Fast Facts
MotoGP/500cc CAREER:
(MotoGP 2002-07, 500cc pre-2002)
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 MotoGP World Champion
2008
·Team: Fiat Yamaha Team
2007
·Team: Fiat Yamaha Team
·Starts: 18
·Wins: 4 (Spain (Jerez), Italy, Netherlands, Portugal)
·Poles: 4 (Qatar, Turkey, China, Catalunya)
·Points: 241 (Third)
2006
·Team: Camel Yamaha
·Starts: 17
·Wins: 5 (Qatar, Italy, Catalunya, Germany, Malaysia)
·Poles: 5 (Catalunya, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Portugal, Valencia)
·Points: 247 (Second)
2005
·Team: Gauloises Yamaha
·Starts: 17
·Wins: 11 (Spain, China, France, Italy, Catalunya, Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, Czech Republic, Qatar, Australia)
·Poles: 5 (Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Great Britain)
·Points: 367 (World Champion)
2004
·Team: Gauloises Yamaha
·Starts: 16
Wins: 9 (South Africa, Italy, Catalunya, Netherlands, Great Britain, Portugal, Malaysia, Australia, Valencia)
·Poles: 5 (South Africa, Spain, Netherlands, Great Britain, Malaysia)
·Points: 304 (World Champion)
2003
·Team: Repsol Honda
·Starts: 16
·Wins: 9 (Japan, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Portugal, Brazil, Malaysia, Australia, Valencia)
·Poles: 9 (Japan, France, Italy, Catalunya, Czech Republic, Brazil, Malaysia, Australia, Valencia)
·Points: 357 (World Champion)
2002
·Team: Repsol Honda
·Starts: 16
·Wins: 11 (Japan, Spain, France, Italy, Catalunya, Netherlands, Great Britain, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, Australia)
·Poles: 7 (Japan, South Africa, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Great Britain)
·Points: 355 (World Champion)
2001
·Team: Repsol Honda
·Starts: 16
·Wins: 11 (Japan, South Africa, Spain, Catalunya, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Portugal, Motegi, Australia, Malaysia, Brazil)
·Poles: 4 (South Africa, Spain, Italy, Catalunya)
·Points: 325 (World Champion)
2000
·Team: Nastro Azzurro Honda
·Starts: 16
·Wins: 2 (Great Britain, Brazil)
·Best start: Second (Spain)
·Points: 209 (Second)
OTHER CAREER:
1999
·Won the 250cc World Championship with nine wins and a total of 12 podiums in 16 races, riding for Aprilia Grand Prix Racing.
1998
·Finished second in his first season of 250cc World Championship competition for the Nastro Azzurro Team, earning five victories and nine podiums on an Aprilia.
1997
·Won the 125cc World Championship on an Aprilia riding for the Nastro Azzurro Team … Scored 11 wins in 15 starts.
1996
·Made his World Championship debut, in the 125cc class riding an Aprilia for Scuderia AGV … Finished ninth in points and earned his first victory, in Czech Republic.
1995
·Repeated as Italian 125cc champion, contested the European championships as Aprilia works rider.
1994
·Won the Italian 125cc championship.
1993
·Debuted in the Italian 125cc Sport Production championship with Caviga, winning in his first season.
1990-92
·Began career in mini-moto competition.
PERSONAL:
·Nickname is "The Doctor."
·Tested extensively for Ferrari Formula One team in 2006.
·Has competed in numerous rally events, including two World Rally Championship rounds.
·Son of popular and successful rider Graziano Rossi, who finished third in the 1979 250cc World Championship on a Morbidelli.
·Enjoys motocross, skiing, soccer, spending time with friends.