- Born
- Birth nameValtteri Viktor Bottas
- Height5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- Valtteri Viktor Bottas a Finnish racing driver competes in Formula One for Alfa Romeo F1 Team, having previously driven for Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team from 2017 to 2021 and Williams F1 from 2013 to 2016. Bottas has scored 10 race wins and 67 podiums. He contributed to five constructors championship wins for Mercedes, and has been drivers' championship runner-up twice, in 2019 and 2020.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpouseEmilia Pikkarainen(September 10, 2016 - November 28, 2019) (divorced)
- ParentsRauno BottasMarianne Valimaa
- Formula One driver who drives for: Williams (2013 (19 GPs)-2014 (19 GPs)-2015 (18 GPs)-2016 (21 GPs)), Mercedes (2017 (20 GPs)-2018 (21 GPs)-2019 (21 GPs)-2020 (17 GPs)-2021 (22 GPs)), Alfa Romeo (2022 (22 GPs)-2023 (22 GPs)), Sauber (2024 (24 GPs)), Cadillac (2026-. He started 246 Grands Prix, 10 Wins, 20 Pole Positions, 19 Fastest Laps and 67 Podiums. Best ranked in the World Championship: 2nd in 2019, 2020.
- He won the 2017 Russian Grand Prix for his first Formula One victory.
- Champion: GP3 Series (2011), Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (2008), Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2008).
- Winner: Masters of Formula 3 - Zandvoort (2010), Masters of Formula 3 - Zandvoort (2009), WSK International Series Formula A (2006). Finnish Championship ICA (2006), Finnish Championship Formula A (2006), Viking Trophy - ICA (2005), European Championship - Northern Region Qualification - ICA Junior (2004), Finnish Kart Championship - ICA Junior (2004).
- At the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas wore a helmet designed after his compatriot Mika Häkkinen.
- [What scares you? Anything?] I do not like snakes, or great white sharks.
- [2023] [Interviewer: Who is the driver most likely to party all night after the race?] Esteban Ocon. [Interviewer: Really?] He doesn't drink but he goes to the parties.
- [2023] [Interviewer: Who is the driver most likely to party all night after the Las Vegas race?] Esteban Ocon. [Interviewer: Really?] He doesn't drink but he goes to the parties.
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