In the 2018 Formula 1 season Valtteri Bottas drove a total of 21 races for Mercedes. From the total of 21 races, Valtteri managed to finish on the podium 8 times. With the best result a 2nd place during the Bahrain Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Bottas didn't finish, this happend in 2 occasions.
During the 2018 season Valtteri started the race 2 times from pole position.
Valtteri Bottas finished the season on 5th place in the driver championship with a total of 247 points.
Bottas vs. Hamilton Mercedes 2018
3
Race
17
6
Qualify
15
2018 races
Australian GP
Mar 25th, 2018
8th
Bahrain GP
Apr 8th, 2018
2nd
Chinese GP
Apr 15th, 2018
2nd
Azerbaijan GP
Apr 29th, 2018
DNF
Spanish GP
May 13th, 2018
2nd
Monaco GP
May 27th, 2018
5th
Canadian GP
Jun 10th, 2018
2nd
French GP
Jun 24th, 2018
7th
Austrian GP
Jul 1st, 2018
DNF
British GP
Jul 8th, 2018
4th
German GP
Jul 22nd, 2018
2nd
Hungarian GP
Jul 29th, 2018
5th
Belgian GP
Aug 26th, 2018
4th
Italian GP
Sep 2nd, 2018
3rd
Singapore GP
Sep 16th, 2018
4th
Russian GP
Sep 30th, 2018
2nd
Japanese GP
Oct 7th, 2018
2nd
United States GP
Oct 21st, 2018
5th
Mexican GP
Oct 28th, 2018
5th
Brazilian GP
Nov 11th, 2018
5th
Abu Dhabi GP
Nov 25th, 2018
5th
2018 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
2
Podiums
8
Finishes in top 5
17
Finishes in points
19
Position
5th
High/low position
3rd/8th
Points
247
DNF's
2
Fastest laps
7
High/low finish result
2nd/19th
Average finish result
5.1
High/low qualifying result
1st/10th
Average qualifying result
3.52
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
1
Podium streak
2
Top 5 streak
12
Points streak
12
Finish streak
12
2018 Standings progression
2018 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Fastest lap | Delta | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian GP | 8th | +34.339 | 15th | 1:27.019 | +1.074 | 10th | 1:22.089 (Q2) | +0.925 |
| 2 | Bahrain GP | 2nd | +0.699 | 3rd | 1:33.740 | 3rd | 1:28.124 (Q3) | +0.166 | |
| 3 | Chinese GP | 2nd | +8.894 | 3rd | 1:36.987 | +1.202 | 3rd | 1:31.625 (Q3) | +0.530 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan GP | DNF | DNF (Puncture) | 3rd | 1:45.149 | 3rd | 1:41.837 (Q3) | +0.339 | |
| 5 | Spanish GP | 2nd | +20.593 | 2nd | 1:19.478 | +1.037 | 2nd | 1:16.213 (Q3) | +0.040 |
| 6 | Monaco GP | 5th | +18.822 | 5th | 1:16.312 | +2.052 | 5th | 1:11.441 (Q3) | +0.631 |
| 7 | Canadian GP | 2nd | +7.376 | 2nd | 1:13.992 | +0.128 | 2nd | 1:10.857 (Q3) | +0.093 |
| 8 | French GP | 7th | +1:20.632 | 2nd | 1:34.225 | 2nd | 1:30.147 (Q3) | +0.118 | |
| 9 | Austrian GP | DNF | DNF (Hydraulics) | 1st | 1:09.044 | +2.087 | 1st | 1:03.130 (Q3) | |
| 10 | British GP | 4th | +8.883 | 4th | 1:31.377 | +0.681 | 4th | 1:26.217 (Q3) | +0.325 |
| 11 | German GP | 2nd | +4.535 | 2nd | 1:15.721 | +0.176 | 2nd | 1:11.416 (Q3) | +0.204 |
| 12 | Hungarian GP | 5th | +50.000 | 2nd | 1:21.736 | +1.724 | 2nd | 1:35.918 (Q3) | +0.260 |
| 13 | Belgian GP | 4th | +1:03.605 | 19th | 1:46.286 | 10th | 1:42.191 (Q2) | ||
| 14 | Italian GP | 3rd | +14.066 | 4th | 1:22.907 | +0.410 | 4th | 1:19.656 (Q3) | +0.537 |
| 15 | Singapore GP | 4th | +51.930 | 4th | 1:44.720 | +2.815 | 4th | 1:36.702 (Q3) | +0.687 |
| 16 | Russian GP | 2nd | +2.545 | 1st | 1:35.861 | 1st | 1:31.387 (Q3) | ||
| 17 | Japanese GP | 2nd | +12.919 | 2nd | 1:33.110 | +0.792 | 2nd | 1:28.059 (Q3) | +0.299 |
| 18 | United States GP | 5th | +24.744 | 3rd | 1:38.470 | +1.078 | 4th | 1:32.616 (Q3) | +0.379 |
| 19 | Mexican GP | 5th | +1 Lap | 5th | 1:18.741 | 5th | 1:15.160 (Q3) | +0.401 | |
| 20 | Brazilian GP | 5th | +22.943s | 3rd | 1:10.540 | 3rd | 1:07.441 (Q3) | +0.160 | |
| 21 | Abu Dhabi GP | 5th | +47.957 | 2nd | 1:40.953 | +0.086 | 2nd | 1:34.956 (Q3) | +0.162 |