Valtteri Bottas
Finnish · 2013–2026
VS

Felipe Massa
Brazilian · 2002–2017
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
31
28
Qualifyingahead
40
17
Valtteri Bottas · Felipe Massa
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.148s
Valtteri Bottas faster by the median gap over 59 sessions
2014 −0.168s 19
2015 −0.119s 19
2016 −0.153s 21
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
53 — 44
97 shared
Qualifying H2H
62 — 33
95 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
2
P2
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 1
2013 P8 2014 P4 2015 P5 2016 P8 2017 P3
Teammate battle by season
10
9
2014
9
10
2015
12
9
2016
Career totals
Valtteri Bottas Felipe Massa
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
11
Poles
20
16
Podiums
67
41
Fastest laps
19
15
Career points
1,788
1,167
Starts
259
271
Rate-adjusted · per start
Valtteri Bottas Felipe Massa
Win rate
3.9%
4.1%
Podium rate
25.9%
15.1%
Pole rate
7.7%
5.9%
Points / start
6.9
4.3
Avg grid
P8.6
P8.4
Avg finish
P9.4
P9.0
Finish rate
87.6%
86%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Valtteri Bottas Felipe Massa
Overtakes
1,895
2,481
Overtakes / race
7.4
9.5
Places lost
1,743
2,359
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
Valtteri Bottas Felipe Massa
Mechanical retirements
11
16
Crash retirements
8
20
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: 13 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
2013
Debut season
2002
2017 · aged 27
First win
2006 · aged 25
2017
First pole
2006
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.8
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026
Valtteri Bottas Felipe Massa
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Valtteri Bottas Felipe Massa
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Istanbul Park 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
BOT 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 3 · P1 MAS
Red Bull Ring 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
BOT 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 4 · P2 2 · 3 · P1
BOT 0 · 4 · P2 2 · 3 · P1 MAS
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
BOT 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 5 · P1 MAS
Sochi Autodrom 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
BOT 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
BOT 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 MAS
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
BOT 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 MAS
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
BOT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Yas Marina Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
BOT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 MAS
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
BOT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Baku City Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
BOT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 MAS
Circuit of the Americas 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
BOT 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 3 · P3
BOT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 3 · P3 MAS
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BOT 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
BOT 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 MAS
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BOT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
BOT 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 MAS
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3
BOT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3 MAS
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
BOT 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 MAS
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 3 · P2
BOT 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 3 · P2 MAS
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
BOT 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
BOT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 MAS
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BOT 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P3
BOT 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P3 MAS
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
BOT 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 MAS
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P4
BOT 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P4 MAS
Team history
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
MER
Williams 2013–2016Mercedes 2017–2021Alfa Romeo 2022–2023Sauber 2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
Felipe Massa
FER
WIL
Sauber 2002Sauber 2004–2005Ferrari 2006–2013Williams 2014–2017
20022026
Valtteri Bottas → Felipe Massa → 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).