The son of Finnish 1982 Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg and his wife Sina, Nico Rosberg was born in Wiesbaden. He spent much of his youth in Monaco with his family, and still lives in the principality. Rosberg speaks fluent German, English, Italian and French; but only a little Finnish, though he is learning the language. In lower formulae drivers race under the nationality of the country Read more...

Rosberg started out in karting in 1996, at the age of eleven, before moving up to German Formula BMW in 2002, where he won the title. His performances resulted in a move to drive for his father's team in Formula Three Euroseries, a combination of the several national Formula Three championships that had existed prior to its formation. Rosberg did well there, and stayed on for 2004.

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Rosberg got one of his first tastes of Formula One by doing a test session with Williams in early 2004.

In late 2005, Rosberg was officially confirmed as a Williams driver for the 2006 season. In the Engineering Aptitude Test, administered to all new Williams drivers, Rosberg scored the highest score in the team's history. In the first Formula One race of his young career in Bahrain, Rosberg Read more...