Valtteri Bottas Net Worth 2026: Mercedes Millions, Cadillac Pay and a Gin Brand

Valtteri Bottas’s net worth is about $40 million, according to a widely reported estimate published by PlanetF1 in August 2026. Other estimates are lower: a September 2026 roundup of F1 driver fortunes put him closer to $30 million. Either way, he sits in the middle of the grid’s rich list, well behind the champions but ahead of many younger rivals.

Valtteri Bottas: quick facts

Net worth

$40 Million

Salary / earnings

$5 Million per year

Source of wealth

F1 salaries, sponsors, business

Profession

Formula 1 driver (Cadillac)

Nationality

Finnish

Place of birth

Nastola, Päijät-Häme, Finland

Date of birth

August 28, 1989 (age 37)

Most of that money was made in five seasons at Mercedes from 2017 to 2021, when he won 10 Grands Prix as Lewis Hamilton’s teammate and was paid about $10 million a year. Three years at Alfa Romeo and Sauber kept his pay at a similar level, even as results dried up.

In 2026 the Finn returned to a full-time race seat with the new Cadillac team on a reported salary of about $5 million. Away from the track he has built a small portfolio of businesses, including a gin brand, a wine label, a coffee roastery and a vineyard retreat in South Australia.

Valtteri Bottas at a glance

• Net worth: about $40 million (widely reported estimate, PlanetF1, August 2026)
• Born: August 28, 1989, in Nastola, Finland
• Profession: Formula 1 driver
• Teams: Williams (2013–2016), Mercedes (2017–2021), Alfa Romeo/Sauber (2022–2024), Mercedes reserve (2025), Cadillac (2026–)
• 2026 salary: about $5 million (reported)
• Biggest paydays: about $10 million a year at Mercedes and later at Sauber
• Career record: 10 Grand Prix wins, 20 pole positions, 67 podiums; runner-up in 2019 and 2020
• Partner: Australian cyclist Tiffany Cromwell (together since 2020); previously married to swimmer Emilia Pikkarainen

His net worth over time is charted at the end of this article.

Where Valtteri Bottas’s money comes from

Source	Details	Estimate
F1 salaries	Williams, Mercedes, Alfa Romeo/Sauber and Cadillac contracts	Largest source; about $10M a year at his peak
Race bonuses	Wins and podiums at Mercedes, plus team title bonuses	Not disclosed; most valuable from 2017 to 2021
Sponsors	Personal partners, including Canyon Bicycles and Australian brands	Not disclosed
Businesses	Oath gin, Ihana wine, a 20% stake in Kahiwa coffee, a 10% stake in the Lahti Pelicans	Small but growing
Property	Vineyard retreat in McLaren Vale, homes in Monaco and Finland	Price not reported
Cars	Collection including a Mercedes-AMG One	Several million dollars at list prices

Valtteri Bottas’s salary by team

F1 teams do not publish driver pay, so the figures below are reported estimates. They cover base salary only and leave out bonuses and personal sponsors.

Years	Team	Reported pay	Notes
2010–2012	Williams (test and reserve driver)	Not disclosed	Development role before his race debut
2013–2016	Williams	Not disclosed	Nine podiums; fourth in the 2014 standings
2017–2021	Mercedes	About $10M a year by 2021	Forbes projected $10M for 2021, seventh in F1
2022–2024	Alfa Romeo / Sauber	About $10M in 2024	RacingNews365 estimate for 2024
2025	Mercedes (reserve driver)	Not disclosed	No race seat
2026	Cadillac	About $5M	RacingNews365 and PlanetF1, 2026

His Cadillac pay is roughly half what he earned at his peak. Teammate Sergio Pérez is reported to earn about $8 million a year at the same team.

Early life

Valtteri Viktor Bottas was born on August 28, 1989, in Nastola, a small town in southern Finland that is now part of Lahti. His father, Rauno, ran a small cleaning company, and his mother, Marianne, worked as an undertaker.

The family was not wealthy by motorsport standards. Bottas started karting at six after spotting a karting event advertised at a local supermarket, and he finished eighth at the 2005 Karting World Cup.

He trained as an auto mechanic at a vocational school in Heinola and later did his military service at the Finnish Defence Forces Sports School in Lahti.

Junior career: a string of titles

Bottas moved into car racing in 2007 and won quickly. In 2008 he took both the Formula Renault Eurocup and the Formula Renault NEC title, beating Daniel Ricciardo to the Eurocup crown by three points.

He then won the Masters of Formula 3 in 2009 and again in 2010, the first driver to win it twice. In 2011 he took the GP3 Series title with ART Grand Prix by winning the last four race weekends.

Williams signed him as its official test driver in January 2010. He spent three years in that role, including 15 Friday practice outings in 2012, before getting a race seat.

Williams years (2013–2016)

Bottas made his Grand Prix debut in Australia in 2013. Williams had a weak car that year, and he scored four of the team’s five points.

The 2014 rule change turned things around. With Mercedes power, he finished fourth in the championship with 186 points and six podiums, starting with Austria. He added two podiums in 2015 and one in 2016.

Those four seasons made his name. When Nico Rosberg retired suddenly after winning the 2016 title, Mercedes picked Bottas as the replacement.

Mercedes years (2017–2021): the big paydays

Joining Mercedes put Bottas in the best car on the grid and alongside Lewis Hamilton, now the richest driver in F1. It was also when his earnings climbed into the top tier.

He won three races in his first season, in Russia, Austria and Abu Dhabi, and finished third. After a winless 2018, he won four races in 2019 and was runner-up to Hamilton. He was runner-up again in 2020 and won his last race for the team in Turkey in 2021.

Mercedes results

Season	Position	Points	Wins
2017	3rd	305	3
2018	5th	247	0
2019	2nd	326	4
2020	2nd	223	2
2021	3rd	226	1

He helped Mercedes win five straight constructors’ titles. Mercedes signed him on a series of one-year deals, which kept his salary at about $10 million rather than the much larger sums paid to Hamilton. At the end of 2021 he was replaced by George Russell.

Alfa Romeo and Sauber (2022–2024)

Bottas moved to Alfa Romeo on a multi-year deal as team leader. The first season went well: he finished 10th with 49 points, and the team was sixth in the constructors’ standings.

Results then fell away. He scored 10 points in 2023, and in 2024, with the team now running as Stake/Kick Sauber, he scored no points at all. He later called the move a mistake.

His salary held up, though. RacingNews365 estimated his 2024 pay at about $10 million, five times that of teammate Zhou Guanyu. Sauber did not keep him for 2025.

Mercedes reserve and the Cadillac return (2025–2026)

Bottas went back to Mercedes as reserve driver for 2025. He turned down an IndyCar offer to stay close to F1, and he did a private test in a McLaren under a reserve-sharing arrangement.

In August 2025 Cadillac, the new American team, named Bottas and Pérez as its first race drivers. Bottas has said his contract runs through 2027; Formula1.com reported in late October 2026 that Cadillac had not yet triggered its option for the second year, while Pérez has been extended for the long term.

The 2026 season has been tough. After the Mexico City Grand Prix on November 1, Bottas had no points and a best finish of 13th in China, which is also Cadillac’s best result. He had retired eight times by the US Grand Prix. Meanwhile his former Mercedes team won the title with Kimi Antonelli, who became the youngest world champion in F1 history.

Cadillac’s sale talks and the team’s interest in test driver Colton Herta add uncertainty. Even so, reports say Bottas is still the favorite to keep his seat for 2027, helped by his feedback on the car and his role in building the new team.

Business ventures and sponsors

Bottas has used his F1 income to build a set of small, personal brands. Most have links to Finland or to Australia, where his partner is from.

• Oath gin: launched with Tiffany Cromwell. It is distilled in Finland using oats from his uncle’s farm. Two batches of about 16,000 bottles each had been made by late 2023.
• Ihana wine: a Shiraz made with Oliver’s Taranga Vineyards in McLaren Vale. The first 2022 vintage ran to 5,000 bottles and sold for about $195 a two-pack in the U.S. He also co-hosts a wine podcast with winemaker Corrina Wright.
• Kahiwa Coffee Roasters: he owns about 20% of this Lahti roastery, which ships worldwide.
• Lahti Pelicans: he bought a 10% stake in the Finnish Liiga ice hockey club in March 2021.
• FNLD GRVL: a gravel cycling event in Lahti that he co-founded with Cromwell and Amy Charity.
• Azurite: in 2019 he became a major shareholder and brand ambassador of this Monaco property investment firm.

PlanetF1 notes that his profile in Australia has brought him several Australian sponsors, and that he has a long-running deal with Canyon Bicycles. He also has a podcast with its own merchandise, helped by a cult following built on his mullet and dry humor.

Real estate

Bottas splits his time between three bases. Purchase prices have not been made public.

Property	Year	Reported price
The Vineyard McLaren Vale, South Australia (six hectares, main house plus six guest houses)	2025	Not disclosed
Home in Monaco	—	Not disclosed
Lake house in Finland	—	Not disclosed

The McLaren Vale retreat, bought with Cromwell, stays open to paying guests, so it also earns income.

Car collection

Like many drivers, Bottas collects cars. ESPN reported in 2023 that his garage included a Mercedes-AMG One hypercar, a Ferrari F8 Tributo and an Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm, and that he had ordered an Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale.

Personal life

Bottas married Finnish Olympic swimmer Emilia Pikkarainen in Helsinki in September 2016. The couple announced their divorce in November 2019.

Since early 2020 he has been in a relationship with Australian road and gravel cyclist Tiffany Cromwell. They run several businesses together and divide their time between Europe and South Australia.

Bottas is a keen endurance athlete. He races gravel bikes, finishing 134th of 233 at the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships, and has competed in rallies, including a sixth place at the 2021 Arctic Lapland Rally.

Philanthropy

• He has run the Valtteri Bottas Duathlon, a charity event in Finland, every year since 2017.
• His tongue-in-cheek BOTTASS 2024 calendar raised about $150,000 for Movember, the men’s health charity.
• A 2022 photo of him taken by Cromwell, sold as prints, raised more than €50,000 for charity.

How Valtteri Bottas compares

Driver	Estimated net worth	Main source
Sergio Pérez	About $50 million	Red Bull salary (2021–2024)
George Russell	About $40 million	Mercedes salary
Valtteri Bottas	About $40 million	Mercedes and Sauber salaries
Pierre Gasly	About $33 million	Alpine salary
Esteban Ocon	About $21 million	Alpine and Haas salaries

Figures are widely reported estimates from PlanetF1 (August 2026). Bottas is roughly level with Russell, who took his Mercedes seat, and just behind his Cadillac teammate. Esteban Ocon, linked with his seat for 2027, is worth about half as much. For the full ranking, see our list of the richest F1 drivers, which is led by Hamilton and Max Verstappen. More sports profiles are on our athletes page.

Frequently asked questions

What is Valtteri Bottas’s net worth?

About $40 million, according to a widely reported estimate published by PlanetF1 in August 2026. Some estimates put it closer to $30 million.

How much does Valtteri Bottas earn at Cadillac?

His 2026 salary is reported at about $5 million, according to RacingNews365 and PlanetF1. Bonuses and personal sponsors come on top.

How much did Bottas earn at Mercedes?

About $10 million a year by the end of his time there. Forbes projected $10 million for 2021, his final Mercedes season.

How many races has Valtteri Bottas won?

Ten, all with Mercedes between 2017 and 2021. He also has 20 pole positions and 67 podiums.

What businesses does Valtteri Bottas own?

He co-owns Oath gin and the Ihana wine label, owns about 20% of Kahiwa coffee and 10% of the Lahti Pelicans hockey club, and runs a vineyard retreat in South Australia.

Is Valtteri Bottas married?

Not currently. He was married to swimmer Emilia Pikkarainen from 2016 to 2019 and has been with Australian cyclist Tiffany Cromwell since 2020.

Sources: PlanetF1 (driver net worth, August 2026), Yahoo Finance UK (September 2026), Forbes (2021 F1 earnings), RacingNews365 (salary estimates 2021, 2024, 2026), Formula1.com, RaceFans, ESPN, Speedcafe, The Drinks Business, Monaco Life, Wikipedia. All net worth figures are estimates.