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"Keke" Keijo Erik Rosberg
Born 06.12.1948 in Stockholm, Sweden. Father
veterinary Lars Rosberg. Mother Lea. Sister Seija. Parents drove rallyecars
in fifties and father was in the leading group of first F Karting drivers
in Finland. Married since 1983 to german Sina. Their son Nico drives nowadays
F Karting cars in Italy and France with finnish licence. Lives in Monte
Carlo.
1965 Formula Karting in Finland with Dart Parilla
100 cc. Third in finnish championhip.
1966 F K Finnish champion with Tecno.
1967 F K Finnish and Scandinavian champion with
Tecno. Third in Swedish Grand Prix
1968 F K Second in Finnish championship.
1969 Army.
1970 F K Finnish champion. Fifth in World Championship
race in Paris.
1971 F K Second in Finnish championship.
1972 Formula Vee 1300 class in Finland with his
own Veemax Mk IV B car (ex Lasse Lincoln). Third in championship. Scandinavian
championship fourth.
1973 Formula Vee 1300 class in with his own Hansen
Mk IV B Karringer car (ex Tommy Brorsson). Finnish, Scandinavian and European
champion. 15 wins.
1974 Formula Super Vee 1600 class with works Kaimann
car. Third in European series and second in Castrol GTX series. Five wins.
Three races in Formula Vee class. Two wins and one second place.
1975 Formula Vee 1600 Super class with Kaimann Haidegger
and Supernoca cars. Nine wins and wo third places. German champion. Castrol
GTX champion. Fifth in European series. One win in F Ve 1300 class with
Kaimann Karringer car.
1976 Formula 2 class in TOJ team of Jorgen Obermoser.
One win and one second place. One race in F 3 class and one win.
One race with VW Scirocco car. 18. place.
1977 Formula 2 class in the team of Fred Opert (CDN).
Car Chevron B 40.
1978 Formula 1 class in Theodore Ford Cosworth team.
The car was built by RALT factory of Ron Tauranac. One win at Silverstone
outside WC. Rosberg drove even ATS Ford Cosworth and Wolf Ford Cosworth
F 1 cars. No points. Formula 2 class with Fred Operts Chevron B 42 car.
Fifht in series. Formula Pacific class with Chevron Hart car. Tasman champion.
Formula Atlantic class with Chevron B 45 car. Runner up in
series.
1979 Formula 1 class in Wolf Ford Cosworth team.
No points. Formula 2 class with March 792 BMW car. 12. place in series.
CanAm series with Spyder NF 11 car. Fourth in series.
1980 Formula 1 class in Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth
team of brasilian brothers Emerson and Wilson Fittipaldi. 10. in series.
Two races in CanAm. 8. place in series. One second place in races.
1981 Formula 1 class in Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth
team with Chico Serra (BR). No points. Chevrolet Camaro at Ahvenisto (FIN).
Second place. Ford Escort at Mantorp Park (S). Third place.
1982 Formula 1 class in Williams Ford Cosworth team
with Mario Andretti, Carlos Reutemann and Derek Daly. Race number 6. WORLD
CHAMPION. Only one win (CH). Three seconds and two third places. One pole.
One third place with BMW M 1 car in Diepholtz (D). Chevrolet Camaro at
Ahvenisto (FIN) - retired. Fod Capri at Nurburgring (D) - retired.
BMW 528 at Monthlery (F) - retired.
1983 Formula 1 class in Williams team. Fifth in
championship. Three wins, two seconds and one third place. Four poles.
Visited german sportscars with a Porsche 956 car. One third place at Nurburgring.
Two wins at Ahvenisto with
1984 Formula 1 class in Williams Honda team with
Laffite. 8. place in championship. One win (US Dallas). One second place.
Raceweight in Rio 67,8 kg. Visited Formula Tasman class in Australian
GP with Ralt RT 4 car. Second place after Roberto Moreno. Group C sportscars
at Norisring with Porsche 956 B car. Fourth place.
  
1985 Formula 1 class in Willimas Honda team with
Nigel Mansell. Third in championship. Two Gp ins (US-Detroit, Aus). Two
polesand three fastets laps. Raceweight in Rio 68,3 kg.
1986 Formula 1 class in McLaren TAG Porsche team.
Teammate Alain Prost. Sixth in championship. One second place. One pole.
Fifth at Ahvenisto in rallye-racing event.
 
1987 No races. Manager of JJ Lehto.
1988 No races. Manager of Mika Hakkinen and JJ Lehto.
1989 Touring cars in Francorchamps 24 heures with
a belgian Ferrari Mondial car. Manager of Mika Hakkinen and JJ Lehto.
1990 Sportscars in Peugeot 905 team. Manager of
Mika Hakkinen and JJ Lehto.
1991 Sportscars in Peugeot team. 13. place. Two
wins. Manager of Mika Hakkinen and JJ Lehto.
1992 DTM class in Germany with Mercedes Benz 190
E 2.5-16 car of AMG team. Fifth in championship. One win at Wunstorf.
Manager of Mika Hakkinen, Manuel Reuter and JJ Lehto.
1993 DTM class in Germany with Opel Calibra of Team
Joest. Only one race in Hockenheim. Manager of Mika Hakkinen, Manuel Reuter
and JJ Lehto.
1994 DTM series in Germany with Opel Calibra of
Team Joest. 14. place in series. One third place. Manager of Mika
Hakkinen, Manuel Reuter and JJ Lehto.
1995 Owner of Opel Team Rosberg in Germany. Drove
self and his teammate was Klaus Ludwig. 23. place in championship. Nordic
Rallye in Finland With old F Group Ford Escort. Manager of Mika
Hakkinen and JJ Lehto.
1996 Nordic Rallye in Finland with old F Group Ford
Escort. Owner of Opel Team Rosberg in Germany. ITC series. Manager of
Mika Hakkinen and JJ Lehto.
1997 Owner of Team Rosberg. STW series in Fermany.
Drivers Maassen and Asch. Manager of Mika Hakkinen and JJ Lehto.
1998 Owner of Team Rosberg in Germany. Manager of
Mika Hakkinen and JJ Lehto.
1999 Rallye Nordic. Manager of Mika Hakkinen, JJ
Lehto and Olivier Panis.
2000 Rallye Nordic in F class with Toyota Starlet.
Manager of Mika Hakkinen, JJ Lehto and Olivier Panis. Owns Rosberg Racing
Team in Germany.
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