Born: Urbino, Italy  16.02.1979

8 Times World Champion.

125cc. – 1997      250cc. – 1999      500cc. – 2001

MotoGP – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008.

Grands Prix starts: 210

Wins: 97

Pole positions: 51

Podiums: 151

Lap records: 78

Points: 3720 (17.7 points p/GP)

Facts: Multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time. Following his father, Graziano Rossi, Valentino started racing in Grand Prix in 1996 adopting Dad’s famous number 46 in his bikes.

He rarely crashes and in fact holds the record for the longest streak of consecutive podiums. From September 8, 2002 to April 18, 2004, he stood on the podium at the end of all 23 races including every race in 2003.