
Where BOT ranks on the 2026 grid · 50 = grid average
Pace, one-lap, racecraft, tire, consistency & discipline are Pole to Paddock race grades. Points vs Expected = points scored above/below what the model expected from the car. PAR = points per race above a replacement-level driver in the same seat.
Valtteri Bottas's season has been defined by a recovery drive. Gained 6 places, from P19 on the grid to P13 at the flag.
Valtteri sits 22nd in the championship on 0 points, 340 points behind leader Kimi Antonelli. That came right after a retirement, which Valtteri answered with a recovery drive.
Retired at Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Started P19 but didn't see the finish, the only blank on an otherwise complete scorecard.
Chinese
Gained 6 places, from P19 on the grid to P13 at the flag.
Azerbaijan
Season-low grade of 47.3. Qualified P19, finished P16.
Valtteri and Sergio are level on points at 0 apiece in the Cadillac F1 intra-team battle. Sergio had the better of it at the last race, P17 to P19.
ROUND 17 · SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Qualified P18, finished P19. Lost 1 place from the grid.
Pace
60
Qualifying
68
Racecraft
55
Discipline
88
Consistency
79
Tire Mgmt
58
Season Trend
Probability distribution of WDC finishing positions
World Champion
P1 WDC
Title Contender
P2–3 WDC
Frontrunner
P4–5 WDC
Points Regular
P6–10 WDC
Backmarker
P11+ WDC
0.0
Avg Wins
0.0
Avg Podiums
0
Avg Points
Historical seasons with the most similar race-by-race performance profile
Valtteri Bottas drives for Cadillac F1 in the 2026 Formula 1 season.
Valtteri Bottas has 10 Formula 1 race wins.
Valtteri Bottas has 67 career podiums in Formula 1.
Valtteri Bottas has started 263 Formula 1 Grand Prixes.
Valtteri Bottas is FIN.
Valtteri Bottas races with the number 77 in Formula 1.