Claire Williams says her family's team knew Nico Rosberg would be a future world champion when it gave the German his Formula One debut in 2006. Rosberg clinched the 2016... read more »
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Nico Rosberg
| Team | Mercedes |
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| Country | Germany |
| Podiums | 57 |
| Points | 1594.5 |
| Grands Prix entered | 206 |
| World Championships | 1 |
| Highest race finish | 1 (x23) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 27/06/1985 |
| Place of birth | Wiesbaden, Germany |
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Nico Rosberg admits that title rivalry has compromised friendship with Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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Nico Rosberg says "one of the most emotional parts" of clinching a maiden Formula 1 title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was following in the footsteps of his… read more »
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With Nico Rosberg becoming the 33rd different Formula One World Champion, he also joins an ever-changing list of one-time title winners. read more »
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Nico Rosberg receives a guard of honour as he visits Petronas' headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, after winning the 2016 title. read more »
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Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg reflects on his maiden title win and looks to 2017. read more »
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World champion Nico Rosberg pays tribute to Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, calling him "one of the best ever" Formula 1 drivers. read more »
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Nico Rosberg's official title winning celebrations kicked off in Kuala Lumpur, home of his team's title sponsor Petronas. read more »
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Nico Rosberg was crowned 2016 World Champion after a whirlwind 21-race battle with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. GPUpdate.net looks at the German's path to… read more »
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Formula One champion Nico Rosberg said he should get a trophy for partying into the next day following his win in Abu Dhabi on Sunday... read more »
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Nico Rosberg's title celebrations lasted until 9am the next day read more »
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Fresh from his triumph and celebrations in Abu Dhabi, Nico made the home of the team's title partner PETRONAS his first destination to celebrate his maiden world title!... read more »
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Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo says he is satisfied to finish this year's Formula One drivers' championship as best of the rest behind Nico Rosberg and Lewis... read more »
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Nico Rosberg says he can understand why Lewis Hamilton backed him into Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen in the closing stages of the Abu Dhabi GP. read more »
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If one moment defines Nico Rosberg's 2016 world championship season, it deserves to be lap 20 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Mercedes, whose drivers had both pitted, led... read more »
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Ferrari Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen says he does not understand how Nico Rosberg could be considered not to deserve the world championship read more »
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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel says that Nico Rosberg is a "deserved" champion after his compatriot clinched the 2016 world title during Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand… read more »
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Nico Rosberg says the pressure of fighting for his first Formula One title meant he was not performing at his best at the final four races of the season. After winning the... read more »
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Nico Rosberg celebrated his 2016 title success with friends and fellow drivers on Sunday night at what appeared to be the ultimate Abu Dhabi Grand Prix afterparty. Rosberg was... read more »
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Two days after losing the title to teammate Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton was back behind the wheel of a Formula One car testing 2017 tyres for Pirelli. As Rosberg jetted off to... read more »
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After Sunday's Abu Dabi Grand Prix, the driest race in all the land, Lewis Hamilton rolled back the years and went against team orders... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says he cannot deny reliability issues cost Lewis Hamilton the title this year, but says that should not undermine Nico Rosberg's championship... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel has paid tribute to his fellow countryman Nico Rosberg for wrapping up a maiden F1 world title in Abu Dhabi read more »
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Former Formula 1 world champion Keke Rosberg, father of Nico Rosberg, has suggested Max Verstappen needs more guidance to cut out mistakes read more »
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Newly-crowned Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg said the pressure of fighting for the title with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton slowed him down in recent races read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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- Drivers list
- Sebastian Vettel
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Rosberg
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Romain Grosjean
- Pastor Maldonado
- Jenson Button
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Will Stevens
- Roberto Merhi
- Felipe Nasr
- Max Verstappen
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Sergio Perez
- Adrian Sutil
- Esteban Gutierrez
- Jean-Eric Vergne
- Daniil Kvyat
- Felipe Massa
- Valtteri Bottas
- Jules Bianchi
- Max Chilton
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Marcus Ericsson
- Robert Kubica
- Michael Schumacher
- Paul di Resta
- Heikki Kovalainen
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |

