Keke Rosberg
Keke Rosberg is a Finnish formula one driver, born in Solna Municipality on 1948-12-06. 1982 f1 world champion is the short version of the record; the long version, season by season, is below.
Keke Rosberg: Career Record And Results At A Glance
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Full name | Keke Rosberg |
| Born | 1948-12-06 — Solna Municipality |
| Nationality | Finland |
| Discipline | Formula One driver, racing automobile driver |
| Teams on record | Theodore Racing, ATS F1, Walter Wolf Racing, Fittipaldi Automotive, Williams Racing, McLaren |
| Stories in the last 30 days | 0 |
Those fields are Wikidata claims. Each carries its own item identifier, so any of them can be re-checked at source. A missing field means neither source holds it. Nothing here is estimated.
Keke Rosberg Formula 1 Career Totals And Results
Nine drivers from the country have entered a Formula 1 World Championship round. Keke Rosberg is one of the eight whose career is complete, so the totals below are final; the ninth, Valtteri Bottas, is still racing. Three of the nine won a world championship, which is the figure that makes the group unusual rather than the number of drivers in it.
| Drivers | Active Years | Entries | Wins | Podiums | Career Points | Poles | Fastest Laps | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keke Rosberg | 1978– 1986 | 128 (114 starts) | 5 | 17 | 159.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 ( 1982) |
Read that row against the group table further down rather than on its own. Entries and starts differ because a driver can enter a weekend and not take the start, which is why both are given. Career points are not comparable across eras at all: the scoring system has changed several times, so a points total says as much about when a driver raced as about how well.
Keke Rosberg Career Results, Season By Season
Keke Rosberg season by season from 1976 to 1995: which team, which car, and where each campaign finished. On the rally side the columns are the individual rounds, so a blank means he did not start that event and a number means he did. Wins, podiums and championship positions are in the same table rather than summarised above it.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | European Formula Two | Team Warsteiner Eurorace | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10th |
| 1977 | European Formula Two | Fred Opert Racing | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 6th |
| 1978 | European Formula Two | Fred Opert Racing | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5th |
| 1979 | European Formula Two | Project Four Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12th |
| 1980 | Formula One | Skol Fittipaldi Team | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10th |
| 1981 | Formula One | Fittipaldi Automotive | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1982 | Formula One | TAG Williams Team | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 1st |
| 1983 | Formula One | TAG Williams Team | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 5th |
| 1984 | Formula One | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.5 | 8th |
| 1985 | Formula One | Canon Williams Honda Team | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 3rd |
| 1986 | Formula One | Marlboro McLaren TAG Turbo | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6th |
| 1990 | World Sportscar Championship | Peugeot Talbot Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1991 | World Sportscar Championship | Peugeot Talbot Sport | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 13th |
| 1992 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft | AMG Motorenbau GmbH | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 147 | 5th |
| 1993 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft | Joest Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18th |
| 1994 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft | Opel Joest Racing | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14th |
| 1995 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft | Opel Team Rosberg | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18th |
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Team Warsteiner Eurorace | Toj F201 | BMW | HOC Ret | THR Ret | VAL DNQ | SAL 13 | PAU | HOC Ret | ROU 4 | MUG 24 | PER DNQ | |
| 1977 | Fred Opert Racing | Chevron B35 | Hart | SIL Ret | 6th | 25 | |||||||
| 1978 | Fred Opert Racing | Chevron B42 | Hart | THR Ret | HOC 8 | NÜR 2 | PAU DNS | MUG Ret | VAL Ret | ROU | DON 1 | NOG 17 | PER |
| 1979 | Project Four Racing | March 792 | BMW | SIL | HOC 1 | THR | NÜR Ret | VAL | MUG | PAU | HOC | ZAN | PER |
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Theodore Racing Hong Kong | Theodore TR1 | Ford - Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA Ret | USW DNPQ | MON DNPQ | BEL DNQ | ESP DNPQ | NC | 0 | |
| 1979 | Olympus Cameras Wolf Racing | Wolf WR7 | Ford - Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | GBR Ret | NC | 0 | |||||||
| 1980 | Skol Fittipaldi Team | Fittipaldi F7 | Ford - Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG 3 | BRA 9 | RSA Ret | USW Ret | BEL 7 | MON DNQ | FRA Ret | GBR DNQ | 10th | |
| 1981 | Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford - Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | USW Ret | BRA 9 | ARG Ret | SMR Ret | BEL Ret | MON DNQ | ESP 12 | FRA Ret | GBR Ret | GER DNQ |
| 1982 | TAG Williams Team | Williams FW07C | Ford - Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | RSA 5 | BRA DSQ | USW 2 | SMR | 1st | 44 | ||||
| 1983 | TAG Williams Team | Williams FW08C | Ford - Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BRA DSQ | USW Ret | FRA 5 | SMR 4 | MON 1 | BEL 5 | DET 2 | CAN 4 | GBR 11 | GER 10 |
| 1984 | Williams Grand Prix Engineering | Williams FW09 | Honda RA163E 1.5 V6 t | BRA 2 | RSA Ret | BEL 4 | SMR Ret | FRA 6 | MON 4 | CAN Ret | DET Ret | DAL 1 | |
| 1985 | Canon Williams Honda | Williams FW10 | Honda RA164E 1.5 V6 t | BRA Ret | POR Ret | SMR Ret | MON 8 | CAN 4 | 3rd | 40 |
The rise to Formula one
Keijo Erik “Keke” Rosberg, born in Solna Municipality on December 6, 1948, began his racing career in karting. He then advanced to Formula Vee in 1972, securing the Finnish Championship in 1973. This progression led to Formula Super Vee, where he claimed the German Championship in 1975.
Rosberg then competed in European Formula Two from 1976 to 1979. His Formula One debut came at the 1978 South African Grand Prix, driving for Theodore Racing at the age of 29. He competed with Theodore Racing and ATS F1 during the remainder of the 1978 season. Rosberg secured a victory in the non-championship BRDC International Trophy with Theodore Racing in his second Formula One appearance.
In 1979, Rosberg joined Walter Wolf Racing from the French Grand Prix onwards. He then moved to Fittipaldi Automotive in 1980. His first points and podium finish occurred at the opening race of the 1980 season with Fittipaldi Automotive.
Championship success and peak performance
Rosberg joined Williams Racing in 1982. His maiden Grand Prix victory occurred that year at the Swiss Grand Prix. With five additional podium finishes, he secured the 1982 Formula One World Drivers' Championship at the final race of the season. He became the first Finnish World Drivers' Champion.
Rosberg was unable to defend his title in 1983, despite winning the non-championship Race of Champions and the Monaco Grand Prix. His 1984 season included a victory at the Dallas Grand Prix. In 1985, Rosberg won the Detroit Grand Prix and the Australian Grand Prix, finishing third in the championship. He set a pole position average speed record of 259.01 km/h at Silverstone in 1985, which stood until 2002. Four of his five championship Grand Prix wins were on street circuits.
For 1986, Rosberg moved to McLaren, partnering Alain Prost. He did not achieve a victory during the season. Rosberg retired at the end of the 1986 season, concluding his Formula One career with five wins, five pole positions, three fastest laps, and 17 podium finishes. His decision to retire was influenced by the fatal accident of his friend Elio de Angelis in May 1986.
Retirement and post-racing career
Following his retirement from Formula One, Rosberg continued to compete in other motorsport disciplines. He achieved multiple race wins in the World Sportscar Championship with Peugeot in 1990 and 1991. He also secured race wins in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, competing from 1992 to 1995.
Since 1994, Rosberg has owned and managed Team Rosberg. This team has won championships in German Formula Three, Formula BMW, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, and Extreme E. Rosberg also moved into driver management, representing JJ Lehto and Mika Häkkinen. He coached and managed his son, Nico Rosberg, from karting through to his 2016 Formula One World Drivers' Championship.
Every Finnish Formula 1 Driver On Record
Nine Finnish drivers have raced in Formula 1, and the eight whose careers are finished fit in one table. Valtteri Bottas, the ninth, is still adding to his own line and so is not given a final total here. The Finnish F1 story is short enough to read at a glance, and the context changes how any single career in it reads.
| Drivers | Active Years | Entries | Wins | Podiums | Career Points | Poles | Fastest Laps | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Kinnunen | 1974 | 6 (1 start) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mikko Kozarowitzky | 1977 | 2 (0 starts) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Keke Rosberg | 1978– 1986 | 128 (114 starts) | 5 | 17 | 159.5 | 5 | 3 | 1 ( 1982) |
| JJ Lehto | 1989– 1994 | 70 (62 starts) | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1991– 2001 | 165 (161 starts) | 20 | 51 | 420 | 26 | 25 | 2 ( 1998, 1999) |
| Mika Salo | 1994– 2000, 2002 | 111 (109 starts) | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 2007– 2013 | 112 (111 starts) | 1 | 4 | 105 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2001– 2009, 2012– 2021 | 353 (349 starts) | 21 | 103 | 1873 | 18 | 46 | 1 ( 2007) |
Three of those drivers won a world championship. That is a high champion-to-driver ratio by any measure, and it is why a single Finn on the 2026 grid reads as a decline rather than as normal.
Every Driver From The Same Country Racing In 2026
11 of them are contesting a professional championship this season. This is the field a driver is measured against at home, and where his own career sits in it. The bars are 30-day story counts from our own tracking: they show how much attention a driver is getting, not how quick he is.
| Driver | Series | Team | Stories, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sami Pajari | WRC | Toyota | 39 |
| Valtteri Bottas | F1 | Cadillac | 28 |
| Teemu Suninen | ERC/WRC2 | Hyundai | 16 |
| Kalle Rovanperä | single-seaters/GT | – | 9 |
| Esapekka Lappi | WRC | Hyundai | 9 |
| Tuukka Taponen | FIA F3 | Ferrari Driver Academy | 7 |
| Jari-Matti Latvala | WRC | Toyota (team principal) | 5 |
| Roope Korhonen | WRC junior | – | 2 |
| Marcus Amand | Porsche Supercup | – | 2 |
| Lauri Joona | WRC2 | – | 2 |
| Emil Lindholm | WRC2 | – | 1 |
Teams Keke Rosberg Has Driven For
The teams carried on this driver's record, most recent first where the record orders them: Theodore Racing, ATS F1, Walter Wolf Racing, Fittipaldi Automotive, Williams Racing, McLaren. A team list is a blunt instrument on its own — it says nothing about which car was competitive — which is why the season-by-season results table above gives his finishing positions alongside each one.
Following Keke Rosberg Through The 2026 Season
Our Finnish drivers desk covers every round he contests. The 2026 calendar carries each session in Helsinki time. His results land in the results archive.
Keke Rosberg is one of the drivers tracked on the driver index. Start there for the whole picture: one on the Formula 1 grid and six in the World Rally Championship — a ratio that would have looked absurd twenty years ago. The junior ladder is where the next ones come from.
Every driver page here is generated from the same record, so the figures are comparable across them. The method is set out in the editorial policy, and the desk that maintains these pages is the Finnish Desk.
Career fields are Wikidata claims (birth date, birthplace, teams, honours) and the results tables are the career-statistics tables from the same entity's reference article, source. Formula 1 career totals are from our own Finnish F1 dataset; 2026 finishes are the official classification via the Jolpica Ergast mirror. Checked 26 August 2026. Where a figure is absent it is because the record does not carry it.