As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Valtteri Bottas · Pastor Maldonado
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.058s
Valtteri Bottas faster by the median gap over 19 sessions
2013
−0.058s
19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
43
—
14
57 shared
Qualifying H2H
46
—
10
56 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P14
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 0
2013
P17
2014
P4
2015
P5
Teammate battle by season
8
11
2013
Career totals
Valtteri Bottas
Pastor Maldonado
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
1
Poles
20
1
Podiums
67
1
Fastest laps
19
0
Career points
1,788
76
Starts
259
96
Rate-adjusted · per start
Valtteri Bottas
Pastor Maldonado
Win rate
3.9%
1%
Podium rate
25.9%
1%
Pole rate
7.7%
1%
Points / start
6.9
0.8
Avg grid
P8.6
P14.2
Avg finish
P9.4
P15.0
Finish rate
87.6%
70.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Valtteri Bottas
Pastor Maldonado
Overtakes
1,895
1,011
Overtakes / race
7.4
11.1
Places lost
1,743
957
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
Pastor Maldonado
Mechanical retirements
11
13
Crash retirements
8
11
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
2011
2017 · aged 27
First win
2012 · aged 27
2017
First pole
2012
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.8
Avg places gained
-0.8
Season points trajectory
Valtteri Bottas
Pastor Maldonado
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Valtteri Bottas | Pastor Maldonado |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| BOT 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 MAL | ||
| Sochi Autodrom | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| BOT 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 MAL | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 4 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| BOT 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 MAL | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| BOT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 MAL | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| BOT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 MAL | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| BOT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 MAL | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| BOT 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 MAL | ||
| Istanbul Park | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P17 |
| BOT 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P17 MAL | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 5 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| BOT 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 MAL | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| BOT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 MAL | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| BOT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 MAL | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| BOT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 MAL | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| BOT 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 MAL | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| BOT 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 MAL | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| BOT 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 MAL | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| BOT 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 MAL | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| BOT 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 MAL | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| BOT 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P12 MAL | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P18 |
| BOT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P18 MAL | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| BOT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 MAL | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P19 |
| BOT 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P19 MAL | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P16 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| BOT 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P14 MAL | ||
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| BOT 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P13 MAL | ||
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P16 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| BOT 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P12 MAL | ||
Team history
Valtteri Bottas
Pastor Maldonado
20112026
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).