Keke rosberg racing driver

Keke rosberg won the world drivers championship in 1982 with williams. For keke rosberg the original flying finn this was anathema. Accidents count as a driver mistake,so the driver loses points when heshe has an accident,collision or spin. Nico erik rosberg born 27 june 1985 is a germanfinnish former racing driver who won the 2016 formula one world championship driving for mercedesamg petronas motorsport. Find everything in one place on keke rosberg including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. This photo is signed by keke rosberg in person size of the photo is 9 inch x 6 inch or 23 cm x 15 cm. Keijo erik rosberg, known as keke, is a finnish former racing driver and winner of the formula one world championship. Coming up for sale is this photo signed by the driver himself in person.

Keke rosberg i suffered from a an understeering car that i could not handle and b a car that ran out of fuel all the time. Check out the racing career of the greatest ever finnish f1 driver who was the first. Born on the 6th of december of 1948, keijo erik rosberg had a very different journey from other drivers until finding a spot into formula 1 racing. Became a successful driver manager to oliver panis, jj lehto and mika hakkinen amongst others. Rosberg, whose father keke won the f1 world championship in 1982, revealed the other concern in his decision had been his mercedes team, who will now have to find another driver to partner hamilton in 2017. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. Our fuel gauges were so inaccurate it was not a mclaren problem, there just was not the technology in those days to compensate for temperature, volume and all those factors. Keijo erik rosberg, known as keke, is a finnish former racing driver and winner of the 1982 formula one world championship. Before long he began racing formula two and travelling the world in order to compete. Gp racing stats is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the formula 1 companies. The fatherandson duo hit the track in monte carlo following the first practice. Rosberg announces his retirement from f1 racing formula 1. Daher firmierte sein team unter dem namen viva racing.

He has also run a successful team in the dtm and formula 3 championships. Keke rosberg, the 1982 formula one world champion, was the first finnish driver to compete regularly in formula one and the first f1 champion from this nordic country he was active in formula one from 1978 to 1986, recording 114 starts with six teams. He is the father of retired formula one driver and 2016 formula one world champion nico rosberg. This was a quite legitimate claim since, from his very first race he had never spent any of his own money on his sport and in most years he actually showed a profit. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of nico rosberg and keke rosberg over time since january 1st 20. Keke rosberg simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. As it was the final race of the season, it was also rosberg s final race for williams. When we look back over the 1983 season and assess the drivers, there are several factors that must be taken into account factors which affect judgement of drivers such as nelson piquet just as much as keke rosberg.

Click on the year to see the standings for that year. He retired from his final grand prix, in australia, while leading for mclaren. This is my tribute to keke rosberg, the first finnish f1 driver to win the world championship. In the late 1970s swedishborn finn keke rosberg carved a formidable reputation in the junior formulae, battling with fellow rising star gilles villeneuve in formula atlantic before making his mark in formula 1 with victory in the nonchampionship silverstone international race for the theodore team in 1978. Remembering the tragedy and mayhem of the 1982 f1 world. The signed photo comes in perfect conditions with no marks and spots at all.

Rosberg came closest to repeating his success in 1985, when he placed third. Keke and nico rosberg completed a short demonstration run in their old formula 1 machinery in monaco on thursday. Keke rosberg was born in solna, sweden in december 1948. According to keke rosberg, getting to the top in formula 1 requires one of two things. Technical director john barnard had designed the car around the small, precise inputs of niki lauda and alain prost, which meant the car worked best when used by a driver who could live with a certain degree of inherent understeer. The first finn to win the world championship was notable in many ways. According to keke rosberg, getting to the top in formula 1 requires one of two. He is the father of current mercedes formula one driver nico rosberg. Driver keke rosberg at the 1982 caesars palace grand prix formula one race on.

Nico erik rosberg born 27 june 1985 is a retired germanfinnish formula one racing driver and 2016 formula one world champion. In 1982 though, nothing could be taken for granted. Nico rosberg career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. County, sweden is a finnish former formula one racing driver. The win enhanced rosberg s reputation as a street fighter as. Nelson piquet, for example, never wanted to work very hard, but he did have a great talent.

Since retiring as a driver in 1995, rosberg helped guide the careers of the likes of mika hakkinen, jj lehto and his son nico. Lewis hamilton claims nico rosberg is not really german. He drove for williams f1 and mercedes amg petronas under the german flag. Nico entered the professional formula one arena in 2006, with the team williams, a team with which his father keke rosberg had been a world champion back in 1982. He was a late arrival in formula one racing, having wheeled and dealed and. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Click on the site to see keke rosberg s career results at that track. In a nutshell, that sums up keke rosbergs approach to the business of grand prix motor racing. Profile for racing driver keke rosberg from finland. Finnish formula one racing driver keke rosberg driver with the williams. He is the father of former mercedes grand prix driver and 2016 formula one champion nico rosberg. He was the first finnish driver to compete regularly in the series.

Keke real christian name keijo gained his early motor racing experience in formula vee single seaters before making a name for himself in formula 2 and emerging a surprise winner of the rainsoaked 1978 silverstone international trophy race driving the theodoreford owned by hong kong millionaire teddy yip. Keke rosberg s fifth and final grand prix victory came at the 1985 australian grand prix on the brand new adelaide street circuit. Keke rosberg racing career profile driver database. It was also the only year he won more than grand prix in a season. The only child of keke rosberg the 1982 formula one world champion and his german wife sina rosberg, he was raised primarily in the principality of monaco. The driver gets points if he finishes in the first six positions of every race 2. Nico erik rosberg born 27 june 1985 is a germanfinnish former racing driver who won the 2016 formula one. If the championship is more important, the driver gets more points 3. Lewis hamilton has ratcheted up the pressure on nico rosberg ahead of his mercedes teammates home race by claiming rosberg isnt really german. Nico rosberg formula 1 car f1 drivers benz f1 racing lewis hamilton car and driver f 1 vintage racing denny hulme, ayrton senna, niki lauda, keke rosberg, alain prost and james hunt. Driver keke rosberg 1982 formula one results racing.

Keke rosberg born 06 dec 1948 solna, stockholm, sweden. When the money ran low, rosberg would endorse products or throw in a sales. Keijo erik rosberg, as known as keke solna, 6 december 1948, is a finnish former racing driver and formula 1 world champion in 1982 in his formula 1 career he drove for years for low position team, before reaching his most important results with williams team, for which he raced 4 season obtaining 5 successes. Keke rosberg was born in solna, stockholms lan, sweden on monday, december 6, 1948 baby boomers generation. Keke and nico rosberg complete monaco demo run in f1 title. Caused a sensation to win the 1978 brdc international trophy in only his second formula 1 race. Ever the opportunist keke seized the opportunity with both hands and. By this time all plans for a more conservative profession were abandoned and keke rosbergs passport listed his job as racing driver.

Oct 14, 20 remembering the tragedy and mayhem of the 1982 f1 world championship. Keijo erik rosberg known as keke, is a finnish former racing driver and winner of the 1982 formula one world. Keke rosberg was the winner of the 1982 formula 1 world championship but many people know very little about one of the sports greatest drivers. It never occurred to me that i could be a professional racing driver, like i never. Nico rosberg is a former germanfinnish formula one race car driver known as one of the best two best players in the sport alongside lewis hamilton. What hes saying is that, had he stayed at williams for 1986, he would have retired months earlier than he did, because of the ramifications of fws accident. Nico rosberg, the son of finnish 1982 world champion keke rosberg, was born in germany and has dual nationality his karting career was backed by his father and in 2000 rosberg snr used his mercedes connections to arrange backing for nico to race with the support of top karting boss dino chiesa. He started formula one at the late age of 29 in 1978 driving for theodore after which he drove for ats, wolf and fittipaldi with little success. Mar 08, 2008 this is my tribute to keke rosberg, the first finnish f1 driver to win the world championship. His impact on the sport has been massive, from his unique driving technique, to his huge talent at all levels of motor racing and his skill at managing rising stars. Ayrton senna was special, because for him it was both. Frank williams road car accident cant have been one of the reasons for keke rosberg quitting the team, as it happened when rosberg already was a mclaren 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. My racing style expressed that a little bit because my dad keke rosberg, the 1982 f1 world champion was a completely crazy guy in a race car, always over the limits, whereas i. Chances of formula 1 success initially seemed remote, but the retirements of two stars and the tragic 1982 season contrived to deliver keke rosberg the world championship itself. Meanwhile, at the front of the formula one field, the 1980 champion alan jones unexpectedly announced his retirement and frank williams was forced, at the last minute, to hire the only reasonably competent driver available. He nicknamed himself keke so that the media could remember his name. Keke gave the winners trophy to his race engineer, frank dernie. This flamboyant finn only won five grands prix but his spectacular car control and laconic character made him every inch a star. This included him setting a 160mph qualifying lap of silverstone, which stood as the fastestever lap until 2002. Keke rosberg was so successful at racing that it became his profession one which supported him well. F1, formula one, formula 1, fia formula one world championship, grand prix and related marks are trade marks of formula one licensing b.