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Valentino Rossi
After winning two consecutive World Championships with Yamaha in and , following on from three previous back-to-back title successes, Rossi finished runner-up to the American despite scoring ten podiums and winning five races - more than any other rider. Now the record-breaking Italian, widely regarded as the finest motorcycle racer of his generation, starts the season without the crown to defend for the first time in five years.
Rossiâs five wins in took his premier-class career tally to 58, leaving him within striking distance of the legendary Giacomo Agostiniâs all-time record of 68 â another enticing target for the season. For the third consecutive campaign Valentino will be ably assisted bygd his trusted team-mate and great friend Colin Edwards, as the pair apply their highly effective development partnership to Yamahaâs all-new cc machine and attempt to regain the Manufacturersâ and Teamsâ titles they won together in
Rossiâs World Championship
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Valentino Rossi
On February 16, , Valentino Rossi was born in the Italian town of Urbino, the son of Stefanía Palma and Graziano Rossi, also a motorcycle racer. When he was still very young, they moved to Tavullia, where Rossi became interested in motorcycles. When he was only 11 years old, he won a regional championship, but what nobody imagined was that he would make history in the world of motorcycling, and now many consider him to be the best rider in the world.
His childhood
From a very young age Valentino Rossi grew up in the pits of the circuits, as his father Graziano was also a World Motorcycle Championship rider and participated in a total of 48 races, of which he won three.
When Valentino was a child, his parents divorced and each had another son in , on his mother's side Luca Marini, also a World Championship rider, and on his father's side, Chiara Rossi.
Since he was a little boy, Valentino followed his father's path and began to feel love for the motor
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Valentino Rossi
Italian motorcycle racer (born )
"VR46" redirects here. For his own racing team, see VR46 Racing Team.
| Valentino Rossi | |
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Rossi at the Aragon Grand Prix | |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | () 16 February (age&#;46) Urbino, Italy |
| Bike&#;number | 46 (retired in honour in the MotoGP class) |
| Website | |
| Debut season | |
| 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 |
| Debut season | |
| Current team | Team WRT |
| Car number | 46 |
| Starts | 11 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Finished last season | 15th in |
| Debut season | |
| Current team | Team WRT |
| Years active | –present |
| Car number | 46 |
| Starts | 7 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 2nd in |
| – , , – | Monza Rally Show World Rally Championship Blancpain Endurance Series G |