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Keijo Erik "Keke" Rosberg (KEK-ee; born December 6, 1948 in Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden) is a Finnish former Formula One racing driver. Rosberg has driven for Theodore, ATS, Wolf, Fittipaldi, Williams and McLaren between 1978 and 1986, winning 5 races and the 1982 World Drivers' Championship.

He is the father of former Mercedes Grand Prix driver and 2016 Formula One champion Nico Rosberg.


Formula One Statistical Overview[]

F1 Career Record[]

Year Entrant Team WDC Points WDC Pos. Report
1978 Theodore Racing Hong Kong Theodore-Ford Cosworth 0 NC Report
ATS Racing Team ATS-Ford Cosworth
Theodore Racing Hong Kong Wolf-Ford Cosworth
1979 Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing Wolf-Ford Cosworth 0 NC Report
1980 Skol Fittipaldi Team Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth 6 10th Report
1981 Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth 0 NC Report
1982 TAG Williams Team Williams-Ford Cosworth 44 1st Report
1983 TAG Williams Team Williams-Ford Cosworth 27 5th Report
Williams-Honda
1984 Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams-Honda 20.5 8th Report
1985 Canon Williams Team Williams-Honda 40 3rd Report
1986 Malboro McLaren International McLaren-TAG 22 6th Report

Statistics[]

Entries 130
Starts 114
Pole Positions 5
Sprint Poles 0
Front Row Starts 10
Race Wins 5
Sprint Wins 0
Podiums 17
Sprint Podiums 0
Fastest Laps 3
Sprint Fastest Laps 0
Points 159.5
Laps Raced 5305
Distance Raced 24,453 km (15,194 mi)
Races Led 20
Laps Led 512
Distance Led 2,165 km (1,345 mi)

Race wins[]

Win Number Grand Prix
1 1982 Swiss Grand Prix
2 1983 Monaco Grand Prix
3 1984 Dallas Grand Prix
4 1985 Detroit Grand Prix
5 1985 Australian Grand Prix

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts Pos
1978 Flag of Argentina Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of the United States Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of Spain 1977 1981 Flag of Sweden Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Canada 0 NC
Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ 15th 16th 17th 10th NC Ret DNPQ Ret NC
1979 Flag of Argentina Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of the United States Flag of Spain 1977 1981 Flag of Belgium Flag of Monaco Flag of Sweden Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Italy Flag of Canada Flag of the United States 0 NC
C 9th Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret
1980 Flag of Argentina Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of the United States Flag of Belgium Flag of Monaco Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Italy Flag of Canada Flag of the United States 6 10th
3rd 9th Ret Ret 7th DNQ Ret DNQ Ret 16th DNQ 5th 9th 10th
1981 Flag of the United States Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) Flag of Argentina Flag of San Marino Flag of Belgium Flag of Monaco Flag of Spain 1945 1977 Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Italy Flag of Canada Flag of the United States 0 NC
Ret 9th Ret Ret Ret DNQ 12th Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 10th
1982 Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) Flag of the United States Flag of San Marino Flag of Belgium Flag of Monaco Flag of the United States Flag of Canada Flag of the Netherlands Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of France Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of Switzerland Flag of Italy Flag of the United States 44 1st
5th DSQ 2nd 2nd Ret 4th Ret 3rd Ret 5th 3rd 2nd 1st 8th 5th
1983 Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) Flag of the United States Flag of France Flag of San Marino Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of the United States Flag of Canada Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Italy Flag of Europe Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 27 5th
DSQ Ret 5th 4th 1st 5th 2nd 4th 11th 10th 8th Ret 11th Ret 5th
1984 Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Belgium Flag of San Marino Flag of France Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Flag of the United States Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Italy Flag of Europe Flag of Portugal 20.5 8th
2nd Ret 4th Ret 6th 4th
[1]
Ret Ret 1st Ret Ret Ret 8th Ret Ret Ret
1985 Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) Flag of Portugal Flag of San Marino Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Flag of France Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Italy Flag of Belgium Flag of Europe Flag of South Africa 1928-1994 Flag of Australia 40 3rd
Ret Ret Ret 8th 4th 1st 2nd Ret 12th Ret Ret Ret 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
1986 Flag of Brazil (1968–1992) Flag of Spain Flag of San Marino Flag of Monaco Flag of Belgium Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Flag of France Flag of Great Britain Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Austria Flag of Italy Flag of Portugal Flag of Mexico Flag of Australia 22 6th
Ret 4th 5th 2nd Ret 4th Ret 4th Ret 5th Ret 9th 4th Ret Ret Ret
Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Podium finish DSQ Disqualified
3rd DNQ Did not qualify
5th Points finish DNPQ Did not pre-qualify
14th Non-points finish TD Test driver
Italics Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap DNS Did not start
18th Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) NC Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP Qualified for pole position [+] More Symbols

Notes[]

  1. Race stopped after 31/76 Laps. Half points awarded

External links[]

V T E List of World Drivers' Champions
1950: Giuseppe Farina
1951: Juan Manuel Fangio
1952: Alberto Ascari
1953: Alberto Ascari
1954: Juan Manuel Fangio
1955: Juan Manuel Fangio
1956: Juan Manuel Fangio
1957: Juan Manuel Fangio
1958: Mike Hawthorn
1959: Jack Brabham
1960: Jack Brabham
1961: Phil Hill
1962: Graham Hill
1963: Jim Clark
1964: John Surtees
1965: Jim Clark
1966: Jack Brabham
1967: Denny Hulme
1968: Graham Hill
1969: Jackie Stewart
1970: Jochen Rindt
1971: Jackie Stewart
1972: Emerson Fittipaldi
1973: Jackie Stewart
1974: Emerson Fittipaldi
1975: Niki Lauda
1976: James Hunt
1977: Niki Lauda
1978: Mario Andretti
1979: Jody Scheckter
1980: Alan Jones
1981: Nelson Piquet
1982: Keke Rosberg
1983: Nelson Piquet
1984: Niki Lauda
1985: Alain Prost
1986: Alain Prost
1987: Nelson Piquet
1988: Ayrton Senna
1989: Alain Prost
1990: Ayrton Senna
1991: Ayrton Senna
1992: Nigel Mansell
1993: Alain Prost
1994: Michael Schumacher
1995: Michael Schumacher
1996: Damon Hill
1997: Jacques Villeneuve
1998: Mika Häkkinen
1999: Mika Häkkinen
2000: Michael Schumacher
2001: Michael Schumacher
2002: Michael Schumacher
2003: Michael Schumacher
2004: Michael Schumacher
2005: Fernando Alonso
2006: Fernando Alonso
2007: Kimi Räikkönen
2008: Lewis Hamilton
2009: Jenson Button
2010: Sebastian Vettel
2011: Sebastian Vettel
2012: Sebastian Vettel
2013: Sebastian Vettel
2014: Lewis Hamilton
2015: Lewis Hamilton
2016: Nico Rosberg
2017: Lewis Hamilton
2018: Lewis Hamilton
2019: Lewis Hamilton
2020: Lewis Hamilton
2021: Max Verstappen
2022: Max Verstappen
2023: Max Verstappen
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Drivers
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V T E Finland Keke Rosberg
Seasons
1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986
Season Reports
1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986
Teams
Theodore (1978) • ATS (1978) • Wolf (1978-1979) • Fittipaldi (1980-1981) • Williams (1982-1985) • McLaren (1986)
Teammates
Jochen Mass (1978) • Michael Bleekemolen (1978) • Emerson Fittipaldi (1980) • Chico Serra (1981) • Carlos Reutemann (1982) • Mario Andretti (1982) • Derek Daly (1982) • Jacques Laffite (1983-1984) • Jonathan Palmer (1983) • Nigel Mansell (1985) • Alain Prost (1986)
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