Keke Rosberg is a Finnish former racing driver and motorsport executive, born in Sweden in 1948 and raised in Finland, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1986. He began in Formula Vee, won the German Formula Super Vee title in 1975, and made his Formula One debut aged 29 for Theodore at the 1978 South African Grand Prix. After Wolf and Fittipaldi he joined Williams in 1982, won the Swiss Grand Prix and clinched the World Drivers' Championship at the final race, becoming the first Finnish world champion. He took further wins at Monaco, Dallas, Detroit and Australia and retired after a year at McLaren in 1986 with five wins. He later managed drivers including Mika Hakkinen, coached his son Nico, and has owned Team Rosberg since 1994.
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is a Finnish former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1986
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born 6 December 1948
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Rosberg won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1982 with Williams
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is a Finnish former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1986
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is a Finnish former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1986
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who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1986
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