Valtteri Bottas

Finnish · 2013–2026
VS

Guanyu Zhou

Chinese · 2022–2024
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
42
26
Qualifyingahead
48
18
Valtteri Bottas · Guanyu Zhou
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.344s
Valtteri Bottas faster by the median gap over 67 sessions
2022 −0.293s 22
2023 −0.231s 22
2024 −0.482s 23
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
42 26
68 shared
Qualifying H2H
48 18
66 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P18
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 1
2024 P20 2022 P10 2023 P15
Teammate battle by season
15
7
2022
13
9
2023
14
10
2024
Career totals
Valtteri Bottas Guanyu Zhou
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
0
Poles
20
0
Podiums
67
0
Fastest laps
19
2
Career points
1,788
16
Starts
259
68
Rate-adjusted · per start
Valtteri Bottas Guanyu Zhou
Win rate
3.9%
0%
Podium rate
25.9%
0%
Pole rate
7.7%
0%
Points / start
6.9
0.2
Avg grid
P8.6
P15.8
Avg finish
P9.4
P14.6
Finish rate
87.6%
85.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Valtteri Bottas Guanyu Zhou
Overtakes
1,895
742
Overtakes / race
7.4
11.1
Places lost
1,743
647
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 Guanyu Zhou
Mechanical retirements
11
3
Crash retirements
8
3
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 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
2013
Debut season
2022
2017 · aged 27
First win
2017
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P8
-0.8
Avg places gained
+1.2
Season points trajectory
2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Valtteri Bottas Guanyu Zhou
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Valtteri Bottas Guanyu Zhou
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
BOT 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 ZHO
Yas Marina Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
BOT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 ZHO
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
BOT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 ZHO
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
BOT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 ZHO
Baku City Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P14
BOT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 ZHO
Circuit of the Americas 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
BOT 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 ZHO
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · P15
BOT 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · P15 ZHO
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
BOT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 ZHO
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
BOT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 ZHO
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
BOT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 ZHO
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
BOT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 ZHO
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P13
BOT 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 ZHO
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P13
BOT 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 ZHO
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P13
BOT 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P13 ZHO
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P12
BOT 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P12 ZHO
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P14
BOT 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P14 ZHO
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13
BOT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13 ZHO
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
BOT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 ZHO
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P16
BOT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P16 ZHO
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
BOT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 ZHO
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P15
BOT 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P15 ZHO
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P16
BOT 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P16 ZHO
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P14
BOT 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P14 ZHO
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8
BOT 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8 ZHO
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P13
BOT 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P13 ZHO
Team history
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
MER
ALF
Williams 2013–2016Mercedes 2017–2021Alfa Romeo 2022–2023Sauber 2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
Guanyu Zhou
ALF
Alfa Romeo 2022–2023Sauber 2024
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).