Valtteri Bottas

Valtteri Viktor Bottas ( Finnish pronunciation:  [ˈʋɑltːeɾi ˈbotːɑs]; born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in the GP2 Series with SPRG. Bottas has also raced in the GP3 Series in 2008.

Early Life
Valtteri was born in Nastola, Finland on 28 August 1989 to Rauno Bottas and Marianne Välimaa. His father owns a small cleaning company, and his mother is an undertaker. He was educated in Heinola. Bottas served in the army briefly, which is mandatory for adult males in Finland. His military rank is Lance corporal.

Junior formulae
In Karts Bottas achieved success in Local and National championships. He won 6 karting championships in only 3 years. In 2007 Bottas came 3rd in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship behind Frank Kechele and Tobais Hegewald. In 2008 he moved onto the GP3 Series with SPRG. In 2009 he stayed with SPRG finishing 10th in the standings with 1 win at Vancouver meanwhile team mate James Rossiter finished 1 place ahead of the young finnish driver in 9th and 4 points ahead.