Valtteri Bottas is a Finnish racing driver who is the reserve driver for Mercedes Formula 1 Team, as of December 2024. He drove full-time for the Swiss team Sauber named Alfa Romeo in Formula One until the 2024 F1 season. Bottas was born on August 28, 1989, in Nastola, Finland. He started karting at six and won the WSK International Series in 2007 go-kart racing. Bottas moved into single-seater racing in 2009 and raced in the Formula Renault Eurocup and the Formula Renault Northern European Cup. He won both championships-a good start to his junior racing career. In 2010, Bottas competed in the Formula 3 Euro Series, where he finished in third place overall, and also won the very important Masters of Formula 3 event for two successive years, 2009 and 2010. In 2011, he joined the GP3 Series with ART Grand Prix and won the championship. Bottas started with the Williams Formula 1 team as a test driver in 2010, helping the team during the 2012 season. His steady performance and efforts got him promoted to a full-time race driver for Williams in 2013, where he raced for the first time at the Australian Grand Prix.
As of December 2024, Bottas will leave Sauber at the end of the 2024 season. His tenure with the team has not been easy, as Sauber has had many problems this year and is the only team without points in the Constructors' Championship. He said that the 2024 season is the toughest he has ever faced, mentioning problems within the team and not being competitive. This would mean he is returning to his old team, with whom he had fantastic success from 2013 to 2021, scoring ten race wins. Sauber has said they will change their drivers for the 2025 season. They will replace Bottas and teammate Zhou Guanyu with Nico Hulkenberg and Formula 2 driver Gabriel Bortoleto. This change is part of their plan to become an Audi works team in 2026.
Who are Valtteri Bottas' parents?
Valtteri Bottas' parents are Rauno Bottas and Marianne Valimaa.
Who is Valtteri Bottas' mother?
Valtteri Bottas' mother is Marianne Valimaa. According to an interview with BBC Sport, Bottas claimed her mother worked as an undertaker and has constantly been a great support throughout his racing career.
Who is Valtteri Bottas' father?
Rauno Bottas is Valtteri's father. He operates a tiny cleaning company in Finland, as per Bottas' interview with BBC Sport.
What is the nationality of Valtteri Bottas' parents?
Rauno Bottas and Marianne Valimaa hold Finnish nationality and citizenship.
FAQs on Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Bottas' full name is Valtteri Viktor Bottas.
Valtteri Bottas was born on August 28, 1989, in Nastola, Finland.
Valtteri Bottas made his F1 debut in 2013 with Williams at the Australian Grand Prix.
Valtteri Bottas joined Williams as an F1 test driver in 2010.
