Biography

As the son of Formula 1 world champion Keke Rosberg, he had his first contact with motor sport as a child. The son's passion was awakened early on, but his father initially did not encourage it because he knew about the dangers. At the age of six, Nico Rosberg had his first experiences in karting. From 1996 onwards, he took part in regional karting championships, one of which he won. He then started in the "Formula A" series. This also marked his debut in active motor sport. In 2000 he became European runner-up in Formula A.

From 2001 he competed in the super ordinate "Formula Super A" world championship. From then on, Nico Rosberg was intensively supported by his father, who recognized great potential in his talent. From 2002, Rosberg drove for his father's team in the BMW/ADAC series. In his first year he was able to win the championship as the best. He then made the jump to the "Formula 3 Euroseries" in the 2003 season, where he was able to celebrate numerous successes until 2004. Meanwhile, at the age of 17, Nico Rosberg became the youngest driver to be admitted to testing with a "Formula 1" team. In 2005 Rosberg started for "ART Grand Prix" in the "GP2" series, which he finished as champion in the penultimate race in Bahrain.

At the same time, he began to receive great media interest. He then made the leap into "Formula 1". At the end of the 2005 season, Nico Rosberg signed a five-year contract with the top British team "Williams", which was supplied with engines from Cosworth from the 2006 season. Rosberg was one of the most popular young talents in international motor sport. From 2010, Rosberg competed alongside Michael Schumacher for Mercedes Grand Prix. In 2016 he became the third German Formula 1 world champion, ahead of his team colleague Lewis Hamilton. Shortly afterwards he announced his retirement from active motor sport.

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