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Valentino Rossi (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
RaúlBlancoRueda · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2017 · Wikimedia Commons

Valentino Rossi

Nationality
Italy Italy
Number
46
Team (2021 MotoGP)
Petronas Yamaha SRT
Bike
Yamaha
Born
February 16, 1979(age 47)
Birthplace
Urbino

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Shah Alam in 1996.

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In 125cc (1996–1997): 17 starts, 2 wins, 5 podiums. In 250cc (1998–1999): 30 starts, 14 wins, 21 podiums. In 500cc (2000–2001): 32 starts, 13 wins, 23 podiums. In MotoGP (2002–2021): 339 starts, 76 wins, 176 podiums. Teams: Gauloises Yamaha Team, Camel Yamaha Team, FIAT Yamaha Team, Ducati Team, Yamaha Factory Racing, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP.

First podium: Red Bull Ring 1996 (125cc). First win: Mugello 1997 (125cc). World champion: 1997 125cc, 1999 250cc, 2001 500cc, 2002 MotoGP, 2003 MotoGP, 2004 MotoGP, 2005 MotoGP, 2008 MotoGP, 2009 MotoGP.

In all, 418 Grand Prix starts, 105 wins and 225 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 12 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1996 125cc (FRA, GER, CZE, AUS) / 1997 125cc (MAL, IMO, RIO, CAT, SPA, FRA, NED) / 2004 MotoGP (RIO)

Season by season

125cc250cc500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

151015200020052010201520201996 125cc: P9 / 111 pts / 0 wins1997 125cc: P1 / 321 pts / 2 wins ★125cc1998 250cc: P2 / 201 pts / 5 wins1999 250cc: P1 / 309 pts / 9 wins ★250cc2000 500cc: P2 / 209 pts / 2 wins2001 500cc: P1 / 325 pts / 11 wins ★500cc2002 MotoGP: P1 / 355 pts / 11 wins ★2003 MotoGP: P1 / 357 pts / 9 wins ★2004 MotoGP: P1 / 304 pts / 9 wins ★2005 MotoGP: P1 / 367 pts / 11 wins ★2006 MotoGP: P2 / 247 pts / 5 wins2007 MotoGP: P3 / 241 pts / 4 wins2008 MotoGP: P1 / 373 pts / 9 wins ★2009 MotoGP: P1 / 306 pts / 6 wins ★2010 MotoGP: P3 / 233 pts / 2 wins2011 MotoGP: P7 / 139 pts / 0 wins2012 MotoGP: P6 / 163 pts / 0 wins2013 MotoGP: P4 / 237 pts / 1 wins2014 MotoGP: P2 / 295 pts / 2 wins2015 MotoGP: P2 / 325 pts / 4 wins2016 MotoGP: P2 / 249 pts / 2 wins2017 MotoGP: P5 / 208 pts / 1 wins2018 MotoGP: P3 / 198 pts / 0 wins2019 MotoGP: P7 / 174 pts / 0 wins2020 MotoGP: P15 / 66 pts / 0 wins2021 MotoGP: P18 / 44 pts / 0 winsMotoGP

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Scope: official results DB, 1996–2021 (the rider's racing years); excludes 12 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1996–1997 ★ 1 titles (1997)
Win rate11.8%
Podium rate29.4%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.8

169 pts · Poles 4

250cc1998–1999 ★ 1 titles (1999)
Win rate46.7%
Podium rate70.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.1

510 pts · Poles 5

500cc2000–2001 ★ 1 titles (2001)
Win rate40.6%
Podium rate71.9%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.1

534 pts · Poles 0

MotoGP2002–2021 ★ 6 titles (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
Win rate22.4%
Podium rate51.9%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.2

4881 pts · Poles 50

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1996–2021 (the rider's racing years); excludes 12 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

Strong
  1. Rio 1.4 places better than usual (4 finishes)
  2. Shanghai 1.4 places better than usual (3 finishes)
  3. Catalunya 1.0 places better than usual (15 finishes)
Weak
  1. Istanbul 2.3 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
  2. Assen 2.0 places worse than usual (4 finishes)
  3. Valencia 1.9 places worse than usual (19 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1996. Of the 56 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP・500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

MotoGP 339 races · 2002–2021

By tyre era

Since Michelin, podium chances have fallen to 1/2 or less

Win rate
Multiple suppliers117 races50%(58 wins)
Bridgestone120 races13%(15 wins)
Michelin102 races3%(3 wins)
Podium rate
Multiple suppliers117 races79%(92 podiums)
Bridgestone120 races50%(60 podiums)
Michelin102 races24%(24 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Multiple suppliers117 racesavg P2.3
Bridgestone120 racesavg P4.1
Michelin102 racesavg P6.7

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 45.8% dry, 42.9% wet

Win rate
Dry253 races15%(37 wins)
Wet35 races20%(7 wins)
Podium rate
Dry253 races46%(116 podiums)
Wet35 races43%(15 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry253 racesavg P4.7
Wet35 racesavg P5.0

51 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.6 to an average finish of 6.2

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 1.9 → average finish 2.5 (127 races, 54 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.9 → average finish 3.4 (75 races, 15 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.8 → average finish 4.9 (61 races, 4 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.6 → average finish 6.2 (51 races, 2 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 18.6 → average finish 11.8 (23 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–31.9 → 2.554 wins / 127 races
Grid 4–64.9 → 3.415 wins / 75 races
Grid 7–97.8 → 4.94 wins / 61 races
Grid 10–1511.6 → 6.22 wins / 51 races
Grid 16〜18.6 → 11.80 wins / 23 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Shanghai (average P1.3, 4 races)

Rio2 racesavg P1.0
Suzuka2 racesavg P1.0
Shanghai4 racesavg P1.3
Welkom3 racesavg P1.7
Donington8 racesavg P2.4
Estoril11 racesavg P2.6
Catalunya19 racesavg P2.7
Mugello18 racesavg P2.9
Phillip Island18 racesavg P2.9
Laguna Seca9 racesavg P3.1
Brno19 racesavg P3.6
Sepang17 racesavg P3.7
Motegi18 racesavg P3.8
Assen18 racesavg P3.8
Sachsenring19 racesavg P4.3
Le Mans20 racesavg P4.4
Lusail18 racesavg P4.5
Indianapolis8 racesavg P4.6
Jerez21 racesavg P4.6
Misano16 racesavg P4.9
Termas6 racesavg P5.0
Istanbul3 racesavg P5.3
Valencia21 racesavg P5.6
Silverstone9 racesavg P5.7
COTA8 racesavg P5.7
Buriram2 racesavg P6.0
Red Bull Ring8 racesavg P7.0
Aragón11 racesavg P7.3
Portimão3 racesavg P12.5
500cc 32 races · 2000–2001

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

1510Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.5 → average finish 7.5 (2 races, 0 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.0 → average finish 2.3 (7 races, 2 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.0 → average finish 3.0 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.7 → average finish 5.7 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15
Grid 1–32.5 → 7.50 wins / 2 races
Grid 4–65.0 → 2.32 wins / 7 races
Grid 7–98.0 → 3.00 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–1511.7 → 5.70 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Welkom (average P1.0, 2 races)

Welkom2 racesavg P1.0
Rio2 racesavg P1.0
Sepang2 racesavg P1.0
Donington2 racesavg P1.0
Brno2 racesavg P1.5
Motegi2 racesavg P1.5
Jerez2 racesavg P2.0
Catalunya2 racesavg P2.0
Phillip Island2 racesavg P2.0
Estoril2 racesavg P2.0
Le Mans2 racesavg P3.0
Assen2 racesavg P4.0
Sachsenring2 racesavg P4.5
Suzuka2 racesavg P6.0
Valencia2 racesavg P11.0
Mugello2 racesavg P12.0

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

250cc 30 races · 1998–1999

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 1.6

average grid average finish (classified)

1510Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.1 → average finish 1.6 (20 races, 10 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.7 → average finish 2.7 (7 races, 3 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.0 → average finish 1.0 (2 races, 1 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.0 → average finish 7.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15
Grid 1–32.1 → 1.610 wins / 20 races
Grid 4–64.7 → 2.73 wins / 7 races
Grid 7–97.0 → 1.01 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–1511.0 → 7.00 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Catalunya (average P1.0, 2 races)

Catalunya2 racesavg P1.0
Brno2 racesavg P1.0
Phillip Island2 racesavg P1.0
Donington2 racesavg P1.0
Welkom1 racesavg P1.0
Rio1 racesavg P1.0
Jerez2 racesavg P1.5
Mugello2 racesavg P1.5
Assen2 racesavg P1.5
Imola2 racesavg P1.5
Sachsenring2 racesavg P2.0
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P2.0
Buenos Aires2 racesavg P2.0
Sepang1 racesavg P5.0
Motegi1 racesavg P7.0
Valencia1 racesavg P8.0
Suzuka1 races—
Johor1 races—
Jarama1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

125cc 17 races · 1996–1997

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.7 → average finish 3.3 (6 races, 1 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.5 → average finish 1.0 (2 races, 1 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.6 → average finish 4.0 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.3 → average finish 8.5 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 18.0 → average finish 11.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–32.7 → 3.31 wins / 6 races
Grid 4–64.5 → 1.01 wins / 2 races
Grid 7–97.6 → 4.00 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–1511.3 → 8.50 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜18.0 → 11.00 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Mugello (average P2.5, 2 races)

Mugello2 racesavg P2.5
Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P2.5
Brno1 racesavg P3.0
Jerez1 racesavg P4.0
Imola1 racesavg P5.0
Sentul2 racesavg P6.0
Shah Alam1 racesavg P6.0
Phillip Island1 racesavg P6.0
Suzuka2 racesavg P11.0
Rio1 races—
Catalunya1 races—
Assen1 races—
Donington1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1996–2021 (the rider's racing years); excludes 12 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)16 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

at least 27,861 miles
1.1× around the Earth · 9,743 laps

Time on the bike: at least 1,022 hours (42.6 days)
Average 151.5 km/h, top 351.7 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2021, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 1,230,800 miles
49.4× around the Earth · at least 111.5 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

98.4%Start rate (418/425)
4Longest run of absences (races)
216Longest run of starts (races)
94Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1996 125cc P9 · 111 pts
1997 125cc P1 · 321 pts
1998 250cc P2 · 201 pts
1999 250cc P1 · 309 pts
2000 500cc P2 · 209 pts
2001 500cc P1 · 325 pts
2002 MotoGP P1 · 355 pts
2003 MotoGP P1 · 357 pts
2004 MotoGP P1 · 304 pts
2005 MotoGP P1 · 367 pts
2006 MotoGP P2 · 247 pts
2007 MotoGP P3 · 241 pts
2008 MotoGP P1 · 373 pts
2009 MotoGP P1 · 306 pts
2010 MotoGP P3 · 233 pts
2011 MotoGP P7 · 139 pts
2012 MotoGP P6 · 163 pts
2013 MotoGP P4 · 237 pts
2014 MotoGP P2 · 295 pts
2015 MotoGP P2 · 325 pts
2016 MotoGP P2 · 249 pts
2017 MotoGP P5 · 208 pts
2018 MotoGP P3 · 198 pts
2019 MotoGP P7 · 174 pts
2020 MotoGP P15 · 66 pts
2021 MotoGP P18 · 44 pts

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? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1996–2021 (the rider's racing years); excludes 12 races with no official result data

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