Valentino Rossi

Profile :
Name Valentino Rossi
Date of Birth 16/02/1979
Place of Birth Urbino, Italy
Nationality Italian
Residence London, UK
Height 182 cm
Weight 59 kg
Marital Status Single
Hobbies Soccer, radio-controlled toys
Total Races GP starts: 174 (114 x MotoGP/500cc, 30 x 250cc, 30 x 125cc)
Victories 84 (57 x MotoGP/500cc, 14 x 250cc, 12 x 125cc)
Pole Positions: 45
127 Podiums
Wins 7 Grand Prix (1 x 125cc, 1 x 250cc, 1 x 500cc, 4 x MotoGP)
First Race 1991
First Grand Prix of Malaysia, 1996 (125cc)
First Pole 1996


Career :
1. The first go-kart (1985)
2. Karting racing debut 60cc (1989)
3. Regional karting champion 60cc championship, winning nine times (1990)
4. Ranked 5th in the Junior Championship go-kart Italy (1991)
5. Italian Minibike Endurance Champion (1992)
6. Rating 12 Italian 125cc Sport Production championship with Cagiva motorcycles (1993)
7. Italian 125cc Sport Production championship with Cagiva motorcycles (1994)
8. Italian 125cc national champion, ranked 3rd 125cc European Championship, ranked 11th in the Championship, Spanish
9. Open all with motorcycle Aprilia 125cc (1995)
10. World championship debut on an Aprilia in the 125cc Malaysian Grand Prix Scuderia AGV (1996) championship with 321 points, 11 wins in Malaysia, Spain, Italy, France, Netherlands, Imola,
Germany, Brazil, Britain, Catalunya, and Indonesia (1997)
11. Youngest 125cc world champion of the 2nd team riding an Aprilia for the Nastro Azzurro Team, the first position in
Move to the 250cc class riding an Aprilia for the Nastro Azzurro Team, Second in the championship with 201 points, 5 wins in the Netherlands, Imola, Catalunya, Australia, and Argentina (1998)
12. Being the youngest 250cc world championship with the team riding for Aprilia Aprilia Grand Prix Racing,
The first position in the championship with 309 points, 9 wins in Spain, Italy, Catalunya, Great Britain, Germany, Czech Republic, Australia, South Africa, and Brazil (1999)
13. Rose again to the 500cc class riding a Honda for the Nastro Azzurro Team, Second in the championship with 209 points, 2 wins in England and Brazil (2000)
14. 500cc world champion driving a Honda for the Nastro Azzurro Team, the first position in the championship with 325 points, 11 wins in Japan, South Africa, Spain, Catalunya, Great Britain, Czech, Putugal, Pacific, Australia, Malaysia, and Brazil (2001 )
15. Won the Moto GP World Championship which was revised by riding a Honda RC211V for the Repsol Honda Team, the first position in the championship with 355 points, a collection of 11 wins in Japan, Spain, France, Catalunya, Italy, Netherlands, UK, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, and Australia (2002)
16. Wins his second winner in the Moto GP World Championship for the Repsol Honda Team, the first position in the championship with 357 points, a collection of 9 wins in Japan, Spain, Italy, Czech, Portugal, Rio, Malaysia, Australia, and Valencia (2003)
17. Move to the Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha YZR-M1 drive and re-won the Moto GP World Championship, the first position in the championship with 304 points, 9 wins in South Africa, Italy, Catalunya, Netherlands, UK, Portugal, Malaysia, Australia, and Valencia (2004)
18. Won a second world title for Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha Team, the first position in the championship until in Malaysia with 281 points, 9 wins in Spain, China, France, Italy, Catalunya, Netherlands, UK, Germany, and Czech (2005)

Awards :
1. 125cc World Champion (1997)
2. 250cc World Champion (1999)
3. 500cc World Champion (2001)
4. Moto GP World Champion (2002)
5. Moto GP World Champion (2003)
6. Moto GP World Champion (2004)
7. Moto GP World Champion (2005)