Keke Rosberg is the winner of the 1982 Formula One World Championship. He was the first Finnish driver to compete regularly in the series.
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Keijo Erik Rosberg, known as “Keke” is a Finnish former racing driver born on 6 December 1948 in Solna, Sweden, where his father studied veterinary science. Rosberg’s father Lars Rosberg and mother Lea Lautala were both natives of Hamina, Finland. The family moved back to Finland in the spring of 1950, originally settling in Lapinjärvi and later moving to Hamina, Oulu and Iisalmi. Keke is the winner of the 1982 Formula One World Championship. He was the first Finnish driver to compete regularly in the series. He is the father of 2016 Formula One World Champion Nico Rosberg.
Rosberg after retiring from Formula One spent a long time managing his countrymen JJ Lehto and future world champion Mika Häkkinen. Until 2008, he also managed his son Nico who entered Formula One in 2006 driving for Williams F1. In 2013 he and Nico became the first father and son to both win at Monaco, 30 years apart from each other. In 2016, he and Nico became the second father son duo to both win Formula One World Championships, after Graham Hill and Damon Hill had won the Championships of 1962 & 1968 and 1996 respectively.
Rosberg got into the European Formula Two in the year 1976 Team Warsteiner Eurorace and Fred Opert Racing and raced in 8 races in that season out of the 7 races for Warstiner. Keke was able to score just 5 points in that season without any pole or win and finished at 10th position. He continued with Fred Opert Racing for the 1977 season. He completed 11 races in that season with 1 pole position, 1 win, 3 podiums, 25 points and finished at 6th position.
Rosberg had a relatively late start to his F1 career, debuting at the age of 29 after stints in Formula Vee, Formula Super Vee, Can-Am, Formula Atlantic, Formula Pacific and Formula Two, then “feeder” series to Formula One. He raced for Fred Opert, his American patron. His first Formula One drive was with the Theodore team during the 1978 season. He immediately caught the attention of the Formula One paddock with a superb drive in the non-Championship BRDC International Trophy at Silverstone in just his second race with the team, emerging victorious after many of the big names had been caught out by a tremendous downpour.
Rosberg was not able to qualify for a race afterwards, and was signed by another non competitive team, ATS, for three races after the Theodore team scrapped its unreliable car design. He returned to Theodore after they acquired chassis from the Wolf Formula One team, but these were also uncompetitive and Rosberg returned to ATS to end the season. He next emerged with the Wolf team, midway through the 1979 season. Rosberg soon had to change teams again when Wolf left Formula One, and signed with Fittipaldi Automotive which had bought the remains of Walter Wolf’s squad.
| Races | 114 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Podiums | 17 |
| Points | 160 |
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Keke is one of the richest Race Car Drivers & listed on most popular Race Car Drivers. According to reports Keke Rosberg net worth as of 2022 is approximately $30 Million. Rosberg is one of the successful celebrities. He has ranked on the list of those famous people who were born on December 6, 1948. His income source is mostly from being a successful Race Car Driver.
Keke Rosberg is married to Sina Rosberg. Sina was born on 26 September 1946 in Wiesbaden, Germany. She is 75 years old as of 2022 and is a German Interpreter. The couple tied the knot in 1983 in Mauritius. They have one son together Nico Rosberg, who is a 2016 Formula One World Champion. The couple are grandparents to Naila Rosberg, Alaϊa Rosberg.
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