Top 5 Finnish F1 Drivers of all time

#3 - Keke Rosberg

Keke Rosberg (left) is the older half of a very successful father-son F1 pair.

Keke Rosberg's time in Formula 1 was short, (just nine seasons) but the original Flying Finn left a lasting impact on the sport. Rosberg was just the second Finn to compete in F1 but became the first world champion from the Nordic nation in 1982.

However, his path to a top team wasn't straightforward. Keke began for Theodore, and regularly changed teams, driving for Fittipalid, Wolf and ATS before earning a drive for Williams in '82. The 1982 season was one of the most competitive in the sport's history, featuring 11 winners in 16 races, and Rosberg was the most consistent, claiming his only driver's world title.

Rosberg possessed incredible car control; nobody could recover from a spin as impressively as Keke. Williams would relatively struggle in the following seasons, as their lack of a turbocharged engine hampered their overall race pace. 1985 was a return to Williams' form, but McLaren now had the fastest car, and Rosberg moved to the Woking team for his final season of Grand Prix racing. Sadly, though, an incredible season by Alain Prost, Williams' resurgence and bad luck meant that Rosberg would exit Formula 1 with a whimper, but he had a fine career in the sport.