| Celebrated Name: | Valentino Rossi |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | Valentino Rossi |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 45 years old |
| Birth Date: | 16 February 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Urbino, Italy |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Weight: | 69 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | In relationship |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | No |
| Children: | No |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
Yes (Francesca Sofia Novello) |
| Profession: | Italian professional motorcycle road racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $150 Million |
| Last Updated: | November 2024 |
Valentino Rossi, who is popularly known as multiple MotoGP World Champion, is an Italian based professional motorcycle road racer. Out of many motorcycle racers, Rossi is regarded as one of the greatest successful motorcycle racers of all time, having nine different Grand Prix World Championships under his name, and of the seven are in the premier class.
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Early Life
Valentino Rossi is known to be the son of Graziano Rossi, recognized as a previous motorcycle racer, and he was born in the year 1979 in Urbino, located in Marche. When he was a kid, his family shifted to Tavullia. Initially, he started riding when he was too young.
He was talented right from the beginning as he had won the regional kart championship during the year 1990. Post that, he appeared for minimoto, and prior to the completion of 1991, the racer had won many regional races. He continued to race karts and completed at fifth place at the national kart championships held in Parma.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 16 February 1979, Valentino Rossi is 45 years old as of today’s date 25th November 2024. His height is 1.81 m tall, and his weight is 69 kg.
Career
As Valentino Rossi was born to a racer father named Graziano Rossi, he has followed the footsteps of his father by starting racing in Grand Prix during the year 1996 for Aprilia within the 125cc category.
His career got a good kick start in the year 1993 when, with the help of his father, Claudio Castiglioni, Virginio Ferrari, and Claudio Lusardi, he has driven a Cagiva Mito 125cc motorcycle.
However, he has broken in a first-corner crash not higher than a hundred meters from the pit track. In that race weekend, he completed at the ninth place.
He has graduated from the premier class during the year 2000, and after that, he has won the 500cc World Championship with Honda the next year 2001, also won the MotoGP World Championships (too with Honda) in the year 2002 as well as 2003.
Besides, he continued his graph of back-to-back championships through winning the 2004 and 2005 titles post parting Honda to partner with Yamaha, prior to recovering the title in the year 2008 and holding it in the next year.
During the 2011 season, this motorcycle racer has left Yamaha for joining Ducati. However, it got confirmed in the year 2012 that Rossi would again join Yamaha for seasons -2013 and 2014. It is found that this racer faced two winless seasons when he was at Ducati.
Awards & Achievements:
In the year 2010, the Italian based minister named Franco Frattini government gave Valentino Rossi the first Winning Italy Award on account of the image he shows of his country on a global level.
There are total nine Grand Prix World Championships under his name, and of the seven falls in the premier class.
Net Worth & Salary of Valentino Rossi in 2024
As of November 2024, Valentino Rossi Net Worth is estimated to be valued at $150 Million. Through fame of being known as multiple MotoGP World Champions, this Italian motorcycle racer is one of the highest-grossing racers.
From the year 1997, his career took a turn as he had won his initial World Championship, and post that he got boosted to the 250cc category through Aprilia and became a winner of the 250cc World Championship during the year 1999.
It is his titles that helped him to earn well. This is because he had continued his line of back-to-back championships through win of 2004 and 2005 titles post exiting Honda for Yamaha, prior to regaining the title in 2008 and holding it in 2009.
He is one of the richest motorcycle racers as he has earned a total of $34 million during the year 2007 and $36 million in the next year.
Today there are motorcycle racers like Valentino Rossi who can become successful in making net worth in three-digit millions. If you just look at his career graph, you will find that it is covered fully with his wins of championships and titles.