Valentino Rossi is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle racer born in 1979 in Urbino whose top-class career spanned 2000 to 2021. He is a nine time world champion, seven of those titles in the premier 500cc and MotoGP class, won in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009. He holds the record for most premier class victories, 89, and podiums, 199, and is the only road racer to have competed in 400 or more Grands Prix. He was inducted into the MotoGP Hall of Fame as an official Legend by the FIM after the 2021 season.
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Career HighlightNine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion who holds the record for most premier-class victories and podiums, with 89 victories and 199 podiums. 1 Classification
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Which classes did Valentino Rossi win world titles in before MotoGP?
He won the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc titles, then the first MotoGP title in 2002.
Rossi won world championships in three classes before the modern MotoGP era began. He took the 125cc title in 1997 at the second attempt, after winning 11 of the 15 races that season. He then won the 250cc title in his second season in that class, and moved to Honda for his first 500cc season. In 2001 he clinched the 500cc crown with two races to go. When the four-stroke 990cc bikes were introduced in 2002, he won the inaugural MotoGP title.
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Valentino Rossi ( 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.
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Valentino Rossi ( 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.
Wikipedia article on Valentino Rossi, lead sentence, birth year
Valentino Rossi ( 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.
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Valentino Rossi ( 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.
Wikipedia article on Valentino Rossi, lead section, career summary
He holds the record for most premier class victories and podiums, with 89 victories and 199 podiums to his name.
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Nicknamed "the Doctor", he is widely considered one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time.
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Valentino Rossi ( 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.
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