Valtteri Bottas
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Valtteri Bottas ( born August 28, 1989 in Villähde, Nastola ) is a Finnish racing driver. He won twice (2009 and 2010), the Formula 3 Masters and in 2011 Master of the GP3 series. Since 2013 he runs for Williams in Formula 1
Career
After Bottas had made from 2001 to 2006 in karting first experience in motorsports, 2007, he moved to Formula racing. Bottas was with two wins third in the North European Formula Renault. He also competed in the Winter Series of the British Formula Renault, where she won three of four races. The champion titles still not won Bottas because he lacked the necessary license. In 2008 he went both in the North European Formula Renault, as well as in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 at the start. With a total of seventeen victories Bottas won the championship both racing series.
2009 Bottas took for ART Grand Prix in the Formula 3 Euro Series. Although he did not win a race, he finished at the end of the season thanks to six second-place finishes in third place overall and was the best rookie of the season. His team-mate Jules Bianchi was defeated by 62 to 114 points. In addition, Bottas won the Formula 3 Masters at Zandvoort. 2010 remained Bottas at ART Grand Prix and denied his second season in the championship. During the sprint race at the Norisring Bottas scored his first victory in the Formula 3 Euro Series. With another victory, he finished at the end of the season again third overall. This time, as the best driver of his racing team. He also scored as the year before winning the Formula 3 Masters at Zandvoort and became the first racing driver, who won this race twice. In addition, he took over the post of the test and reserve driver in Formula 1 team Williams.
2011 remained Bottas at his team, which started as Lotus ART in 2011, and first appeared in the GP3 Series. After he had scored the first four race weekends only three points, he stood by the following four race weekends on the podium six times, scoring four wins and took the lead in the championship, which he retained until the end of the season. With 62 to 55 points, he sat down in the championship with team-mate James Calado by. He then took part in a race weekend of the British Formula 3 Championship, where he scored a win, and a meeting of the FIA Formula 3 Trophy 2011. He also practiced again from the position of the Williams test driver. In November Bottas completed the first time a Formula 1 test on a racetrack.
2012 remained Bottas Williams test driver. He participated in this function to some free training. He made his debut in the free practice for the Grand Prix of Malaysia. Botta chose for this year, however, in addition to its test driver involvement in another series races to go. For the 2013 season Bottas made his Formula 1 race debut as a regular driver of Williams. He scored the 14th in Australia. At the Grand Prix of Canada, Bottas qualified for the third place. However, in the race he fell back and came in 14th place finish. In the United States managed Bottas again in the top ten on the grid. He managed this time to get in the top 10 to the goal and scored with an eighth place for the first time points. Bottas finished the season in 17th place overall.
2014 received Bottas with Felipe Massa a new team-mate at Williams. Already at the season opener in Australia Botta reached with a fifth place his best finish so far in Formula 1 after the second race he finished in eighth place overall.
Personal
Bottas is in a relationship with Finnish swimmer Emilia Pikkarainen.
Others
With the introduction of permanent Formula 1 race numbers 2014 Botta chose the # 77 He decided to use this number to use the spelling BO77AS for his names.
Statistics
Career stations
- 2001-2006: Karting
- 2007: North European Formula Renault ( 3rd place)
- 2008: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup (Master)
- 2008: North European Formula Renault (Master)
- 2009: Formula 3 Euro Series ( 3rd place)
- 2010: Formula 3 Euro Series ( 3rd place)
- 2010: Formula 1 ( test driver )
- 2011: GP3 Series ( Master )
- 2011: British Formula 3 ( 17th)
- 2011: Formula 1 ( test driver )
- 2012: Formula 1 ( test driver )
- 2013: Formula 1 ( 17th)
- 2014: Formula 1
Statistics in Formula 1
Status: Grand Prix of Malaysia, March 30, 2014