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Valtteri Bottas F1 pole positions

Pole positions info

Pole positions

20

Race no. first pole position

80th race

First pole position

2017 Bahrain Grand Prix

Last pole position

2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Smallest pole margin

0.006s

Largest pole margin

0.634s

Consecutive poles

3

Most poles in a season

5 (2019, 2020)

Statistics

A detailed look at Valtteri Bottas’ F1 pole positions.

Pole positions by constructor

ConstructorPolesPole & win
Mercedes206

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Pole positions by year

YearConstructorPolesPole & win
2017Mercedes42
2018Mercedes2–
2019Mercedes52
2020Mercedes51
2021Mercedes41
  206

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Result when starting from pole

ResultTotal
1st6
2nd5
3rd5
8th1
15th1
Retired, did not finish2

Pole positions by Grand Prix

Grand PrixPolesYear(s)
Austria32017, 2018, 2020
Bahrain12017
Brazil12017
Abu Dhabi12017
Russia12018
China12019
Azerbaijan12019
Spain12019
Britain12019
USA12019
70th Anniversary12020
Eifel12020
Emilia Romagna12020
Sakhir12020
Portugal12021
Turkey12021
Mexico City12021
Sao Paulo12021

Bold denotes a win from pole position

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Pole positions by circuit

CircuitPolesYear(s)
Spielberg32017, 2018, 2020
Silverstone22019, 2020
Sakhir22017, 2020
Interlagos22017, 2021
Yas Marina12017
Sochi12018
Shanghai12019
Baku12019
Catalunya12019
Austin12019
Nurburgring12020
Imola12020
Portimao12021
Istanbul12021
Mexico City12021

Bold denotes a win from pole position

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Chronology

Below is a detailed list of F1 pole positions by Valtteri Bottas. The table can be sorted by clicking on the column headers.

No.YearGrand PrixCircuitRace no.ConstructorChassisEngineRacePole margin
12017BahrainSakhir80MercedesF1 W08Mercedes V6t30.023s
22017AustriaSpielberg86MercedesF1 W08Mercedes V6t10.042s
32017BrazilInterlagos96MercedesF1 W08Mercedes V6t20.038s
42017Abu DhabiYas Marina97MercedesF1 W08Mercedes V6t10.172s
52018AustriaSpielberg106MercedesF1 W09Mercedes V6tDNF0.019s
62018RussiaSochi113MercedesF1 W09Mercedes V6t20.145s
72019ChinaShanghai121MercedesF1 W10Mercedes V6t20.023s
82019AzerbaijanBaku122MercedesF1 W10Mercedes V6t10.059s
92019SpainCatalunya123MercedesF1 W10Mercedes V6t20.634s
102019BritainSilverstone128MercedesF1 W10Mercedes V6t20.006s
112019USAAustin137MercedesF1 W10Mercedes V6t10.012s
122020AustriaSpielberg140MercedesF1 W11Mercedes V6t10.012s
13202070th AnniversarySilverstone144MercedesF1 W11Mercedes V6t30.063s
142020EifelNurburgring150MercedesF1 W11Mercedes V6tDNF0.256s
152020Emilia RomagnaImola152MercedesF1 W11Mercedes V6t20.097s
162020SakhirSakhir155MercedesF1 W11Mercedes V6t80.026s
172021PortugalPortimao159MercedesF1 W12Mercedes V6t30.007s
182021TurkeyIstanbul172MercedesF1 W12Mercedes V6t10.198s
192021Mexico CityMexico City174MercedesF1 W12Mercedes V6t150.145s
202021Sao PauloInterlagos175MercedesF1 W12Mercedes V6t3n/a

Notes

  • Bottas took pole position for the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix by winning sprint qualifying.

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