Nico Rosberg

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Nico Rosberg
Nico Rosberg 2018
Nation: GermanyGermany Germany
Formula 1 world championship
Start number : 6th
First start: 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last start: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016
Constructors
2006–2009  Williams • 2010–2016  Mercedes
statistics
World Cup balance: World Champion ( 2016 )
Starts Victories Poles SR
206 23 30th 20th
World Cup points : 1594.5
Podiums : 57
Leadership laps : 1,535 over 7,598.0 km
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Nico Erik Rosberg ([ ˈrɔsbɛɐ̯k ]; born June 27, 1985 in Wiesbaden ) is a former German - Finnish racing driver and investor . As the son of the Finnish Formula 1 world champion Keke Rosberg and a German, he holds both citizenships , but does not speak Finnish . He competed with a Finnish racing license until the end of 2003 and a German racing license from 2004 .

He won the GP2 series in 2005 and started in Formula 1 in 2006 . In 2012 he was the seventh driver with a German license to win a Grand Prix at a Formula 1 world championship run. From 2010 to 2016 he was under contract with Mercedes . In 2016 he became the third driver to compete with a German license and became Formula 1 world champion . A few days after winning his world championship, he announced that he would end his career in Formula 1.

Career

Beginnings in motorsport (1996-2002)

Rosberg in the German Formula BMW 2002

Nico Rosberg sat in a kart for the first time at the age of six . He began his motorsport career in karting in 1996 . He started with a Finnish racing license in various kart championships. In 2000 he became Vice European Champion in Formula A behind Lewis Hamilton . In 2000 and 2001 he took part in the World Championship in the Formula Super A category .

2001 was also Rosberg's debut in formula racing . He took part in three races of the Iberian Formula BMW Cup . In 2002 Rosberg switched completely to formula racing and competed for Team Rosberg , his father's racing team, in the German Formula BMW. He was documented and sponsored by the music channel VIVA . Therefore his team operated under the name VIVA Racing . Rosberg won nine out of twenty races and was champion with 264 points ahead of Maximilian Götz , who had 183 points. He clearly beat his teammate Christian Bakkerud , who was 15th with 37 points. In addition, Rosberg completed his first Formula 1 test for Williams in 2002 at the age of 17 .

Formula 3 (2003-2004)

In 2003 Rosberg switched to the newly founded Formula 3 Euro Series . He started again for the Rosberg team. The racing team used Opel engines . His teammate was Andreas Zuber . Having already stood on the podium twice, he scored his first win at the first race at Le Mans , which was also his only win that year. He was on the podium in two other races. In the championship he reached eighth place with 44 points. He clearly beat his teammate Zuber, who was 24th with two points. In the Rookie Cup , in which only drivers who had never driven in a Formula 3 championship before, Rosberg finished second behind Christian Klien . In addition, in 2003 Rosberg took part in three Formula 3 individual events. He played one for the Rosberg team and two for Carlin . He also took part in Formula 1 test drives for Williams again.

In 2004 Rosberg changed his racing license and from then on competed in the races as a German. First he won the winter series of the Spanish Formula 3 championship for the Rosberg team. He then completed the 2004 Formula 3 Euro Series season for the family racing team. Rosberg won the first two races at Hockenheim and one race at the Nürburgring . With a total of five podium finishes, he finished the season in fourth place overall. With 70 to 0 points, he clearly distanced his teammate Zuber. In addition, Rosberg took part in three Formula 3 individual events for the Rosberg team. He finished second behind Hamilton in the Bahrain Superprix . In addition to his Formula 3 races, he completed other Formula 1 tests for Williams.

GP2 series (2005)

In 2005 Rosberg switched to the newly founded GP2 series at ART Grand Prix . He became a team-mate of Alexandre Prémat , who had become runner-up in the Formula 3 Euro Series the year before. After two third places in the main races in Monte Carlo and on the Nürburgring , he achieved his first GP2 victory in the sprint race in Magny-Cours . At the following main races at Silverstone and Hockenheim , he won several times starting from pole position . After reaching the podium five times in the following four events, he became the first driver ever to win both GP2 races in as-Sachir . Rosberg finally decided the championship with 120 to 105 points against Heikki Kovalainen . He had almost twice as many points as his team-mate. Prémat finished fourth overall with 67 points. In addition, Rosberg was a test driver at Williams in the 2005 Formula 1 World Championship .

Formula 1 (2006-2016)

Williams (2006-2009)

Rosberg in the Williams at the 2006 Canadian Grand Prix

In 2006 Rosberg competed for Williams for the first time in Formula 1. He became a teammate of Mark Webber . The racing team used engines from Cosworth . In his first Formula 1 race in Bahrain , Rosberg started from twelfth place on the grid. After a collision on the first lap and a repair stop, he fell back to the bottom of the field. Rosberg started to catch up and finally crossed the finish line in seventh place. With that he already scored two points in his debut race. Rosberg also set the fastest race lap, making him the youngest driver to do so. At the age of 20 years, 8 months and 13 days, he replaced Fernando Alonso , who was 21 years, 10 months and 17 days old on his first fastest lap. In the fifth race, the European Grand Prix , Rosberg finished seventh again. In this race he started from last place on the grid. Rosberg, who finished in the top 10 in three other races, did not get any further points. Rosberg did not finish in half of all races. With four points, Rosberg was at the end of the season in 17th place in the drivers' world championship. He was defeated internally by Webber, who was 14th with seven points.

In 2007 Rosberg played his second Formula 1 season for Williams, which now used Toyota engines. After Webber left the racing team, Alexander Wurz became Rosberg's new team-mate. At the season opener in Australia Rosberg finished seventh again. At the subsequent Malaysian Grand Prix he retired due to a technical defect 14 laps before the end of the race. A sixth place in Spain was his only other point placement in the first half of the season. In the second half of the season, Rosberg achieved a total of five points. A fourth place in the last race in Brazil was his best result. Wurz, who was replaced by Kazuki Nakajima for the last race, achieved a podium finish with a third place, in the drivers' standings Rosberg nevertheless prevailed internally with 20 to 13 points and improved to ninth place. Rosberg was only defeated once by the roots in qualifying.

Rosberg during test drives at Silverstone 2008

In 2008 , Rosberg and Nakajima stayed with Williams. At the season opener, the Australian Grand Prix , Rosberg achieved his first podium finish in Formula 1 with third place. Although he achieved an even better result with a second place in Singapore in the further course of the season, he was noticeable in the overall standings 13th place back, as he only came eighth in the points in three other races. With 17 to 9 points, Rosberg won the internal duel against Nakajima.

Nico Rosberg in the Williams FW31 during test drives in Jerez in March 2009

Rosberg and Nakajima also formed the Williams driver duo in the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship . As in all previous seasons, Rosberg achieved points at the season opener in Australia with sixth place. Rosberg did not achieve a podium finish in the season, but finished eleven of seventeen races in the points. In the middle of the season he managed to score points in eight consecutive grands prix. His best result - two fourth places - he achieved in Germany and Hungary . Rosberg finished the season in seventh place, which was his best overall placement with Williams. With 34.5 to 0 points, Rosberg won the internal duel against Nakajima. At the end of the season, Rosberg Williams left after four years as a driver.

Mercedes (2010-2016)

2010
In 2010, Rosberg made it onto the podium for the first time as a Mercedes driver in Malaysia

In 2010 Rosberg switched to Mercedes Grand Prix . The racing team emerged from the Brawn world championship team , and it was the first time that Mercedes had appeared as a designer since 1955 . Rosberg's teammate was Michael Schumacher , who returned to Formula 1. Rosberg finished third on the podium at the Grand Prix in Malaysia , China and Great Britain . It was the only podium finishes for Mercedes that year. At the Hungarian Grand Prix , Rosberg dropped out due to an incident in the pit lane. His team failed his pit stop and he lost his right rear wheel in the pit lane. The bike jumped through the pit lane and injured a Williams mechanic. He had to retire as a result of the incident and did not finish for the first time of the season. Rosberg only did not make it into the top 10 in four races, and three times did not finish. Rosberg finished seventh in the drivers' world championship at the end of the season. He decided the team-internal duel against Schumacher clearly for himself with 142 to 72 points.

2011

In the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship , Rosberg once again formed the Mercedes driver duo with Schumacher. After missing points in the first two races and thus failing to finish in the points for the first time at the season opener, Rosberg led the race in China for several laps and finished in fifth place. While Rosberg only made it into the top 10 three times in the first seven races, he only missed the top 10 in the remaining twelve races due to one retirement. At the Hungarian Grand Prix , Rosberg started a Formula 1 race for the 100th time. Within the team, he again prevailed against Schumacher with 89 to 76 points, although Schumacher had achieved the best result for Mercedes this year with fourth place. Rosberg finished the world championship for the third time in a row in seventh place.

2012

In 2012 , Rosberg played his third season alongside Schumacher at Mercedes. In the first race in Australia , he missed points on the last lap after a contact and a consequent tire damage and finished in twelfth place. In qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix , Rosberg achieved his first pole position in Formula 1. He was the 96th driver to achieve a pole position in the Formula 1 World Championship. A day later, he scored his first Formula 1 victory in his 111th race. Rosberg is the 103rd winner of a Formula 1 Grand Prix. At the Monaco Grand Prix , he achieved another podium finish with a second place. In the internal duel against Schumacher, the qualifying and racing duels were balanced after Rosberg had always won these comparisons in previous years. In the overall standings, Rosberg nevertheless prevailed relatively clearly against Schumacher with 93 to 49 points and reached ninth place.

2013

In 2013 Rosberg stayed with Mercedes. With Hamilton he got a new teammate. At the season opener in Australia Rosberg retired with technical problems. A week later in Malaysia he had a chance of a podium finish in the closing stages. However, the team management gave him several times to understand that he should not attack Hamilton, who was in third place. He finished in fourth place. In the fourth race in Bahrain , Rosberg achieved pole position. In the race, however, he lost a few positions and finished ninth. One race later, at the Spanish Grand Prix , Rosberg started from pole position again. In the race he reached sixth place. Rosberg also achieved pole position in the following race in Monaco . Compared to the previous two Grands Prix, however, this time he managed to keep the lead throughout and win the race. His second win of the season followed two races later in Great Britain . He benefited from a tire damage suffered by his team-mate Hamilton and from a technical defect by Sebastian Vettel . At the Indian Grand Prix , Rosberg came second. A week later in Abu Dhabi , he finished in third place. Rosberg finished the season in sixth place in the drivers' championship. With 171 to 189 points he was internally defeated by Hamilton.

2014
Rosberg at the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix

In 2014 , Rosberg and Hamilton again formed the Mercedes driver duo. Rosberg chose # 6 when the permanent start numbers were introduced. His father Keke Rosberg won the Formula 1 World Championship with this starting number . At the season opener in Australia , Rosberg achieved a dominant start-to-finish victory. In the following race in Malaysia he finished second behind Hamilton. This result was repeated a week later in Bahrain , where Rosberg put Hamilton under pressure several times, as well as in China and Spain . He led the world championship the first fourth races and lost the lead in the fifth race to Hamilton. At the sixth race, the Monaco Grand Prix , Rosberg achieved his second win of the season starting from pole position and thus again took the lead in the world championship. In the following Canadian Grand Prix , Rosberg was in the lead for most laps. He had a problem with his engine and was overtaken by Daniel Ricciardo with three laps to go . Two weeks later, Rosberg won the Austrian Grand Prix . At the following Grand Prix in Great Britain , Rosberg retired while in the lead with technical damage. Two weeks later, Rosberg decided his home race, the German Grand Prix , for himself. At the Belgian Grand Prix , Rosberg damaged his front wing in a collision with Hamilton. After losing a few positions due to a repair stop, he finished in second place. A race later in Italy , Rosberg took the lead from Hamilton at the start, but was overtaken by his team-mate in the course of the race and finished second. In the following race, the Singapore Grand Prix , Rosberg retired due to a technical defect. With that he lost the lead in the world championship. He finished second in the next three races in Japan , Russia and the USA . At the subsequent Brazilian Grand Prix , Rosberg managed to keep Hamilton behind and win the race. Before the last race in Abu Dhabi , only Rosberg and Hamilton had title chances, although Rosberg could no longer win the title on his own. He lost the lead to Hamilton at the start and had technical problems during the race. Rosberg crossed the finish line in 14th place outside of the points. So he finally lost to Hamilton with 317 to 384 points and finished second in the world championship. Mercedes won the constructors' championship early in 2014.

2015

In 2015 , Rosberg completed his sixth Formula 1 season for Mercedes. At the season opener in Australia he finished second behind Hamilton, third in the second race in Malaysia and then second again in China . At the fourth race, the Bahrain Grand Prix , Rosberg lost second place in the final phase due to technical problems and was again third. In the following Grand Prix in Spain Rosberg achieved his first pole position and his first win of the season. In the next race, the Monaco Grand Prix , Rosberg won again. It was his third Monaco win in a row. He benefited from an additional stop by his teammate Hamilton, who lost the lead as a result. At the next race in Canada , he finished second. At the following Austrian Grand Prix , Rosberg took the lead at the start and won the race. He achieved his second pole position of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix . However, he lost the lead to Hamilton at the start and finished second behind him. In the following race in Russia , too , Rosberg started from first place and retired after a technical defect in the initial phase. At the subsequent US Grand Prix , Rosberg won qualifying and achieved his 19th pole position, with which he had achieved the most pole positions for drivers without a world title and broke René Arnoux's record. In the final phase of the race, while in the lead, Rosberg made a mistake and fell back to second place. A week later, Rosberg won the Mexican Grand Prix starting from pole position. The subsequent races in Brazil and Abu Dhabi , he also won from pole position. As in the previous year, Rosberg finished second overall behind his team-mate Hamilton. He lost to him with 322 to 381 points.

2016
Nico Rosberg in Monaco
Rosberg alongside Lewis Hamilton at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix

In 2016 , Rosberg and Hamilton stayed with Mercedes. He started the season with a win in Australia . This made Rosberg the only driver without a world title to win four races in a row. He expanded his winning streak with victories in Bahrain , China and Russia . In the fifth race, the Spanish Grand Prix , Rosberg retired while in the lead after a collision with Hamilton on the first lap. After finishing seventh in Monaco and fifth in Canada , Rosberg won the European Grand Prix . At the following race in Austria, Rosberg collided with his team-mate Hamilton while in the lead in the final phase and crossed the finish line in fourth place. A week later, Rosberg finished third in the British Grand Prix . Originally he finished in second place. However, due to a time penalty due to an impermissible driving instruction, he fell one position back.

In the run-up to the next Grand Prix in Hungary , Rosberg and Mercedes extended their contract until the end of the Formula 1 World Championship in 2018. The negotiations for Rosberg were led by Gerhard Berger . In the race in Hungary, Rosberg lost the championship lead to his team-mate with a second place behind Hamilton. He then finished fourth in Germany , while Hamilton won the race. After the summer break, Rosberg won the Belgian Grand Prix with a start-to-finish victory and then the Italian and Singapore Grand Prix . With that he again took the lead in the world championship. In the subsequent race in Malaysia , Rosberg was shot by Vettel at the beginning of the race and fell back at the end. He drove up to third place in the race and since his team mate Hamilton had retired with an engine failure, he extended his world championship lead. A week later, Rosberg won the Japanese Grand Prix . In the following races in the USA , Mexico and Brazil , he finished second behind Hamilton.

As the leader in the drivers' world championship, Rosberg went into the final race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix . There, second place behind Hamilton was enough for him to win his first title. Rosberg prevailed against Hamilton with 385 to 380 points. In addition to its drivers 'world championship, Rosberg's Mercedes team won the constructors' world championship again this year. After Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, Rosberg is the third driver to start for Germany and after these two and Jochen Rindt the fourth driver with German citizenship who became Formula 1 world champion . In addition, 20 years earlier, a son of a Formula 1 world champion won this title for the second time after Damon Hill .

On December 2, 2016 Nico Rosberg was on the FIA - Press conference on the occasion of his title win his resignation as a Formula 1 driver known.

engagement

Rosberg took part in the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2019 and made public statements on the climate crisis . In view of global warming, he calls for Formula 1 to switch to electric vehicles and is also committed to overcoming internal combustion engines in passenger transport; He said at the meeting in Davos: "If only electric cars or hydrogen-powered cars are sold everywhere, then Formula 1 can no longer run with internal combustion engines". In Davos, Rosberg presented a chassis developed by his company TRE together with Schaeffler for an autonomous electric taxi, the "Schaeffler Mover".

Together with technology consultants Sven Krüger and Marco Voigt, Rosberg founded the GreenTech Festival, which took place in Berlin for the first time from May 23-25, 2019. The festival is intended to serve as a global platform for green future technologies in the fields of mobility, energy and lifestyle. The event was divided into the Green Leaders Conference, the GreenTech Exhibition and the Green Awards. The 2019 Berlin E-Prix of Formula E was also involved . In contrast to Davos, the organizers aim to attract a broader public.

Private

Nico Rosberg is the son of the Finnish Formula 1 world champion Keke Rosberg and the German Gesine Rosberg (née Gleitsmann-Dengel). He grew up in Wiesbaden and Ibiza , but mostly in Monaco , where he also lives. Rosberg is fluent in German , English , French , Italian and Spanish ; but no Finnish . He has both Finnish and German citizenship . Until 2003, Rosberg competed with a Finnish racing license , from 2004 he started with a German one. In his youth Rosberg played tennis successfully and represented the Monegasque national team in the sport.

He has been married to Vivian Sibold (* May 15, 1985) since 2014, with whom he has two daughters - born in 2015 and 2017.

Others

As emerged from the Panama Papers , Rosberg did not have a direct contract with Mercedes. All payments went to a mailbox company . Rosberg's lawyer confirmed the existence of a company in the British Virgin Islands , the purpose of which was "liability issues" and the ability to "operate internationally".

Nico Rosberg is also active as a triathlete and thus trains his endurance. In 2010 in Kitzbühel he finished 43rd in the race over the Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) in 2:07:23 hours.

Since September 2017 Rosberg has been part of the management team of his former opponent Robert Kubica , who made his comeback in the Formula 1 World Championship in 2019.

Since the 2018 season, Rosberg has been working alternately with Timo Glock as an expert on Formula 1 broadcasts on RTL . The two succeed Niki Lauda , who resigned after 22 years in this role at the end of the previous season.

Rosberg operates an English and a German YouTube channel under his own name, on which he publishes videos about his life.

Investments

In April 2018 Rosberg joined the FIA Formula E Championship as an investor . On May 19, 2018, Rosberg drove the Spark SRT 05e for the first time publicly on a racetrack as part of the Berlin E-Prix 2018 .

In May 2018 Rosberg invested in a Berlin marketing startup .

In 2018 Rosberg took over 49% of the shares in the company TRE ("Team Rosberg Engineering") founded by his father Keke in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse .

In May 2019 Rosberg invested in the Berlin e-scooter startup Tier Mobility. In December 2019 Rosberg said that he as an investor in the eighth season of the Vox telecast Cave Lion would participate. He took over the place of Frank Thelen , who left the show.

statistics

Career stations

  • 2005 : Formula 1 (test driver)
  • 2006 : Formula 1 (17th place)
  • 2007 : Formula 1 (9th place)
  • 2008 : Formula 1 (13th place)
  • 2009 : Formula 1 (7th place)
  • 2010 : Formula 1 (7th place)
  • 2011 : Formula 1 (7th place)
  • 2012 : Formula 1 (9th place)
  • 2013 : Formula 1 (6th place)
  • 2014 : Formula 1 (2nd place)
  • 2015 : Formula 1 (2nd place)
  • 2016 : Formula 1 (world champion)

Individual results in the Formula 3 Euro Series

year team engine 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th Points rank
2003 Team Rosberg Opel GermanyGermany HO1 ItalyItaly ADR FranceFrance PAU GermanyGermany NOR FranceFrance LMS GermanyGermany ONLY AustriaAustria SPI NetherlandsNetherlands ZAN GermanyGermany HO2 FranceFrance LIKE 44 8th.
DNF 3 DNF 2 15th 17th 8th DNF 1 11 DNF 3 8th 3 18th 8th 7th 14th 6th DNF
2004 Team Rosberg Opel GermanyGermany HO1 PortugalPortugal EST ItalyItaly ADR FranceFrance PAU GermanyGermany NOR FranceFrance LIKE GermanyGermany ONLY NetherlandsNetherlands ZAN Czech RepublicCzech Republic BRN GermanyGermany HO2 70 4th
1 1 DNF 4th 5 DNF DNF DNF 4th 17th 6th 2 1 3 DNF DNS 4th 11 8th 8th

Individual results in the GP2 series

year team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23 Points rank
2005 ART Grand Prix ItalyItaly ITA SpainSpain ESP MonacoMonaco MON GermanyGermany GER FranceFrance FRA United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR GermanyGermany GER HungaryHungary HUN TurkeyTurkey DOOR ItalyItaly ITA BelgiumBelgium BEL BahrainBahrain BRN 120 1.
8th DNF 9 4th 3 3 4th 7th 1 1 4th 1 4th 5 2 17th 3 2 2 3 5 1 1

Statistics in the Formula 1 World Championship

These statistics include all the driver's participations in the Formula 1 World Championship .

Grand Prix victories

general overview

Status: end of season 2016

season team chassis engine run Victories Second Third Poles nice
Race laps
Points WM-Pos.
2006 Williams F1 team Williams FW28 Cosworth 2.4 V8 18th - - - - 1 4th 17th
2007 AT&T Williams Williams FW29 Toyota 2.4 V8 17th - - - - - 20th 9.
2008 AT&T Williams Williams FW30 Toyota 2.4 V8 18th - 1 1 - - 17th 13.
2009 AT&T Williams Williams FW31 Toyota 2.4 V8 17th - - - - 1 34.5 7th
2010 Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team Mercedes MGP W01 Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8 19th - - 3 - - 142 7th
2011 Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team Mercedes MGP W02 Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8 19th - - - - - 89 7th
2012 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W03 Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8 20th 1 1 - 1 2 93 9.
2013 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W04 Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8 19th 2 1 1 3 - 171 6th
2014 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid Mercedes-Benz 1.6 V6 Turbo 19th 5 10 - 11 5 317 2.
2015 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid Mercedes-Benz 1.6 V6 Turbo 19th 6th 7th 2 7th 5 322 2.
2016 Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid Mercedes-Benz 1.6 V6 Turbo 21st 9 5 2 8th 6th 385 1.
total 206 23 25th 9 30th 20th 1594.5

Single results

season 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st
2006 Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Australia.svg Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) .svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Brazil.svg
7th DNF DNF 11 7th 11 DNF 9 DNF 9 14th DNF DNF DNF DNF 11 10 DNF
2007 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Brazil.svg
7th DNF 10 6th 12 10 16 9 12 DNF 7th 7th 6th 6th DNF 16 4th
2008 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Brazil.svg
3 14th 8th DNF 8th DNF 10 16 9 10 14th 8th 12 14th 2 11 15th 12
2009 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
6th 8th 15th 9 8th 6th 5 5 4th 4th 5 8th 16 11 5 DNF 9
2010 Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
5 5 3 3 13 7th 5 6th 10 3 8th DNF 6th 5 5 17 * DNF 6th 4th
2011 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of India.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Brazil.svg
DNF 12 5 5 7th 11 11 7th 6th 7th 9 6th DNF 7th 10 8th 6th 6th 7th
2012 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of India.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Brazil.svg
12 13 1 5 7th 2 6th 6th 15th 10 10 11 7th 5 DNF DNF 11 DNF 13 15th
2013 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of India.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Brazil.svg
DNF 4th DNF 9 6th 1 5 1 9 19 * 4th 6th 4th 7th 8th 2 3 9 5
2014 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 DNF 1 4th 2 2 DNF 2 2 2 1 14th
2015 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
2 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 8th 2 17 * 4th 2 DNF 2 1 1 1
2016 Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Monaco.svg Flag of Canada.svg Flag of Europe.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Singapore.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
1 1 1 1 DNF 7th 5 1 4th 3 2 4th 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 2
Legend
colour abbreviation meaning
gold - victory
silver - 2nd place
bronze - 3rd place
green - Placement in the points
blue - Classified outside the point ranks
violet DNF Race not finished (did not finish)
NC not classified
red DNQ did not qualify
DNPQ failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black DSQ disqualified
White DNS not at the start (did not start)
WD withdrawn
Light Blue PO only participated in the training (practiced only)
TD Friday test driver
without DNP did not participate in the training (did not practice)
INJ injured or sick
EX excluded
DNA did not arrive
C. Race canceled
  no participation in the World Cup
other P / bold Pole position
SR / italic Fastest race lap
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
() Streak results
underlined Leader in the overall standings

Honors

Web links

Commons : Nico Rosberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. Jochen Rindt, who was born in Mainz, had German citizenship, but only started with an Austrian racing license.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Weaver: Nico Rosberg is finding his German identity as he pressures Hamilton. The Guardian , July 4, 2014, accessed May 1, 2016 .
  2. ^ F1 world champion Rosberg declares his resignation. In: news.ORF.at. December 2, 2016, accessed December 2, 2016 .
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