Nico Rosberg

Nico Rosberg is the son of former Formula One champion, Keke Rosberg. A dual German-Finnish citizen, Rosberg is one of the rising stars of Formula One racing and has been singled out as a future World Champion by Formula One commentators.

Nationality: German
Date of Birth: 27/06/1985
Team: Mercedes
World Championship Titles: 0
First Race: 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
First Win: 2004 Monaco Grand Prix
Car Number: 04
2009 Championship Position: 7th

Rosberg’s career began in Kart racing. By the age of 17 Rosberg had graduated to Formula BMW racing, where he won a championship before his father’s influence helped him to secure a position in the Formula Three Euroseries.

After two seasons in Formula Three, Rosberg took the step up to the newly launched GP2 series in 2005, and proved his ability by becoming the first driver to win the GP2 Championship. His performances secured him a test session with Williams, and in 2006 he was confirmed as a driver for the Williams Formula One team.

Rosberg found the transition to Formula One racing tough, and finished in 17th position at the end of his first season. His performances improved considerably in 2007, as he consistently finished in the points to take 9th place in the Drivers’ Championship.

The 2008 season, however, proved to be Williams’ worst in decades. Crippled by an uncompetitive car, the best results Rosberg could manage were podium finishes at the Australian and Singapore Grand Prixs. These results proved to be the exception in a poor season for Rosberg, as he finished amongst the points in only three other races.

Towards the end of the 2009 racing season, Rosberg was offered the opportunity to join compatriot Michael Schumacher in an all-German driving team at Mercedes GP.

Formula One Rankings
Position Driver Pts
1Sebastian Vettel
(Red Bull-Renault)		392
2Jenson Button
(McLaren-Mercedes)		270
3Mark Webber
(Red Bull-Renault)		258
4Fernando Alonso
(Ferrari)		257
5Lewis Hamilton
(McLaren-Mercedes)		227
6Felipe Massa
(Ferrari)		118
7Nico Rosberg
(Mercedes GP)		89
8Michael Schumacher
(Mercedes GP)		76
9Adrian Sutil
(Force India-Mercedes)		42
10Vitaly Petrov
(Renault)		37
11Nick Heidfeld
(Renault)		34
12Kamui Kobayashi
(Sauber)		30
13Paul Di Resta
(Force India-Mercedes)		27
14Jaime Alguersuari
(Toro Rosso-Ferrari)		26
15Sebastien Buemi
(Toro Rosso-Ferrari)		15
16Sergio Perez
(Sauber)		14
17Rubens Barrichello
(Williams-Cosworth)		4
18Bruno Senna
(Renault)		2
19Pastor Maldonado
(Williams-Cosworth)		1
20Pedro de la Rosa
(Sauber)		0
21Jarno Trulli
(Lotus-Renault)		0
22Heikki Kovalainen
(Lotus-Renault)		0
23Vitantonio Liuzzi
(HRT-Cosworth)		0
24Jerome d'Ambrosio
(Virgin-Cosworth)		0
25Timo Glock
(Virgin-Cosworth)		0
26Daniel Ricciardo
(HRT-Cosworth)		0
27Narain Karthikeyan
(HRT-Cosworth)		0
28Karun Chandhok
(Lotus-Renault)		0
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