In his career along the GP Rossi always wore the number 46, he wore that number after watching the action of a Japanese wildcard rider numbered 46 in TV who impressed him. Moreover, the number is also used by Graziano Rossi, father, when with Morbidelli won the first race in 1979. Today he still wore the number 46 pride and did not follow the world champion, former world champion who chose to change the number 1 after getting the title of world champion.
When I first joined the 500cc Gp team with ex Doohan headed by a reliable mechanic named Jerremy Burgess Australia, paddock atmosphere greatly influenced temperament temperamental Doohan. All the mechanics and staff teams tend to look serious and stressful. This atmosphere makes Rossi determined to celebrate a massive win when. Since then, the feast of victory became his trademark. Not just with friends, as well as thousands of supporters who packed the circuit. He also conducts Action "wheelie" and "burnout" if it gained the victory, and often provide "kneepad" or hat to the fans to throw while on the podium.
In his racing career, Rossi always changing nicknames and do things that attract attention and entertain. He reasoned that it was all done with the intention of having fun and doing something funny. "Rossifumi", the nickname given by his friend Rossi Rossi during race in the 125cc class. The nickname was created because Rossi impressed with the typical Japanese rider with long hair, Norick Abe. In 2004, Rossi and Abe are both defending Yamaha. Rossi was in the team Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha Team while Abe in Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 Yamaha Team.
"Valentinik", the nickname is derived from the cartoon "Daffy Duck" is a "superhero" in Italy named Paperinik. The nickname was wearing at the time of the race in the 250cc class. Another nickname is "The Doctor" after he rode in the 500cc class in the 2000 season. At the end of the 2003 season before the 2004 season, Valentino Rossi made the decision to migrate from the Honda factory team, Repsol Honda HRC. He chose to join the Yamaha team that last won the world championship in 1992 by racer Wayne Rainey. Rossi moved to Yamaha team alone, it 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 the Moto GP at the time, Honda's RC211V.
Regarding his move, many who did not expect and pessimistic that Rossi will be able to defend his champion. But he dispelled all these pessimistic views. Even in the first series of the 2004 season in Grand Prix Welkom, South Africa, he beat Max Biaggi riding the Honda motor, although with a very tight fight with the latter driving a Yamaha motorcycle was on the podium in 1992. In 2004 and 2005, becoming world champion Rossi with Yamaha and became the first Yamaha rider to win the most in a season (9 times champion in the 2005 season).
BIODATA
Name: Valentino Rossi
Birth: Urbino, February 16, 1979
Nationality: Italian
Height / Weight: 180cm/69kg
Career:
1. The first Go-Kart (1985)
2. 60cc racing karting debut (1989)
3. 60cc championship regional karting champion, winning nine times (1990)
4. Ranked fifth in the Junior Championship go-kart Italy (1991)
5. Italian champion minibikes Endurance (1992)
6. Ranked 12 Italian 125cc Sport Production championship with Cagiva motorcycles (1993)
7. Italian 125cc Sport Production championship with Cagiva motorcycles (1994)
8. Italian national champion 125cc, 125cc ranks third European Championship, ranked 11th in the Championship, Spanish
9. Open all with Aprilia 125cc (1995)
10. World Championship debut at the 125cc Malaysian GP an Aprilia in Scuderia AGV (1996) championship with 321 points, 11 wins in Malaysia, Spain, Italy, France, Netherlands, Imola,
Germany, Brazil, Britain, Catalunya, and Indonesia (1997)
11. Youngest ever 125cc world champion, two riding Aprilia Nastro Azzurro Team, the first position in
Move to the 250cc class riding an Aprilia team Nastro Azzurro, the second position in the championship with 201 points, 5 wins in the Netherlands, Imola, Catalunya, Australia, and Argentina (1998)
12. Being the youngest ever 250cc world champion riding for the Aprilia Grand Prix Racing,
The first position in the championship with 309 points, 9 wins in Spain, Italy, Catalunya, Great Britain, Germany, Czech Republic, Australia, South Africa, and Brazil (1999)
13. Rose again to the 500cc class riding a Honda for the Nastro Azzuro Team, a second position in the championship with 209 points, 2 wins in England and Brazil (2000)
14. Won the 500cc world championship riding a Honda for the Nastro Azzuro Team, the first position in the championship with 325 points, 11 wins in Japan, South Africa, Spain, Catalunya, Great Britain, Czech, Putugal, Pacific, Australia, Malaysia, and Brazil (2001 )
15. Won the Moto GP World Championship riding a Honda RC211V was revised for the Repsol Honda Team, the first position in the championship with 355 points -11 wins in Japan, Spain, France, Catalunya, Italy, Netherlands, Britain, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, and Australia (2002)
16. Champion won the second in the Moto GP World Championship for the Repsol Honda Team, the first position in the championship with 357 points, a collection of nine wins in Japan, Spain, Italy, Czech, Portugal, Rio, Malaysia, Australia, and Valencia (2003)
17. Move to Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha YZR-M1 and drove back to win the Moto GP World Championship, the first position in the championship with 304 points, 9 wins in South Africa, Italy, Catalunya, Netherlands, England, Portugal, Malaysia, Australia, and Valencia (2004)
18. Won a second world title for Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha Team, the first position in the championship up in Malaysia with 281 points, 9 wins in Spain, China, France, Italy, Catalunya, Dutch, English, German, and Czech (2005)
Awards:
1. 125cc World Champion (1997)
2. 250cc World Champion (1999)
3. 500cc World Champion (2001)
4. Moto GP World Champion (2002)
5. Moto GP World Champion (2003)
6. Moto GP World Champion (2004)
7. Moto GP World Champion (2005)
8. Moto GP World Champion (2008)
9. Moto GP World Champion (2009)
