Keke Rosberg
Keijo Erik Rosberg (born 6th December, 1948 in Solna, Sweden), known as "Keke", is a Finnish former racing driver known for his appearances in Formula One.
Keke Rosberg's son, Nico also raced in Formula One.
Formula One
1977: Iberia Airlines
Rosberg's first opportunity in Formula One machinery came at the 1977 Trofeo Dino Ferrari where he drove a non-works McLaren M23 for the Iberian Airlines team alongside team boss Emilio di Villota. He finished the race in eighth place, impressing several teams in the process.
1978: Arrows
Rosberg made his World Championship debut in 1978 for the Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team alongside Italian Gianfranco Brancatelli. Rosberg performed reasonably well in his first season but made a real statement when he took an impressive victory in the Tony Brise Memorial Trophy.
1979: Ferrari
After his impressive albeit fruitless 1978 campaign, Rosberg was signed by Scuderia Ferrari to partner the defending champion Mario Andretti after Gilles Villeneuve and Jody Scheckter left the team in protest of Andretti's signing.
WTCM
Having effectively been retired for a few years, Rosberg accepted an offer from the works Toyota team Union Saver Developments in the World Touring Car Masters series. His first season in the category went well and he finished the year second in Class B behind teammate David Leslie.
Rosberg remained with Toyota in 1990.
Complete Career Results
Complete Formula One Results
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WDC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1978 | Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG Ret |
RSA DNPQ |
USW 10 |
ESP 10 |
BEL 16 |
MON DNPQ |
SUI 15 |
TUS Ret |
GBR DNPQ |
FRA 10 |
NED 12 |
GER DNPQ |
AUT Ret |
ITA Ret |
CAN DNPQ |
USA Ret |
0 | — | |
1979 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 312T4 | Ferrari 015 3.0 F12 | ARG Ret |
BRA Ret |
RSA 2 |
USW Ret |
ESP Ret |
BEL | MON | EUR | SMR | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | 6* | 6th* |
Complete WTCM Results
Year | Team | Car | Class | WDC | Pts | Class | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1989 | Union Saver Developments | Toyota Supra Turbo | B | Template:USA | Template:FRA | Template:FRA | Template:GBR | Template:BEL | Template:AUS | 6th | 103 | 2nd | 325 | |||||||||||||||||
E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | ||||||||||
FUJ 8 |
FUJ 5 |
GLN 4 |
GLN 6 |
GLN 8 |
KYA 5 |
PAU 14 |
PAU 8 |
BRN 6 |
GLN 14 |
MNZ 8 |
MNZ 13 |
CHA Ret |
CHA 19 |
BIR 12 |
BIR 13 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 14 |
NUR 21† |
NUR Ret |
BAT Ret | ||||||||||
1990 | Union Saver Developments | Toyota Supra Turbo | B | Template:USA | Template:GBR | Template:FRA | Template:FRA | Template:GBR | Template:BEL | Template:AUS | 19th | 56 | 7th | 223 | ||||||||||||||||
E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | ||||||||
FUJ DNQ |
FUJ DNQ |
GLN 8 |
GLN 15 |
LAG 10 |
LAG 9 |
BRH Ret |
BRH 18 |
PAU 5 |
PAU 6 |
BRN Ret |
BRN 8 |
MNZ 13 |
MNZ 15 |
CHA DNQ |
CHA DNQ |
BIR Ret |
BIR 18 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 25 |
NUR Ret |
NUR 23 |
BAT Ret |