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Valentino Rossi  Player details

Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi - .

Country : Italy 
Date of birth  : 16/02/1979 
Location : Urbino 
Height : 1.82 m 
Weight : 67 kg 

 

RIDER STATS from Valentino Rossi

Nationality Italy
Birthday 16/02/1979
Birthplace Urbino, (ITA)
Residence London, (GBR)
Marital Status Single
Height 177 cm
Weight 59 kg

 

PERSONAL DATA from Valentino Rossi

Team Yamaha
MotoGP Debut South Africa 2000
Starts 114
Wins 58
Poles 35
Podiums 91
Titles 5 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)

 

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS from Valentino Rossi

1989 First Go-Kart Race
1990 Regional Go-Kart Championship - 9 wins
1991 4th - Italian Junior Go-Kart Championship
1992 Regional Minimoto Champion
1993 Italian 125 Production, champion
1994 Italian 125s, 6th
1995 Italian 125s, Champion
1996 125 World Championship, 9th – 1 win
1997 125 World Championship, Champion – 11 wins
1998 250 World Championship, 2nd - 5 wins
1999 250 World Championship, Champion - 9 wins
2000 500 World Championship (Honda), 2nd. 1st Britain, Brazil
2001 500cc World Champion (Honda) 1st Japan, South Africa, Spain, Catalunya, Britain, Czech Republic, Portugal, Pacfic, Australia, Malaysia, Brazil
2002 MotoGP World Champion (Honda) 1st Japan, Spain, France, Italy, Catalunya, Netherlands, Britain, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, Australia
2003 MotoGP World Champion (Honda) 1st Japan, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Portugal, Brazil, Malaysia, Australia, Valencia
2004 MotoGP World Champion (Yamaha) 1st South Africa, Italy, Catalunya, Netherlands, Britain, Portugal, Malaysia, Australia, Valencia
2005 MotoGP World Champion (Yamaha)
1st Spain, China, France, Italy, Catalunya, Netherlands, Britain, Germany, Czech Republic, Qatar, Australia
2006 MotoGP (Yamaha), 2nd. 1st Qatar, Italy, Catalunya, Germany, Malaysia
2007 MotoGP (Yamaha)

 

HOBBIES from Valentino Rossi

Soccer, radio-controlled toys

Motorcycling on Eurosport

Riders say Ducati flattered by conditions

Riders say Ducati flattered by conditions - 20/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden believe Ducati was flattered by the adverse conditions in the MotoGP race at Le Mans.

De Puniet confirms Suzuki MotoGP test

De Puniet confirms Suzuki MotoGP test - 20/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Randy de Puniet has confirmed he will test Suzuki's potential 2014 MotoGP challenger at Motegi.

Pedrosa wins at Le Mans, Crutchlow second despite broken leg

Pedrosa wins at Le Mans, Crutchlow second despite broken leg - 19/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Dani Pedrosa held off Cal Crutchlow to win the French MotoGP at Le Mans, taking the overall lead from Marc Marquez.

Lorenzo blames handling for struggle - 19/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Jorge Lorenzo blamed the poor handling of his Yamaha for his disappointing ride to seventh in Sunday's MotoGP race at Le Mans.

Marquez surprised to reach podium - 19/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Marc Marquez says he was surprised to finish on the podium at Le Mans after taking third in his first wet race in MotoGP.

Crutchlow hails 'deserved' podium - 19/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Cal Crutchlow believes his podium in wet conditions Le Mans was fully deserved after securing his best result in MotoGP so far.

Redding claims maiden Moto2 win amid crashes

Redding claims maiden Moto2 win amid crashes - 19/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Scott Redding claimed his first Moto2 victory - and the championship lead with it - in a crash-filled race at Le Mans.

Vinales grabs second Moto3 win in a row

Vinales grabs second Moto3 win in a row - 19/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Maverick Vinales extended his advantage at the top of the Moto3 points with a faultless ride to victory at Le Mans.

Crutchlow suffers shin fracture in crash

Crutchlow suffers shin fracture in crash - 18/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Monster Yamaha's Cal Crutchlow has been diagnosed with a small shin fracture after his free practice four crash.

Rossi admits qualifying pace a problem - 18/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Valentino Rossi conceded that he does not know how to match his main rivals for qualifying pace after ending up eighth on the grid at Le Mans.

Marquez takes second MotoGP pole at Le Mans

Marquez takes second MotoGP pole at Le Mans - 18/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Marc Marquez claimed his second MotoGP pole in four starts as he converted practice pace to qualifying top spot at Le Mans.

Nakagami grabs maiden Moto2 pole

Nakagami grabs maiden Moto2 pole - 18/05/2013 - Motorcycling

Takaaki Nakagami claimed the first pole position of his world championship career in Moto2 qualifying at a wet Le Mans.

 
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