Nico Rosberg is a former Formula 1 race car driver. A German was born in Germany in 1985. He spent his youth in Monaco with his family. The 2016 World Champion still lives in the Principality.
Career start
In 1996, Rosberg started karting, and after 6 years he moved to Formula BMW. During 2002, Rosberg took part in twenty starts, in which he won 5 victories, starting 9 times from the first position according to the results. Rosberg also managed to climb the podium 13 times. The German had 264 points, which allowed him to win Formula BMW.
This performance helped me move up the career ladder. In 2003 Niko took part in the Formula 3 Eurosession. For 20 races, the German won one victory and four more times found himself on the podium. In total for the season, he scored 45 points and finished 8th overall.
In 2004, the German continued his performance in Formula 3. This time he was able to improve his performance. 5 podiums, 3 of whichwere gold, gave the German the opportunity to take fourth place in the total with 70 points. Rosberg also took part in the Bahrain Super Prix, where he took second place.
In 2005, Nico Rosberg spent a season in the GP2 series. In 23 races, the rider was on the podium 12 times. Five of the twelve podiums for the German became gold. Scored 120 points in the series allowed Rosberg to win the championship.
Formula 1 debut
The victory in GP2 allowed the German talent to get into the most prestigious racing competitions in the world. Nico Rosberg's first team in Formula 1 was Williams. The debut race of the German took place in Bahrain. Rosberg finished seventh. In Malaysia and Australia, the Germans will not manage to reach the finish line. In total, during the first season, Rosberg was forced to retire from the race in nine races. The highest positions were 7th in Bahrain and at the European Grand Prix.
In 2007, Rosberg only finished the haul ahead of schedule twice. At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg showed his best result of the season - 4th place. In the overall standings, the athlete made a big breakthrough. After 17th place in the first season, Rosberg was able to become 9th in the second season.
The first stage of 2008 gave the German the first medal. At the Australian Grand Prix, Niko finished third. The 15th race of the season, held in Singapore, brought the rider a silver medal. In his final season with Williams, Rosberg finished 7th with 35.5 points. Niko won no medals, two times remaining one step away from the podium.
Mercedes
In 2010Niko moved to the Mercedes team. In his debut season as part of a new team, the German won three bronze medals. With 142 points, he finished the season in 7th place. A year later, he again managed to become the 7th. The German finished the 2011 championship without podiums. The highest place for him was the 5th position in China and Turkey.
In 2012, Nico Rosberg was able to win his first Formula 1 victory at the Chinese Grand Prix. Three races later, he again climbed to the podium. At that time, the German took the third place in Monaco. A year later, Nico still won the almost home Monaco Grand Prix. Then the British Grand Prix ended in triumph for the German.
The 2014 and 2015 seasons brought Niko two world vice-champion titles. In 2014, he scored 317 points, and a season later - 322. In 2014, the German racer won stages in Australia, Monaco, Great Britain, Germany and Brazil. A year later, performances in Spain, Monaco, Australia, Mexico, Brazil and Abu Dhabi ended with victory. 2016 was the most successful year for Nico Rosberg. That season, the German managed to win the first championship title for himself, which was the last for the athlete. He managed to win 9 Grand Prix. 5 times the German was second and twice ranked third.
Achievements
During his career in the "Formula 1" Nico Rosberg twice became the second in the overall standings. In 2016, having scored 385 points, the German became the world champion and decided to end his professional career. In total, the German spent 11 seasons in Formula 1, in which he was able to takeparticipation in 206 Grand Prix.
During his career, Rosberg 23 times became the first in the race. 30 times the rider managed to win the qualification. From 2014 to 2016, his team won the Constructors' Championship.
