Career statistics edit

By season edit

Season Class Bike Team Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
1996 125cc Aprilia RS125 Scuderia AGV Aprilia 15 1 2 1 2 111 9th 0
1997 Aprilia RS125 Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 15 11 13 4 7 321 1st 1
1998 250cc Aprilia RS250 Nastro Azzurro Aprilia 14 5 9 0 3 201 2nd 0
1999 Aprilia RS250 Aprilia Grand Prix Racing 16 9 12 5 8 309 1st 1
2000 500cc Honda NSR500 Nastro Azzurro Honda 16 2 10 0 5 209 2nd 0
2001 Honda NSR500 Nastro Azzurro Honda 16 11 13 4 10 325 1st 1
2002 MotoGP Honda RC211V Repsol Honda 16 11 15 7 9 355 1st 1
2003 Honda RC211V Repsol Honda 16 9 16 9 12 357 1st 1
2004 Yamaha YZR-M1 Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha 16 9 11 5 3 304 1st 1
2005 Yamaha YZR-M1 Gauloises Yamaha 17 11 16 5 6 367 1st 1
2006 Yamaha YZR-M1 Camel Yamaha 17 5 10 5 4 247 2nd 0
2007 Yamaha YZR-M1 Fiat Yamaha 18 4 8 4 3 241 3rd 0
2008 Yamaha YZR-M1 Fiat Yamaha 18 9 16 2 5 373 1st 1
2009 Yamaha YZR-M1 Fiat Yamaha 17 6 14 7 6 306 1st 1
2010 Yamaha YZR-M1 Fiat Yamaha 7 1 4 1 0 114* 5th* 0
Total 234 104 168 59 83 4140 9
  • * Season in progress.

By class edit

Class Seas 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125 cc 1996–1997 1996 Malaysia 1996 Austria 1996 Czech Rep. 30 12 15 5 9 432 1
250 cc 1998–1999 1998 Japan 1998 Spain 1998 Dutch 30 14 21 5 11 510 1
500 cc 2000–2001 2000 South Af. 2000 Spain 2000 British 32 13 23 4 15 534 1
MotoGP 2002–Present 2002 Japan 2002 Japan 2002 Japan 142 65 109 45 48 2664 6
Total 1996–Present 234 104 168 59 83 4140 9

Races by year edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Yr Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final Pos Pts
1996 125 cc Aprilia MAL
6
INA
11
JPN
11
SPA
4
ITA
4
FRA
Ret
NED
Ret
GER
5
GBR
Ret
AUT
3
CZE
1
IMO
5
CAT
Ret
BRA
Ret
AUS
14
9th 111
1997 125 cc Aprilia MAL
1
JPN
Ret
SPA
1
ITA
1
AUT
2
FRA
1
NED
1
IMO
1
GER
1
BRA
1
GBR
1
CZE
3
CAT
1
INA
1
AUS
6
1st 321
1998 250 cc Aprilia JPN
Ret
MAL
Ret
SPA
2
ITA
2
FRA
2
MAD
Ret
NED
1
GBR
Ret
GER
3
CZE
Ret
IMO
1
CAT
1
AUS
1
ARG
1
2nd 201
1999 250 cc Aprilia MAL
5
JPN
7
SPA
1
FRA
Ret
ITA
1
CAT
1
NED
2
GBR
1
GER
1
CZE
1
IMO
2
VAL
8
AUS
1
RSA
1
BRA
1
ARG
3
1st 309
2000 500 cc Honda RSA
Ret
MAL
Ret
JPN
11
SPA
3
FRA
3
ITA
12
CAT
3
NED
6
GBR
1
GER
2
CZE
2
POR
3
VAL
Ret
BRA
1
PAC
2
AUS
3
2nd 209
2001 500 cc Honda JPN
1
RSA
1
SPA
1
FRA
3
ITA
Ret
CAT
1
NED
2
GBR
1
GER
7
CZE
1
POR
1
VAL
11
PAC
1
AUS
1
MAL
1
BRA
1
1st 325
2002 MotoGP Honda JPN
1
RSA
2
SPA
1
FRA
1
ITA
1
CAT
1
NED
1
GBR
1
GER
1
CZE
Ret
POR
1
BRA
1
PAC
2
MAL
2
AUS
1
VAL
2
1st 355
2003 MotoGP Honda JPN
1
RSA
2
SPA
1
FRA
2
ITA
1
CAT
2
NED
3
GBR
3
GER
2
CZE
1
POR
1
BRA
1
PAC
2
MAL
1
AUS
1
VAL
1
1st 357
2004 MotoGP Yamaha RSA
1
SPA
4
FRA
4
ITA
1
CAT
1
NED
1
BRA
Ret
GER
4
GBR
1
CZE
2
POR
1
JPN
2
QAT
Ret
MAL
1
AUS
1
VAL
1
1st 304
2005 MotoGP Yamaha SPA
1
POR
2
CHN
1
FRA
1
ITA
1
CAT
1
NED
1
USA
3
GBR
1
GER
1
CZE
1
JPN
Ret
MAL
2
QAT
1
AUS
1
TUR
2
VAL
3
1st 367
2006 MotoGP Yamaha SPA
14
QAT
1
TUR
4
CHN
Ret
FRA
Ret
ITA
1
CAT
1
NED
8
GBR
2
GER
1
USA
Ret
CZE
2
MAL
1
AUS
3
JPN
2
POR
2
VAL
13
2nd 247
2007 MotoGP Yamaha QAT
2
SPA
1
TUR
10
CHN
2
FRA
6
ITA
1
CAT
2
GBR
4
NED
1
GER
Ret
USA
4
CZE
7
SMR
Ret
POR
1
JPN
13
AUS
3
MAL
5
VAL
Ret
3rd 241
2008 MotoGP Yamaha QAT
5
SPA
2
POR
3
CHN
1
FRA
1
ITA
1
CAT
2
GBR
2
NED
11
GER
2
USA
1
CZE
1
SMR
1
IND
1
JPN
1
AUS
2
MAL
1
VAL
3
1st 373
2009 MotoGP Yamaha QAT
2
JPN
2
SPA
1
FRA
16
ITA
3
CAT
1
NED
1
USA
2
GER
1
GBR
5
CZE
1
IND
Ret
SMR
1
POR
4
AUS
2
MAL
3
VAL
2
1st 306
2010 MotoGP Yamaha QAT
1
SPA
3
FRA
2
ITA
DNS
GBR
NED
CAT
GER
4
USA
3
CZE
5
IND
4
SMR
ARA
JPN
MAL
AUS
POR
VAL
5th* 114*
  • * Season in progress.

Records edit

As of the end of the 2010 Indianapolis Grand Prix, Valentino Rossi holds the following records:[1][2][3][4]

Record Number
Combined records (all classes)
Podium finishes 168
Pole positions 59
Points 4140
Consecutive race starts 230 (1996 Malaysian GP2010 French GP)
Consecutive years with a win 15 (19962010)
Championship titles with different engine displacement 5 (125cc, 250cc, 500cc, 800cc, 990cc)
Most wins at Mugello (Italian GP) 9 (1997, 1999, 20022008)
Consecutive wins at Mugello (Italian GP) 7 (20022008)
Wins with Aprilia 26
500cc/MotoGP records
Wins 78
Second places 36
Podium finishes 132
Podium finishes in a season 16 (2003, 2005, 2008)
Fastest laps in a season 12 (2003)
Points in a season 273 (2008)
Consecutive podium finishes 23 (2002 Portuguese GP2004 South African GP)
Consecutive race starts 170 (2000 South African GP2010 French GP)
Championship titles with Yamaha 4 (20042005, 20082009)
Consecutive championship titles with different constructors[Note 1] 2 (20032004)
Consecutive wins with different constructors 2 (2003 Valencian GP2004 South African GP)
Wins with Yamaha 45
Wins in a season with Yamaha 11 (2005)
Consecutive wins with Yamaha 5 (2005 Chinese GP2005 Dutch TT, 2008 United States GP2008 Japanese GP)
Championship titles with different motorcycles 4 (500cc Honda, 990cc Honda, 990cc Yamaha, 800cc Yamaha)
Championship titles with different engine displacement 3 (500cc, 800cc, 990cc)
Championship titles with different engine configuration[Note 2] 2 (two-stroke engine, four-stroke engine)
125cc records
Wins in a season 11 (1997)

Note 1 Record shared with Eddie Lawson.
Note 2 Record shared with Giacomo Agostini.


References edit

  1. ^ "Valentino Rossi: Record breaker". Crash.Net. October 25, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "Valentino Rossi's place in history - so far". Crash.Net. October 25, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "Rossi's remarkable home record". MotoGP.com. May 29, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "Rossi's ninth title win: the statistics". MotoGP.com. October 26, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2010.