Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 78
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 64
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 186 | |
| 2015 | 136 | |
| 2016 | 85 | |
| 2017 | 305 | |
| 2018 | 247 | |
| 2019 | 326 | |
| 2020 | 223 | |
| 2021 | 226 | |
| 2022 | 49 | |
| 2023 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Valtteri Bottas ranks #46 in Formula 1
Valtteri Bottas ranks 46th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 988th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 72.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 78, Longevity 80, Honours 64, Statistics 78. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2013–present with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2019, which sets the Peak component at 78. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 80 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 10, podiums 67, pole positions 20, championship runner-up finishes 2.
Immediately ahead sits Ralf Schumacher on 73.8, a gap of 1.2 points. Directly behind is Carlos Reutemann on 74.5. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Valtteri Bottas GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bottas stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak78/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2019. Scored 78/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours64/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 64/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Bottas comparisons
Valtteri Bottas — frequently asked
- Is Valtteri Bottas the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Valtteri Bottas ranks 46th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 72.6, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Valtteri Bottas's GOAT Score?
- 72.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 78 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 64 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Valtteri Bottas rank all time?
- 988th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within Formula 1.
- Valtteri Bottas vs Ralf Schumacher: who ranks higher?
- Ralf Schumacher, on 73.8 against Valtteri Bottas's 72.6 — a margin of 1.2 points.