Valtteri Bottas
| Valtteri Bottas | |
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 Bottas in 2009. |
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| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Date of birth | August 28, 1989 |
| Place of birth | Nastola (Finland) |
| 2010 Formula Three Euroseries | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | ART Grand Prix |
| Car no. | 1 |
| Starts | 22 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2009 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2008 2007–08 2007 |
British Formula Three Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault NEC FRUK Winter Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2008 |
Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault NEC |
Valtteri Bottas (born August 28, 1989 in Nastola, Finland) is a Finnish racing driver. He currently resides in Villähde.
Bottas won both the 2008 Formula Renault Eurocup and the 2008 Formula Renault Northern European Cup. In doing so, he repeated the feat of Filipe Albuquerque, who won both the NEC and Eurocup in the same season, in 2006.
Bottas would have also won the 2007 Formula Renault UK Winter Series, had he been holding an MSA-registered licence for the championship. This didn't stop him competing, and would go on to win three of the four races in the championship.
He moved up into the Formula Three Euroseries for the 2009 season, competing for reigning champions ART Grand Prix. Despite not winning a race, Bottas set two pole positions on his way to third in the championship, edging out Alexander Sims at the final race. In June 2009, Bottas won the 2009 Masters of Formula 3, also claiming the pole position and setting the fastest lap of the race. By winning the event again in 2010, he became the first driver to win the F3 Masters title for the second time.1
Bottas will be the test driver for the Williams Formula One team for the 2010 season.2
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Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Koiranen Bros. Motorsport | 16 | 2 | 2 | 279 | 3rd |
| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series | AKA Cobra | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | Motopark Academy | 14 | 7 | 5 | 139 | 1st |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 14 | 13 | 12 | 365 | 1st | ||
| 2009 | Formula Three Euroseries | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 3rd |
| British Formula Three Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
| 2010 | Formula Three Euroseries | ART Grand Prix | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20* | 5th* |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
- * Season in progress. † - As Bottas was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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| 2009 | ART Grand Prix | Dallara F308/009 | Mercedes | HOC1 1 Ret |
HOC1 2 16 |
LAU 1 2 |
LAU 2 13 |
NOR 1 12 |
NOR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 6 |
OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 8 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 4 |
BRH 1 2 |
BRH 2 15 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 6 |
DIJ 1 16 |
DIJ 2 Ret |
HOC2 1 2 |
HOC2 2 5 |
3rd | 62 |
| 2010 | ART Grand Prix | Dallara F308/026 | Mercedes | LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 6 |
HOC1 1 3 |
HOC1 2 5 |
VAL 1 2 |
VAL 2 4 |
NOR 1 3 |
NOR 2 1 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 7 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
HOC2 1 |
HOC2 2 |
4th* | 35* |
* Season in progress.
References
- ^ "Bottas makes history at Zandvoort Masters". Motorsport.com. 6 June 2010. http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=371703&FS=. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Beer, Matt (2010-01-29). "Williams signs Bottas as test driver". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81111. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Frank Kechele |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by António Félix da Costa |
| Preceded by Brendon Hartley |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Albert Costa |
| Preceded by Jules Bianchi |
Formula Three Masters Winner 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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