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Birth
Valentino Rossi was born on 16th of February of 1979 in Urbino, Italy. -
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Valentino Rossi VR46
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Karts
Rossi's first racing love was karting. Rossi won the regional kart championship in 1990. -
Finish Karts
Rossi continued to race karts and finished fifth at the national kart championships in Parma. His fathers had started looking at moving into the Italian 100cc series, as well as the corresponding European series, which most likely would have pushed him into the direction of Formula One. However, the high cost of racing karts led to the decision to race minimoto exclusively. -
First motorcycle race
Valentino Rossi rode a Cagiva Mito 125cc motorcycle, which he damaged in a first-corner crash no more than a hundred metres from the pit lane. -
First win in World Championship Grand Prix
Rossi had some success in the 1996 World Championship season, failing to finish five of the season's races and crashing several times. Despite this, in August he won his first World Championship Grand Prix at Brno in the Czech Republic on an AGV Aprilia RS125R. -
First World Champion title 125cc
He won the 125 cc World Championship in the following 1997 season, winning 11 of the 15 races. -
World Champion 250cc
In 1999, he won the title, collecting five pole positions and nine wins. -
500cc World Championship
Rossi recorded only two wins during the season, winning in Great Britain -
First 500 cc World Championship
Rossi won his first 500 cc World Championship in 2001, winning 11 races in the final year of that class -
Moto Gp Starts
The inaugural year for the MotoGP bikes was 2002, when riders experienced teething problems getting used to the new bikes. He ride Honda. -
3rth title Moto GP
Honda -
Yamaha Moto Gp
2004-2010 -
Ducati
2011-2012 -
Yamaha Returns
2013-2015