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Nico Rosberg

Nico Rosberg Nico Rosberg
Team Williams
Nationality German
Podiums 2
Points 75.5
Grand Prix entered 70
World Championships 0
Highest race finish 2 (x1)
Highest grid position 3 (x2)
Date of Birth 27/06/1985
Place of Birth Wiesbaden
Nico Rosberg NICO ROSBERG
Nico Rosberg (GER) Williams.
Formula One World Championship, Rd 10, Hungarian Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, 25 July 2009

2009

Continues to extract the maximum from his machinery, making Q3 at almost every round and edging ever closer to the podium as the year progresses. Fourth places in Germany in Hungary ultimately his best results. Announces in October that he will leave the team at the end of the season.

Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren and Nico Rosberg (GER) Williams  celebrate on the podium 
Formula One World Championship, Rd 15, Singapore Grand Prix, Race, Singapore, Sunday, 28 September 2008

2008

Starts season with first F1 podium in Australia and goes even better with a second place in Singapore later in the year. In between times, however, hampered by FW30's poor race pace. Three eighth places his only other scoring results, leaving him 13th overall.

Nico Rosberg (GER) Williams FW29.
Formula One World Championship, Rd 7, United States Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Indianapolis, USA, Saturday, 16 June 2007

2007

Proves more mature - and even quicker - in second season with Williams. Stunning qualifying pace secures ten top-ten grid slots. Scores career-best fourth place at final round in Brazil to finish ninth overall on 20 points.

Nico Rosberg (GER) Williams FW28.
Formula One World Championship, Rd 10, United States Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Indianapolis, USA, 1 July 2006

2006

Difficult debut season with Williams. Clocks fastest lap in Bahrain season opener and qualifies third in Malaysia before combination of accidents and poor reliability weakens his campaign. Finishes 14th overall, three places behind team mate Mark Webber.

Nico Rosberg (FIN) ART. GP2, Rd 1, San Marino Grand Prix, Preparations, Imola, Italy, 21 April 2005. World © Capilitan/Sutton

2005

Wins the inaugural GP2 championship, the replacement series for Formula 3000. Signed as Williams test driver in May, before winning race contract with the team for 2006.

Nico Rosberg (FIN) Williams BMW FW26. Formula One Testing, Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, 19-23 January 2004. World © Capilitan/Sutton

2004

Takes a further three victories in the Formula Three Euro Series.

Nico Rosberg (FIN) Carlin Motorsport. 50th Formula 3 Grand Prix, Circuito de Guia, Macau, November 2003. World © Capilitan/Sutton

2003

Graduates to Formula Three Euro Series with Team Rosberg. Claims one race win and finishes eighth overall in the championship.

Race winner Nico Rosberg (FIN) celebrates his victory. BMW Formula ADAC Race 2, Nurburgring , Germany, 23 June 2002. World © Moy/Sutton

2002

Spectacular single-seater debut, winning Formula ADAC Championship with nine victories. It earns him a Williams test and at 17 he becomes the youngest person to drive a Formula One car.

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