Keke Rosberg

Finnish racing driver

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Born 1948 · age 78Sweden

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Rank in Sweden
#236
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Age
78
Born 1948
Known for
Fire, Ice & Dynamite
1990

Summary

Updated 2026-06-09

He took the 1982 Formula One title with just a single win all season — fewer victories than any champion before or since — then spent the rest of his career proving it wasn't a fluke.

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Born in Sweden, raised in Finland, Keijo Erik Rosberg climbed from karting through Formula Vee and Super Vee, winning the German Championship in 1975 before three years in Formula Two. He made his Formula One debut at 29 in 1978 with Theodore, bounced through backmarker teams, then landed at Williams in 1982. That year he won once — Switzerland — but five more podiums carried him to the title at the final race, making him Finland's first World Drivers' Champion. Williams struggled in the turbo era that followed, though he took Monaco in 1983, Dallas in 1984, and Detroit and Australia in 1985.…

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