He is a fan of the German football club FC Bayern Munich, played for the Monaco national tennis team, and formerly competed in triathlon events these skills allowed him to save a five-year-old child from drowning in Monaco. They have two children, and run a creamery shop in Ibiza. Rosberg married interior designer Vivian Sibold at a civil ceremony in Monaco on 11 July 2014. He graduated with an average grade of 1.2 in 2002. Rosberg enjoyed studying mathematics and science, and passed all of his examinations except history. He was taught five languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, but not Finnish or Swedish, as his father considered those other languages more important for Nico's life and career. Rosberg was encouraged to pursue ventures in academia and sports. He was educated at the International School of Nice and the International School of Monaco.

Rosberg was raised in the Wiesbaden district of Nordenstadt in the first four weeks of his life, before living between the principality of Monaco and the Spanish island of Ibiza. He switched to a German license as he felt it was easier to obtain major sponsorship agreements with nationality of a larger country. Because his father is Finnish and his mother is German, Rosberg is a citizen of both countries, competing with a Finnish racing license until after his first season in the Formula 3 Euro Series. Rosberg was born on 27 June 1985 at the Red Cross Hospital in Wiesbaden, West Germany, the only child of Finnish racing driver Keke Rosberg, who won the 1982 Formula One World Championship, and German interpreter Gesine 'Sina' Rosberg (formerly Gleitsmann-Dengel). Personal background and education The principality of Monaco, where Rosberg was raised He was awarded the Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year and was inducted into the FIA Hall of Fame in 2017. In retirement, Rosberg moved into driver management, television punditry, and became an eco-entrepreneur. Overall he competed in 206 Grands Prix, winning 23, securing 57 podium finishes, 30 pole positions, and amassing 1594.5 championship points. Rosberg announced his retirement from motor racing five days after clinching the title, citing wanting to spend more time with his family and not wanting his driving ability to atrophy as the main factors behind his decision. He and his father Keke are the second father-son pairing, after Graham and Damon Hill, that have both won World Drivers' Championships. He was the teammate of former karting friend and eventual seven-time World Drivers' Champion, Lewis Hamilton, from 2013 to 2016, twice finishing runner-up to his teammate, and in his final season defeating Hamilton to win the 2016 title. Rosberg took his first career win at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix. For 2010, he moved to Mercedes, partnering fellow German and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher.

Rosberg first drove in Formula One with Williams from 2006 to 2009 and achieved two podium finishes for the team in 2008. He subsequently moved to the higher-tier Formula 3 Euro Series with Team Rosberg in 20 before winning the inaugural GP2 Series championship with ART Grand Prix in 2005. At the age of 16, he progressed to car racing, winning nine races to claim the 2002 Formula BMW ADAC Championship with VIVA Racing. Rosberg began competitive go-kart racing at the age of six and achieved early success, winning regional and national French championships, before moving to European-based series and world championships. The only child of Finnish 1982 Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg and his German wife Sina Rosberg, he was raised primarily in the Principality of Monaco. He competed in Formula One from 2006 to 2016, winning the World Drivers' Championship in 2016 with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport. Nico Erik Rosberg ( German pronunciation: born 27 June 1985) is a German and Finnish entrepreneur and former professional racing driver.

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