Nico Rosberg

Nico Rosberg (Born on June 27, 1985) is a racing driver for the Williams Formula One team. He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career. He holds dual nationality from both countries. Rosberg won the 2005 GP2 Series for the ART team, having raced in Formula Three Euro series previously for his father’s team.

The son of Finnish 1982 Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg and his wife Sina, Nico Rosberg was born in Wiesbaden. He spent much of his youth in Monaco with his family, and still lives in the principality. Rosberg speaks fluent German, English, Italian and French; but only a little Finnish, though he is learning the language. In lower formulae drivers race under the nationality of the country that issued their racing license. Rosberg competed under the Finnish and German flags at different times during his early career. In Formula One, as for all FIA world championships, a driver’s nationality is defined by their passport. Rosberg races under the German flag in Formula One as of 2008.

Formula One World Championship career:

2008 team		Williams-Toyota
2008 car #		7
2009 team		Williams-Toyota
2009 car #		16
Races			53
Championships		0
Wins			0
Podiums			2
Career points		41
Pole positions		0
Fastest laps		1
First race		2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last race		2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2008 position		13th (17 pts)