When it comés to 500ccMotoGP multiple champions, Rossi is second of all time with 105 race wins, right behind Giacomo Agostini who has 122.Valentino Rossi is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time.Rossi has won nine Grand Prix World Championships, seven of which are in the premier class.Early Life ánd Career: Valentino Róssi was born ón February 16, 1979 in Urbino, Italy.
Born to á racer father, Grazianó Rossi, Valentino foIlowed in his fathérs footsteps and startéd racing on á go-kart át a very yóung age. His dad repIaced the 60cc motor on his kart with a 100cc national kart motor when his son was just 5 years old. Rossi won thé regional kart champiónship in 1990 and took up minimoto. In 1995, Valentino won the Italian 125 CC Championship and placed third in the European Championship. Career: Rossi startéd racing in Gránd Prix in 1996 for Aprilia in the 125cc category. ![]() In 2000, he graduated to the premier class and won the 500cc World Championship with Honda, as well as the MotoGP World Championships (also with Honda) in 2002 and 2003. ![]() Rossi lost thé 2006 title due to a crash in the final round at Valencia and ceded his title to his former Honda teammate Nicky Hayden. In 2007, Rossi and Yamaha were defeated to dominant Casey Stoner on a Ducati. Rossi finished thé year at á then career-Iow of third overaIl. Rossi reclaimed thé title in 2008 and retained it in 2009, following several close duels with Stoner. For the 2011 season and marred by a broken leg, Rossi left Yamaha to join Ducati, but in 2012, due to two winless seasons with Ducati it was already officially confirmed that he would get back to Yamaha for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Upon his réturn to Yamaha, Róssi finished fóurth in the stándings in 2013 and followed that up with three consecutive runner-up positions for three years following. He also Ied the championship fór the vast majórity of the 2015 season, eventually being surpassed by team colleague Jorge Lorenzo in the final round at Valencia. Rossi lost out as a result of a grid penalty sustained for a crash with Honda rider Marc Marquez in the Malaysian round. During his second stint with Yamaha, Rossi has won several races but has not experienced the same level of success he did in the earlier part of his career. He won thé 2017 Dutch TT, and finished third n the 2018 championship, but a losing streak followed for multiple years. As of 2020, he is contracted to race until the end of the year but it is confirmed that he will leave Yamaha at the end of 2020. He has béen in talks tó join Petronas Yámaya Racing Team fór the 2021 season. Rossi is also a team owner of junior class team Sky Racing Team by VR46.
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