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Keke Rosberg is a Finnish former Formula One driver who last drove for McLaren-TAG in 1986.
He was born on December 6th 1948 in Solna. He drove his first race for Theodore-Ford during the 1978 Grand Prix of South Africa. Rosberg was active for 9 consecutive seasons between 1978 and 1986. He scored 159.5 points in 114 races. During his career Rosberg achieved 5 wins and 17 podiums. His last race was the the 1986 Grand Prix of Australia.
He was born on December 6th 1948 in Solna. He drove his first race for Theodore-Ford during the 1978 Grand Prix of South Africa. Rosberg was active for 9 consecutive seasons between 1978 and 1986. He scored 159.5 points in 114 races. During his career Rosberg achieved 5 wins and 17 podiums. His last race was the the 1986 Grand Prix of Australia.
| Name: | Keke Rosberg |
| Nationality: |  Finnish |
| Birthday: | December 6th 1948 (63) |
| Birthplace: | Solna | Races: | 114 races |
| Total points: | 159.5 points |
| Wins: | 5 wins |
| Podiums: | 17 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 51 retirements |
| First race: |  1978 South Africa |
| Last race: |  1986 Australia |
| First win: |  1982 Switzerland |
| Age first win: | 33 years, 8 months, 23 days |
Keke Rosberg by year
| All years | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 |
| 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 |
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Overall stats: Keke Rosberg
| #1 | Best Finish | Keke Rosberg |  | 1 (5x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) |
Wins
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Keke Rosberg | | 16 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Keke Rosberg | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1980 | 10 | Osterreichring | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 16 |
| 1978 | 9 | Paul Ricard | Keke Rosberg | ATS-Ford | 16 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
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Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1986 Marlboro McLaren International 1985 Canon Williams Honda Team 1984 Williams-Honda 1983 Williams-Ford 1983 Williams-Honda 1982 Williams-Ford 1981 Fittipaldi-Ford 1980 Fittipaldi-Ford 1979 Wolf-Ford 1978 Theodore-Ford 1978 ATS-Ford 1978 Wolf-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Keke Rosberg
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #78 | Average race points | Keke Rosberg | | 2.7 points | |
| #48 | Most points finishes | Keke Rosberg | | 38 finishes | |
| #514 | Average race result | Keke Rosberg | | 5.85 place | |
| #223 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Keke Rosberg | | 0.16 retirements | |
| #84 | Most avoidable retirements | Keke Rosberg | | 8 retirements | |
| #47 | Most race laps | Keke Rosberg | | 5306 laps | |
| #187 | Oldest driver | Keke Rosberg | | 37 years, 10 months, 20 days | |
| #48 | Most races | Keke Rosberg | | 114 races | |
| #410 | Youngest driver | Keke Rosberg | | 29 years, 2 months, 26 days | |
| #196 | Biggest gain in race | Keke Rosberg | | 14 places gained | |
| #37 | Start from P1 | Keke Rosberg | | 5 starts | |
| #41 | Most retirements | Keke Rosberg | | 51 retirements | |
| #53 | Most points | Keke Rosberg | | 159.5 points | |
| #45 | Most wins | Keke Rosberg | | 5 wins | |
| #51 | Most podiums | Keke Rosberg | | 17 podiums |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 75 | Richie Ginther | 2.74 |
| 77 | Jacky Ickx | 2.74 |
| 78 | Keke Rosberg | 2.7 |
| 79 | Ralf Schumacher | 2.7 |
| 80 | Troy Ruttman | 2.67 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 46 | Martin Brundle | 39 |
| 46 | Alan Jones | 39 |
| 48 | Keke Rosberg | 38 |
| 48 | Mario Andretti | 38 |
| 50 | Patrick Depailler | 36 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 512 | Jacques Laffite | 5.9 |
| 513 | Jacky Ickx | 5.89 |
| 514 | Keke Rosberg | 5.85 |
| 515 | David Coulthard | 5.83 |
| 516 | Elio de Angelis | 5.8 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 221 | Stefan Johansson | 0.16 |
| 222 | Jonathan Palmer | 0.16 |
| 223 | Keke Rosberg | 0.16 |
| 224 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0.15 |
| 225 | Erik Comas | 0.15 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 76 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 8 |
| 76 | Elio de Angelis | 8 |
| 76 | Keke Rosberg | 8 |
| 76 | Eliseo Salazar | 8 |
| 76 | Rupert Keegan | 8 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 45 | Eddie Cheever | 5490 |
| 46 | Mika Salo | 5442 |
| 47 | Keke Rosberg | 5306 |
| 48 | Mario Andretti | 5278 |
| 49 | Bruce McLaren | 5080 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 185 | John Rhodes | 37 years, 10 months, 22 days |
| 186 | Michele Alboreto | 37 years, 10 months, 21 days |
| 187 | Keke Rosberg | 37 years, 10 months, 20 days |
| 188 | Josef Peters | 37 years, 10 months, 18 days |
| 189 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 37 years, 9 months, 20 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 46 | Damon Hill | 116 |
| 46 | Alan Jones | 116 |
| 48 | Keke Rosberg | 114 |
| 48 | Jacky Ickx | 114 |
| 50 | Jody Scheckter | 112 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 408 | Archie Scott-Brown | 29 years, 2 months, 1 day |
| 409 | Howden Ganley | 29 years, 2 months, 10 days |
| 410 | Keke Rosberg | 29 years, 2 months, 26 days |
| 411 | Eppie Wietzes | 29 years, 2 months, 30 days |
| 412 | Gijs Van Lennep | 29 years, 3 months, 4 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 178 | J J Lehto | 14 |
| 178 | Patrick Tambay | 14 |
| 178 | Keke Rosberg | 14 |
| 178 | Siegfried Stohr | 14 |
| 178 | Clay Regazzoni | 14 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 29 | Phil Hill | 6 |
| 36 | Patrick Tambay | 5 |
| 36 | Keke Rosberg | 5 |
| 36 | Clay Regazzoni | 5 |
| 36 | Chris Amon | 5 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 39 | Alain Prost | 53 |
| 39 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 53 |
| 41 | Keke Rosberg | 51 |
| 42 | Ayrton Senna | 50 |
| 42 | Jack Brabham | 50 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 51 | Stirling Moss | 173 |
| 52 | John Watson | 169 |
| 53 | Keke Rosberg | 159.5 |
| 54 | Patrick Depailler | 141 |
| 55 | Alberto Ascari | 133.5 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 37 | Jochen Rindt | 6 |
| 44 | Michele Alboreto | 5 |
| 44 | Keke Rosberg | 5 |
| 44 | John Watson | 5 |
| 44 | Clay Regazzoni | 5 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 46 | Dan Gurney | 19 |
| 50 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 18 |
| 51 | Keke Rosberg | 17 |
| 51 | Mike Hawthorn | 17 |
| 51 | Nino Farina | 17 |
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