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

as awarded at the time

238Points (today’s rules)402

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	Bahrain Grand Prix	3/2	P3	P1	16 / 25
2	Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	8/1	Collision	P2	0 / 19
3	Portuguese Grand Prix	1/2	P3	P1	16 / 25
4	Spanish Grand Prix	3/1	P3	P1	15 / 25
5	Monaco Grand Prix	3/7	Wheel nut	P7▼	0 / 7
6	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	10/2	P12▼	P15▼	0 / 0
7	French Grand Prix	3/2	P4	P2	12 / 18
8	Styrian Grand Prix	5/2	P3	P2	15 / 19
9	Austrian Grand Prix	5/4	P2	P4	18 / 12
10	British Grand Prix	3/2	P3	P1	16 / 27
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	2/1	Collision	P2	0 / 18
12	Belgian Grand Prix	13/3	P12▼	P3	0 / 7.5
13	Dutch Grand Prix	3/2	P3	P2	15 / 19
14	Italian Grand Prix	19/4	P3	Collision	18 / 0
15	Russian Grand Prix	16/4	P5	P1	10 / 25
16	Turkish Grand Prix	1/11	P1▲	P5	26 / 10
17	United States Grand Prix	9/2	P6	P2	8 / 19
18	Mexico City Grand Prix	1/2	P15▼	P2	0 / 18
19	São Paulo Grand Prix	1/10	P3	P1	18 / 25
20	Qatar Grand Prix	6/1	Damage	P1	0 / 25
21	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	2/1	P3	P1	15 / 26
22	Abu 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 is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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 across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.