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Valtteri Bottas

1989 - Today

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Valtteri Viktor Bottas (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑltːeri ˈbotːɑs]; born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver, who serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Mercedes. Bottas competed in Formula One from 2013 to 2024, and twice finished runner-up in the World Drivers' Championship in 2019 and 2020 with Mercedes; he won 10 Grands Prix across 12 seasons. Born and raised in Nastola, Bottas began kart racing aged six. After studying automotive engineering and completing mandatory military service, Bottas progressed to junior formulae in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valtteri Bottas is the 270th most popular racing driver (down from 269th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Finland (down from 199th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Valtteri Bottas ranks 270 out of 1,080. Before him are Rikky von Opel, Piercarlo Ghinzani, Ernesto Brambilla, Mike Beuttler, Peter Revson, and Jules Bianchi. After him are Jutta Kleinschmidt, Franz Tost, Nelson Piquet Jr., Michel Leclère, Kurt Adolff, and Karl Wendlinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Valtteri Bottas ranks 34. Before him are Can Yaman, Elizabeth Olsen, Neto, Nina Dobrev, Nicholas Hoult, and Jules Bianchi. After him are Kat Graham, Simon Kjær, Úrsula Corberó, Salvador Sobral, Penny Pax, and Axel Witsel.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Valtteri Bottas ranks 209 out of 751. Before him are Juho Sunila (1875), Jorma Kinnunen (1941), Oskari Mantere (1874), Pekka Halonen (1865), Timo Tolkki (1966), and Erkki Aaltonen (1910). After him are Aksel Airo (1898), Veikko Kankkonen (1940), Ali Aaltonen (1884), Kati Outinen (1961), Paavo Yrjölä (1902), and Lauri Lehtinen (1908).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Valtteri Bottas ranks 16. Before him are Mika Salo (1966), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), Timo Salonen (1951), Leo Kinnunen (1943), Marcus Grönholm (1968), and JJ Lehto (1966). After him are Heikki Kovalainen (1981), Timo Mäkinen (1938), Harri Rovanperä (1966), Mikko Kozarowitzky (1948), Jari-Matti Latvala (1985), and Mikko Hirvonen (1980).

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