Biography of Valentino Rossi - The Doctor

Although this is the worst season in the history of a career in MotoGP, Valentino Rossi "The Doctor" never despair. He's always special to all supporters and lovers of MotoGP worldwide. Valentino Rossi was born on February 16, 1979 in Urbino, Italy. He was a racer in the world motorcycle championship Grandprix after the era of his predecessor Michael Doohan, with the title of world champion in four different classes which he achieved in seven years carriers. Rossi also one of the most successful racers of all time, with nine world championship racer.

According to the magazine published by American sports, Sports Ilustrated, Rossi is one of the largest-paid sportsmen in the world, He is expected to earn $ 34 million in 2007. The son of a former 250 cc Grand Prix racer Graziano Rossi, and Stefania Palma holds many records and accomplishments achieved beyond many seniors. This eccentric racer posted a total of nine world titles, once in the 125cc class, once in the 250cc class, and 7 times in 500cc and MotoGP.

 

Valentino Rossi is the drivers who obtained the highest standings and won the race in the history of 500 cc / MotoGP, with 77 victories, and along the overall standings with 103 wins the race.

Rossi did attraction with the bike

Young Rossi started racing in Grand Prix in 1996 for Aprilia in the 125 cc category and won the first World Championship next year. From there, he moved to the 250cc category with Aprilia, and won the 250cc World Championship in 1999. He won the 500cc World Championship with Honda in 2001, the MotoGP World Championship (also with Honda) in 2002 and 2003, and continue the winning streak by winning the world championship in 2004 and 2005, after leaving Honda to join Yamaha, prior to reclaim the title at 2008 and maintain it in 2009.
 

At the end of 2003 season 2004 season ahead of Valentino Rossi made a surprising decision. He decided to move from the team that defended the time the factory team Honda, Repsol Honda HRC has to deliver himself won the world championship in 2002 and 2003 as well as carrying Doohan won the world champion 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 also became world champion Alex Criville 1999. Rossi decided to leave the super team and choose to join the Yamaha team, who last won the world championship in 1992 by racer Wayne Rainey. Rossi did not move to Yamaha team alone, he also brings Jerremy Burgess, head of the mechanics who used to deal with Doohan and Criville. They conducted a series of tests to fix the motor technology Rossi's Yamaha YZR M1 to be able to rival the strongest bike in MotoGP at the time, RCV211V owned by Honda.

About this move, many are not expected and pessimistic he will be able to defend his champion. One pessimistic statement came from Max Biaggi, a bitter enemy says, "I do not think he moved to Yamaha, but nevertheless it will be difficult to beat Honda. Rossi himself even less optimistic that he could retain his world champion. "We need some time to appear competitive, to win the first season with Yamaha is obviously very difficult". But he dispelled all these pessimistic views. even in the first series of the 2004 season in the GP Welkom, South Africa, he beat Max Biaggi riding a Honda motorcycle, albeit with a very tight fight, with the yamaha, which last on podium in 1992! even in 2004 and 2005 Rossi became world champion with Yamaha! and became the first Yamaha rider the most champions in one season (Rossi champion nine times in 2005 season)

Rossi while still prevail with FIAT Honda

Accomplishments ever achieved Valentino Rossi:
* 1985 Go-kart first.
* 1989 Debut 60cc racing karting.
* 1990 Champion 60cc regional karting championships, winning nine times.
* 1991 Ranked # 5 in the Junior Championship karting Italy; first plunge in minimoto racing.
* 1992 Italian Champion Endurance minibikes.
* 1993 Ranked 12th Italian 125cc Sport Production championship, with a Cagiva motorcycle.
* 1994 Italian 125cc Sport Production Champion, with a Cagiva motorcycle.
* 1995 Italy 125cc national champion; rank 3 125cc European Championship; ranked 11th in the Championship, Spanish Open 125cc all with Aprilia.
* 1996 Ranked # 9 Grandprix 125cc, Scuderia AGV, ranked 10th European Championships with Aprilia 125cc.
* 1997 Grandprix 125cc World Champion, Nastro Azzurro Aprilia, Reaching 11 wins from 15 races, won the Grand Prix included in the Sentul circuit.
* 1998 Runner-up Grandprix 250cc, Aprilia Nastro Azzurro.
* 1999 World Champion Grandprix 250cc, Aprilia Grand Prix.
* 2000 Runner-up Grandprix 500cc, Nastro Azzurro Honda.
* 2001 Grandprix 500cc World Champion, Nastro Azzurro Honda.
* 2002 world champion MotoGP, Repsol Honda Team.
* 2003 world champion MotoGP, Repsol Honda Team.
* 2004 MotoGP world champion, Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha team.
* 2005 MotoGP world champion, Gauloises Yamaha team.
* 2006 Runner Up MotoGP, Camel Yamaha team.
* 2007 Rank 3 MotoGP Fiat Yamaha team.
* 2008 MotoGP world champion, the Fiat Yamaha team.

* 2009 MotoGP world champion, the Fiat Yamaha team