As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Valtteri Bottas · Lewis Hamilton
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
41
—
217
258 shared
Qualifying H2H
49
—
207
256 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
7
2
Runner-up
3
4
Top-3 finishes
12
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 13
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
8
12
2017
3
18
2018
6
15
2019
4
12
2020
4
18
2021
Career totals
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
Championships
0
7
Wins
10
106
Poles
20
104
Podiums
67
207
Fastest laps
19
69
Career points
1,788
5,118.5
Starts
259
392
Rate-adjusted · per start
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
Win rate
3.9%
27%
Podium rate
25.9%
52.8%
Pole rate
7.7%
26.5%
Points / start
6.9
13.1
Avg grid
P8.6
P4.7
Avg finish
P9.4
P5.2
Finish rate
87.6%
92.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
Overtakes
1,895
2,444
Overtakes / race
7.4
6.3
Places lost
1,743
2,163
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
Lewis Hamilton
Mechanical retirements
11
10
Crash retirements
8
14
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 · 6
Milestones & racecraft
2013
Debut season
2007
2017 · aged 27
First win
2007 · aged 22
2017
First pole
2007
—
First title
2008 · aged 23
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.8
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 5 · P2 | 9 · 16 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 5 · P2 9 · 16 · P1 HAM | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 2 · P3 | 8 · 12 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 2 · P3 8 · 12 · P1 HAM | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 4 · P2 | 7 · 13 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 4 · P2 7 · 13 · P1 HAM | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 4 · P2 | 7 · 11 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 4 · P2 7 · 11 · P1 HAM | ||
| Sochi Autodrom | 2 · 5 · P1 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| BOT 2 · 5 · P1 5 · 7 · P1 HAM | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 5 · 10 · P1 |
| BOT 1 · 3 · P1 5 · 10 · P1 HAM | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 6 · 10 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 2 · P2 6 · 10 · P1 HAM | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 1 · 1 · P1 | 5 · 9 · P1 |
| BOT 1 · 1 · P1 5 · 9 · P1 HAM | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 4 · P2 | 5 · 11 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 4 · P2 5 · 11 · P1 HAM | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 3 · P2 | 5 · 11 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 3 · P2 5 · 11 · P1 HAM | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 4 · P2 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 4 · P2 5 · 8 · P1 HAM | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| BOT 1 · 2 · P1 4 · 7 · P1 HAM | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 7 · P1 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| BOT 2 · 7 · P1 2 · 6 · P1 HAM | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 1 · P3 4 · 7 · P1 HAM | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 10 · P1 |
| BOT 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 10 · P1 HAM | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P3 | 3 · 8 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 8 · P1 HAM | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 7 · P1 HAM | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 4 · P1 HAM | ||
| Istanbul Park | 1 · 1 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| BOT 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 HAM | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 3 · P2 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 3 · P2 2 · 6 · P1 HAM | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 4 · P1 HAM | ||
| Baku City Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| BOT 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 HAM | ||
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 0 · 2 · P2 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 2 · P1 HAM | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P16 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 0 · P16 2 · 2 · P1 HAM | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 6 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 6 · P1 HAM | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 HAM | ||
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 HAM | ||
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 HAM | ||
| Losail International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1 HAM | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| BOT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 HAM | ||
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| BOT 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 2 · P2 HAM | ||
| Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P17 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| BOT 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 1 · P2 HAM | ||
| Miami International Autodrome | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| BOT 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6 HAM | ||
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P16 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| BOT 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P4 HAM | ||
Team history
Valtteri Bottas
Lewis Hamilton
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).