Team Rosberg

Motor racing team
founded = 1994
country = flagicon|Germany Germany
principal = flagicon|Finland Keke Rosberg
current series = DTM

former series = Super Tourenwagen Cup
F3 Euroseries
German Formula 3
A1 Grand Prix
Formula BMW ADAC
driver titles = 2002 German F3
2002 Formula BMW ADAC
team titles = 2002 German F3

Team Rosberg GmbH is a motor racing organisation that competes in single-seater and touring car disciplines in Europe. It was founded in 1994 by former Formula One world champion Keke Rosberg, of Finland. It is headquartered at Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Germany, and competes under a German racing license.

Touring cars (1995-present)

After his retirement from Formula One in 1986, Keke Rosberg stayed involved in racing, competing with Peugeot's World Sports Car Championship operation in the early 1990s. He entered Germany's top-level touring car championship – the DTM – in 1992, driving first for Mercedes-AMG [ [http://www.worldcarfans.com/classics.cfm/classicID/5040331.028/country/gcf/mercedes/the-history-of-amg History of AMG] "Worldcarfans.com." Retrieved on January 28 2007.] and then for Opel Team Joest.

The DTM and ITC

It was in 1994 that he decided to begin the transition into team ownership, and the newly-formed Team Rosberg became part of Opel's DTM program in 1995. In this first year, Keke Rosberg continued driving alongside reigning champion Klaus Ludwig in a pair of Calibra V6 coupes. [http://www.rosberg.de/team_historie_e.php Team History] "Rosberg.de". Retrieved on January 28 2007.] The Calibra was not as competitive as the Mercedes C-Klasse; Ludwig achieved Opel's only race win of the season on his way to 3rd in the drivers' championship, and Team Rosberg was ranked in 6th place in the teams' standings.

In 1996, Rosberg retired from driving to concentrate on team management. As the DTM evolved into the short-lived "International Touring car Championship", Ludwig was joined by Hans Stuck in the Opel line-up. Stuck won in Helsinki and finished in 6th place in the standings. [ [http://www.hansstuck.com/en/karriere_en.html Hans Stuck - Official website] Retrieved on January 28 2007.]

* D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.

References

External links

* [http://www.rosberg.de/index_e.php rosberg.de] , official website.