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Valentino Rossi in 2017. Valentino Rossi is an Italian nine-time Grand Prix world champion - seven of which are in the premier MotoGP class. Rossi raced for Honda's factory team, Yamaha's factory team and Ducati's factory team. Rossi is also the only road racer to have competed in 400 or more Grands Prix. [1]
In 2022, Rossi return to the track to compete in car racing in the GT World Challenge Europe, joining Belgian outfit Team WRT. Rossi, who called time on an illustrious motorcycling career spanning more than two decades in 2021, had previously spoken of a desire to move into car racing, and underwent a test with Team WRT in Ricardo Tormo Circuit ...
Valentino Rossi (/ ˈ r ɒ s i / ROSS-ee, Italian: [valenˈtiːno ˈrossi]; born 16 February 1979) is an Italian racing driver, former professional motorcycle road racer and nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. Nicknamed The Doctor, Rossi is widely considered one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time.
Race 12 hours Qualifying: Pole Drivers: Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Luca Stolz: Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Avg Time: 1:51.272 Race: Fastest lap Driver: Maro Engel: Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Time: 1:51.291 (on lap 4) Podium First: Maro Engel Mikaël Grenier Luca Stolz: Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing Second: Valentino Rossi Dries ...
Defending champion Valentino Rossi won his 3rd MotoGP championship in 2003, winning 9 races, highlighted by his win at Phillip Island where he was given a 10-second penalty for passing under a yellow flag and he overcame the penalty by winning the race with more than 10 seconds in hand.
2001 was the end of the 500 cc era in Grand Prix motorcycle racing; in 2002 the premier class would be renamed MotoGP and dominated by 4-stroke 990 cc machines. However, 2001 was the beginning of another era, that of Valentino Rossi's run of championships in the top class.
Valentino Rossi, riding the four-stroke Honda RC211V bike, won the first race of the season at Suzuka under wet conditions. Suzuki's test rider Akira Ryō , who raced as a wildcard entry, and Yamaha's Carlos Checa completed the all four-stroke podium. [ 12 ]
This race was most notable for the dominant win on home soil by American Nicky Hayden, as well as the second place of the other American Colin Edwards, followed by then six-time world champion Valentino Rossi in third place. Valentino Rossi leads the standings with 170 points, followed by Marco Melandri with 107 and Max Biaggi with 87 points.