VALENTINO ROSSI

                                                           VALENTINO ROSSI

      Valentino Rossi (born in Urbino, Italy, February 16, 1979; age 37) was a racer in the world motorcycle championship grandprix after the era Michael Doohan, with the title of world champion in four different classes are achieved within seven years of his career. He is one of the most successful driver of all time, with seven world title in the top class (500cc / MotoGP) and two titles in 250cc and 125cc. According to the magazine sports publications American, Sports Ilustrated, Rossi is one of the sportsmen salaried The duunia, he estimated paid $ 34 million in 2007. The son of former racer GP 250 cc Graziano Rossi and Stefania Palma holds many records and accomplishments he achieved surpassed many senior. Total racer eccentric posted nine world titles, once in the 125cc class in 1997, once in 250cc (1999), and the seven-time world champion in the top class of 500cc / MotoGP (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009).

        Following his father, Graziano Rossi, Rossi started racing in Grand Prix in 1996 for Aprilia in the 125cc category and won his first World Championship the following 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 winning streak with a win the world championships in 2004 and 2005, after leaving Honda to join Yamaha, before regaining the title in 2008 and defended in 2009 and 2010, he moved to Ducati in 2011 after tensions with his teammates. However, when he was a little Ducati suffered a setback in terms of performance in the trajectory that forced him to return to Yamaha in 2013 until now.

        Rossi is first in the standings wins the race in the history of 500 cc / MotoGP, with 86 victories, and second in all time overall wins standings with 112 race wins (behind Giacomo Agostini with 122). Rossi, along with Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR), Michael Schumacher (F1) and Sebastien Loeb (WRC), also widely known as one of the legends of the sport at the beginning of the 21st Century.