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Keke Rosberg
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Finnish racing driver
Key facts
- Born
- Keijo Erik Rosberg , ( 1948-12-06 ) 6 December 1948 (age 77) , Solna , Sweden
- Spouse
- Sina Gleitsmann-Dengel ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1983 )
- Children
- Nico Rosberg
- Nationality
- Finnish
- Active years
- 1978 – 1986
- Teams
- Theodore , ATS , Wolf , Fittipaldi , Williams , McLaren
- Entries
- 128 (114 starts)
- Championships
- 1 ( 1982 )
- First entry
- 1978 South African Grand Prix
- First win
- 1982 Swiss Grand Prix
- Last win
- 1985 Australian Grand Prix
- Last entry
- 1986 Australian Grand Prix
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Erik
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Solna Municipality
- Child
- Nico Rosberg
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Participant in
- Formula One
- Sport
- auto racing
- Member of team
- McLaren
- Image
- Anefo 932-2378 Keke Rosberg, Zandvoort, 03-07-1982.jpg
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- date of birth
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- birth name
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- nickname
- Keke
- pseudonym
- Keke Rosberg
- number of wins
- 5
- points for
- 159.5
- pole positions
- 5
- podium finishes
- 17
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 129
- name in native language
- Keke Rosberg
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Encyclopedic overview
Keijo Erik "Keke" Rosberg ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkeke ˈruːsbæri] ; born 6 December 1948) is a Finnish former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1986. Rosberg won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1982 with Williams, and won five Grands Prix across nine seasons.
Born in Sweden and raised in Finland, Rosberg started his racing career in karting before graduating to Formula Vee in 1972. Upon winning Finnish Championship the following year, Rosberg progressed to Formula Super Vee, where he won the German Championship in 1975. He then moved to European Formula Two, competing from 1976 to 1979. Aged 29, Rosberg made his Formula One debut for Theodore at the 1978 South African Grand Prix. He spent the remainder of the 1978 season with Theodore and ATS, winning the non-championship BRDC International Trophy with the former in his second Formula One appearance. Rosberg returned in 1979 with Wolf, replacing the retired James Hunt from the French Grand Prix onwards. After another non-classified championship finish, Rosberg signed for Fittipaldi in 1980 to partner Emerson Fittipaldi, scoring his maiden points and podium finish on debut.
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