiums
39
67
Fastest laps
12
19
Career points
1,585
1,788
Starts
293
257
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sergio Pérez Valtteri Bottas
Win rate
2%
3.9%
Podium rate
13.3%
26.1%
Pole rate
1%
7.8%
Points / start
5.4
7.0
Avg grid
P10.2
P8.5
Avg finish
P9.6
P9.3
Finish rate
89.1%
88.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Sergio Pérez Valtteri Bottas
Overtakes
2,738
1,883
Overtakes / race
9.6
7.4
Places lost
2,272
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
Sergio Pérez 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: 8 · 11
Milestones & racecraft
2011
Debut season
2013
2020 · aged 30
First win
2017 · aged 27
2022
First pole
2017
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.7
Avg places gained
-0.8
Season points trajectory
2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Sergio Pérez Valtteri Bottas
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Sergio Pérez Valtteri Bottas
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Baku City Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 7 · P1
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 5 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Istanbul Park 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 5 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 4 · P2
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P17
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P16
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P12
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P16
Team history
Sergio Pérez
SAU
FOR
RAC
RED
Sauber 2011–2012McLaren 2013Force India 2014–2018Racing Point 2019–2020Red Bull 2021–2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
MER
ALF
Williams 2013–2016Mercedes 2017–2021Alfa Romeo 2022–2023Sauber 2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
20112026
Sergio Pérez → Valtteri Bottas → Compare others
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).