Formula 1 driver · 1978–1986

Keke Rosberg

NationalityFinland FinlandCodeROGNumber2Last teamMcLaren
Starts113
Wins5
Podiums17
Poles5
Points158
Titles11982

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=99 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
70-29
pole rate
3.9%
front row rate
7.8%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=77 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
36-41
avg finish delta when both classified
-0.576

Positions Gained

High
n=58 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
3.448
expectation adjusted
0.65

Finishing

High
n=113 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
51.3%
teammate classification rate
57.8%
retirements
55

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.898

Team Points Share

High
n=57 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
158
team points
304
points per start
1.398

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Tyrrell, McLaren1984–19864–122–12
Tyrrell, Williams1984–19858–73–9
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Williams, Tyrrell1983–198425–314–5
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Williams, Tyrrell1983–19841–00–1
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1986McLaren16011226th
1985Williams16252403rd
1984Williams, Tyrrell1512020.58th
1983Williams15121275th
1982Williams15161441st
1981Fittipaldi9000026th
1980Fittipaldi11010610th
1979Wolf7000029th
1978Theodore, ATS, Wolf9000029th