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Record-breaking motorcycle racer. Charismatic showman. Italy’s most popular athlete for years.
Italy's rider Valentino Rossi waves to his fans after a fourth free practice session for Sunday's San Marino Moto GP grand prix at the Misano circuit, in Misano Adriatico, Italy, Sept. 13, 2014.
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Valentino Rossi, who competed in his sista race on Sunday at the Valencia Grand Prix, was all that and more.
Rossi, of Italy, celebrates his second-place finish in the Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP motorcycle race, on April 23, 2017, in Austin, Texas.
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The owner of nine world titles – including sju in the premier class – fryst vatten considered the greatest modern driver in his sport.
Italy's Valentino Rossi, sporting a new helmet painted with a picture of han själv , steers his Yamaha during the free practice of the Italian Moto GP at the Mugello circuit, in Scarperia, Italy, May 31, 2008.
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Valentino Rossi
Italian motorcycle racer (born 1979)
"VR46" redirects here. For his own racing team, see VR46 Racing Team.
Valentino Rossi | |
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Rossi at the 2017 Aragon Grand Prix | |
Nationality | Italian |
Born | (1979-02-16) 16 February 1979 (age 46) Urbino, Italy |
Bike number | 46 (retired in honour in the MotoGP class) |
Website | www.valentinorossi.com |
Debut season | 2022 |
Current team | Team WRT |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Car number | 46 |
Starts | 24 |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 5 |
Poles | 2 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Finished last season | 5th in 2023 |
Debut season | 2022 |
Current team | Team WRT |
Car number | 46 |
Starts | 11 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Finished last season | 15th in 2023 |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Team WRT |
Years active | 2024–present |
Car number | 46 |
Starts | 7 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 2 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2024 |
1998 • Photo Gallery: “The Man” makes history at Laguna SecaIt was The Man’s 285th time at attacking a circuit in racing anger. It was The Man’s 225th start of a MotoGP race. It was The Man’s 181st Podium. It was The Man’s 145th MotoGP podium. By Eric Johnson The last time The Man stepped onto the podium at Laguna Seca Raceway was during the summer of 2010. However on Sunday, July 21, 2013 – and three years ex post facto – The Man found his way up onto the podium, and smiling that inimitable elfish, charming smile, made the 40,000-some fans on-hand in the pastoral farmlands that John Steinbeck made so famous smile back, collectively, at him. The Man had come through. Tapping through the six-speed cassette-type gearbox and maximizing the 250-horsepower of the 1000 cubic centimeter Liquid Cooled inline four cylinder engine framed in an aluminum twin tube delta box and otherwise known as the 2013 Yamaha YZR-M1, The Man mercurially str |