Valtteri Bottas vs Lewis Hamilton

2021·

Lewis Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas 18–4 at Mercedes in 2021, helped by 4 retirements for Valtteri Bottas. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Valtteri BottasLewis Hamilton

5Qualifying17

22 shared races

4Race day18

22 shared races

226Points387.5

in shared races, as awarded at the time

238Points (today’s rules)402

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/8
Podiums: 11/17
Poles: 4/5
Retirements: 4/1
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 5.6/3.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton	Points
1	1Bahrain Grand Prix	3/2	P3	P1	16 / 25
2	2Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	8/1	Collision	P2	0 / 19
3	3Portuguese Grand Prix	1/2	P3	P1	16 / 25
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	3/1	P3	P1	15 / 25
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	3/7	Wheel nut	P7▼	0 / 7
6	6Azerbaijan Grand Prix	10/2	P12▼	P15▼	0 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	3/2	P4	P2	12 / 18
8	8Styrian Grand Prix	5/2	P3	P2	15 / 19
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	5/4	P2	P4	18 / 12
10	10British Grand Prix	3/2	P3	P1	16 / 27
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	2/1	Collision	P2	0 / 18
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	13/3	P12▼	P3	0 / 7.5
13	13Dutch Grand Prix	3/2	P3	P2	15 / 19
14	14Italian Grand Prix	19/4	P3	Collision	18 / 0
15	15Russian Grand Prix	16/4	P5	P1	10 / 25
16	16Turkish Grand Prix	1/11	P1▲	P5	26 / 10
17	17United States Grand Prix	9/2	P6	P2	8 / 19
18	18Mexico City Grand Prix	1/2	P15▼	P2	0 / 18
19	19São Paulo Grand Prix	1/10	P3	P1	18 / 25
20	20Qatar Grand Prix	6/1	Damage	P1	0 / 25
21	21Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	2/1	P3	P1	15 / 26
22	22Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	6/2	P6	P2	8 / 18
	Average finish		P5.0	P2.8

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Valtteri Bottas / Lewis Hamilton.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton in other seasons

Other seasons in which Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2020	Mercedes	Valtteri Bottas vs Lewis Hamilton	5–11	4–12	219–347
2019	Mercedes	Valtteri Bottas vs Lewis Hamilton	8–13	6–15	326–413
2018	Mercedes	Valtteri Bottas vs Lewis Hamilton	6–15	3–18	247–408
2017	Mercedes	Valtteri Bottas vs Lewis Hamilton	7–13	8–12	305–363

Valtteri Bottas’s career Lewis Hamilton’s career Mercedes 2021 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.