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F1i looks at Nico Rosberg's F1 career in numbers, including where the 2016 drivers' champion ranks on the all-time winners list
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Nico Rosberg's shock retirement last weekend has quickly seen the focus switch to who will replace the reigning drivers' champion at Mercedes.
While Mercedes gets to work compiling a shortlist of the drivers available in 2017, we're going to try and put Rosberg's career into a bit of context with the stats from his 11 seasons in F1, and where he ranks alongside the other world champions in the sport.
So, let's start with the big one...
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1 (2016)
Equal 16th on the all-time list
GRAND PRIX VICTORIES
23 (First: 2012 Chinese Grand Prix, Last: 2016 Japanese Grand Prix)
Equal 12th on the all-time list
POLE POSITIONS
30 (First: 2012 Chinese Grand Prix, Last: 2016 Japanese Grand Prix)
8th on the all-time list
FASTEST LAPS
20 (First: 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix, Last: 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix)
14th on the all-time list
POLE, FASTEST LAP, LED EVERY LAP
2 (First: 2016 Russian Grand Prix, Last: 2016 European Grand Prix)
Equal 9th on the all-time list
PODIUMS
57 (First: 2008 Australian Grand Prix, Last: 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
12th on the all-time list
POINTS
1594.5 (First: 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix, Last: 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
4th on the all-time list*
RACE STARTS
206 (First: 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix, Last: 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
14th on the all-time list
OTHER RECORDS
9 - Number of wins in one season (2016)
Equal 8th on the all-time list
7 - Consecutive wins (2015 Mexican Grand Prix - 2016 Russian Grand Prix)
Equal 2nd on the all-time list
4 - Consecutive wins from the start of a season (2016)
Equal 3rd on the all-time list
6 - Consecutive pole positions (2015 Japanese Grand Prix - 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
Equal 6th on the all-time list
11 - Pole positions in a season (2014)
Equal 7th on the all-time list
6 - Wins from pole position in a season (2016)
Equal 9th on the all-time list
60 - Front row starts
6th on the all-time list
111 - Races before first win (2012 Chinese Grand Prix)
5th on the all-time list
1533 - Laps led
12th on the all-time list
7 - Races led every lap
Equal 8th on the all-time list
55 - Races led for at least one lap
Equal 10th on the all-time list
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