RACING DRIVER

Valtteri Bottas

1989 - Today

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Valtteri Viktor Bottas (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋɑltːeɾi ˈbotːɑs]; born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver, currently competing in Formula One for Sauber. Bottas twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2019 and 2020 with Mercedes, and has won 10 Grands Prix across 12 seasons. Born and raised in Nastola, Bottas began kart racing aged six. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valtteri Bottas has received more than 6,354,533 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Valtteri Bottas is the 268th most popular racing driver (down from 181st in 2019), the 199th most popular biography from Finland (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Valtteri Bottas ranks 268 out of 1,080Before him are Jenson Button, Nicola Larini, Peter Walker, George Constantine, David Murray, and Tim Schenken. After him are André Simon, Mick Doohan, Mark Donohue, Manny Ayulo, Erwin Bauer, and Jerry Unser Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Valtteri Bottas ranks 30Before him are César Azpilicueta, Can Yaman, Jules Bianchi, Shinji Kagawa, Lily Collins, and Brie Larson. After him are Enner Valencia, Bill Kaulitz, Javier Pastore, Simon Kjær, Primož Roglič, and Daniel Ricciardo.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Valtteri Bottas ranks 199 out of 751Before him are Lydia Wideman (1920), Heikki A. Alikoski (1912), Ralf Törngren (1899), Julius Skutnabb (1889), Harri Larva (1906), and Walter Jakobsson (1882). After him are Lars Sonck (1870), Rudolf Walden (1878), Heikki Savolainen (1907), Adolf Ehrnrooth (1905), Arvo Aaltonen (1892), and Marion Rung (1945).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

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