Born on June 27, 1985, Nico Rosberg is son of 1982 Formula 1 World Champion Keke Rosberg.
Nico's rise to Formula One saw the German take the traditional karting route starting in 1996 when he became the Regional Côte d'Azur mini-kart Champion. French and North American championships followed in 1997 and 1998 and Rosberg would finish fourth in the Junior European Karting Championship in 1999. He took the runner-up position in the Formula A European Karting Championship in 2000 and the Super A World Karting Championship title the following season.
A move to single-seaters in 2002 saw Rosberg become the Formula BMW ADAC Champion before moving to the F3 Euro series and taking four wins over the next two years.
Joining ART Grand prix in the new GP2 category in 2005, Rosberg enjoyed a season long battle against rival Heikki Kovalainen, eventually taking the title whilst also testing on a regular basis for BMW Williams. After that, in 2006, Nico moved up to Formula One, joining Williams team and racing alongside Mark Webber
His debut season with Williams Cosworth saw flashes of raw pace with a great performance on his debut in Bahrain that saw the German take the fastest lap of the race on his way to seventh position. Another seventh place finish would follow at the European Grand Prix at Nurburgring, but it was essentially a tough first season for Rosberg. The Williams Cosworth package was not particularly competitive and as with any rookie driver, Rosberg was also busy learning the circuits. His task was not made any easier in the very limited mileage Cosworth gave the team for the Friday practice sessions meaning that more often than not, Rosberg would head into qualifying with very little running behind him.
Rosberg remained with the team in 2007 and was joined by Alex Wurz.