A second season at Alfa Romeo brought Valtteri Bottas only 10 points, with a best finish of eighth place. Here’s Bottas’ 2023 Formula 1 season in statistics!

VALTTERI BOTTAS 2023 GRAND PRIX STATISTICS

VALTTERI BOTTAS 2023 QUALIFYING STATISTICS

AVERAGE GAP TO TEAM-MATE PER QUALIFYING SECTOR

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VALTTERI BOTTAS 2023 F1 SEASON SUMMARY

The table below shows qualifying and race results at each round of the Formula 1 season. Scroll down for results in Sprint events.

VALTTERI BOTTAS 2023 SPRINT RACE SUMMARY

The table below shows Sprint Shootout and Sprint results from the six races in the 2023 season at which Sprint events were held during the 2023 season.

RACE BY RACE: VALTTERI BOTTAS‘ 2023 F1 SEASON IN STATISTICS

2023 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

Along with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas equalled Daniel Ricciardo’s record for most starts with a single car number at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Bottas failed to reach Q3, marking the first time that the Finn has failed to qualify in the top ten at the Bahrain Grand Prix since his first appearance at the track in 2013. However, Bottas continued his 11-race points-scoring streak at the venue, finishing in eighth place.

Bottas became only the third driver to have scored in Bahrain on 11 occasions, as well as the fourth driver to record 11 top ten finishes at the track. This was his best Sunday result since finishing seventh at the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix.

2023 SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas’ presence on the grid made the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix the 700^th World Championship race to feature a Finnish driver. Finland became the seventh nation to reach the milestone.

Along with Lewis Hamilton, Bottas set a new record for the most starts with a single car number. However, it wasn’t a brilliant evening for Bottas. He finished in 18^th – the lowest finishing position he has ever recorded in a Grand Prix which he has completed.

2023 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

For the first time since the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas qualified on the back row of the grid at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. It was the Finn’s first ever Q1 elimination at Albert Park. Bottas went on to finish 11^th in the race, making this the first Melbourne race in which Bottas has failed to score since 2015, when he did not start the race after sustaining an injury in qualifying. His debut in 2013 is the only other time the Finn has failed to score at Albert Park.

2023 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas lost five positions from his starting place to finish 18^th in the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. It wass the most positions he has lost in a Grand Prix since the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix.

2023 MIAMI GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas gave Alfa Romeo their first Q3 appearance of the season at the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, though the timing of the red flag in the final session meant that Bottas failed to set a lap time in Q3. This was Bottas’ first Q3 appearance since the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix.

2023 MONACO GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas was eliminated in Q2 at the Monaco Grand Prix for a second consecutive year. He qualified 15^th. It was his second worst qualifying result at the track; only his 17^th place in 2015 was worse.

2023 SPANISH GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas failed to progress to Q2 at the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix, qualifying in 16^th place. This was the first time that the Finn failed to reach Q3 at Catalunya since his maiden season in 2013, when he was also eliminated in Q1.

Bottas finished in 19^th place at the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix, recording the worst result of his career, excluding retirements. Bottas failed to score at the Spanish Grand Prix for the first time since 2017. 2013 – when he finished 16^th – is the only other Catalunya race in which the Finn has not picked up points.

2023 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas failed to reach Q3 at the Canadian Grand Prix for only the second time in his career. He qualified 15^th, four positions down on where he qualified in 2022. Bottas finished tenth in the race, making this the 418^th Grand Prix in which a Finnish driver picked up a point. That saw Finland overtake Italy as the nation to have scored in the fifth-most Formula 1 races.

This was the first time Bottas has scored since the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and the eighth consecutive Canadian Grand Prix in which the Finn has scored. Bottas’ tenth place marked the first time in 2023 that the driver starting 14th scored a point in a Grand Prix.

2023 AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX

With 14^th place, the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix was the first time in his career that Valtteri Bottas has failed to qualify in the top ten at the Red Bull Ring. He did not reach Q3 in 2022 but improved to 10^th in the Sprint race which determined the grid. Though he finished only 15^th in the Grand Prix, Bottas – along with Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez – was one of a trio of drivers to become the first to finish 11 Formula 1 races in Austria.

2023 BRITISH GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas was eliminated in Q2 for a second consecutive season at the British Grand Prix. Bottas did not participate in the session as he came to a stop on track at the end of Q1. He was later disqualified due to not being able to supply a sample of fuel.

2023 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX

With seventh place, Valtteri Bottas recorded his best qualifying result since qualifying sixth at the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix. This was Bottas’ first Q3 appearance since the 2023 Miami Grand Prix. Finishing 12^th, Bottas failed to score at the Hungarian Grand Prix for a third consecutive season.

2023 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas qualified 14^th for the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix, out-qualifying his team-mate at Spa for the first time since 2016.

2023 DUTCH GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas, along with Kevin Magnussen, joined Sebastian Vettel in the club of drivers with the most Q1 exits at Zandvoort. Bottas qualified 19^th, recording his second back row qualification of the season. He also qualified 19^th at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.

2023 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas set the 14^th fastest time in Q2 at the 2023 Italian Grand Prix – his worst qualifying result at Monza since qualifying 18^th in his maiden season. In the race, Bottas scored his first point since the Canadian Grand Prix with a tenth place finish. This was Bottas’ 11^th appearance at the event without recording a retirement. He extended the record for most appearances at Monza without a DNF.

2023 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX

For the first time since 2016, Valtteri Bottas out-qualified his team-mate at the Singapore Grand Prix. In the race, Bottas recorded his first retirement of the 2023 season. This was the first time that the Alfa Romeo driver failed to finish since the 2022 United States Grand Prix. Bottas’ retirement made this the third consecutive Singapore Grand Prix in which an Alfa Romeo driver failed to finish. This was Bottas’ first retirement in Singapore since 2016.

2023 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas was eliminated in Q1 at Suzuka for the first time in his career. He recorded a retirement for the second consecutive race having not failed to finish any of the previous 17 races. Bottas’ retirement made this the fifth consecutive Japanese Grand Prix in which the driver starting 16^th was not classified in the final order.

2023 QATAR GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas recorded Alfa Romeo’s fourth Q3 appearance of the season at the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix. Three of the team’s Q3 appearances this year have been courtesy of Bottas, who had last reached Q3 at the Hungarian Grand Prix. In the race, Bottas equalled his best result of the season with eighth place. He also finished eighth in Bahrain.

2023 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX

For the first time since 2015, Valtteri Bottas failed to qualify in the top ten at the United States Grand Prix. 13^th is the Finn’s worst qualifying result at the track to date.

2023 MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX

Along with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas became the first driver to make 200 starts with a single car number. Along with Hamilton and Max Verstappen, Bottas maintained his 100% Q3 appearance record in Mexico and in doing so equalled Jack Brabham as the driver to have qualified in the top ten in Mexico on the most occasions. This was Bottas’ fourth Q3 appearance of the season. Ninth is Bottas’ worst qualifying result to date at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

With 14th place in the race, Bottas maintained his 100% finishing record at the Mexico City Grand Prix but failed to score for only the second time in his eight appearances at the event.

2023 SAO PAULO GRAND PRIX

Setting the 18^th fastest lap time in Q1 at the 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas recorded his worst Interlagos qualifying result to date. Bottas out-qualified his team-mate at Interlagos for the first time since the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix. In the race, Bottas recorded his third retirement in the last six Grands Prix.

2023 LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas qualified in the top ten for the fifth time in 2023 at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. With eighth place, he recorded his best qualifying result since the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix.

2023 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

Valtteri Bottas qualified 18^th for the second time in the last three races, equalling his second-worst qualifying result of the year. 2023 is the second year in a row that Bottas qualified 18^th at Yas Marina Circuit. In the race, Bottas finished 19^th for the second time this year, after the Spanish Grand Prix, equalling the lowest finishing position in a race which he has completed.