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Valentino Rossi 10th in final race as Bagnaia wins

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia claimed his fourth victory in the last six MotoGP races at the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday as nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi finished 10th in his final race.

Motorsport • 14 Nov 21

Valentino Rossi will retire from MotoGP at the end of the season

Italian great Valentino Rossi to retire from MotoGP

Valentino Rossi, one of motorcycling's greatest and most charismatic champions, has announced his retirement from MotoGP at the end of the 2021 season after a quarter of a century in grand prix racing.

Motorsport • 05 Aug 21

Rossi ruled out of Aragon Grand Prix due to Covid-19

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss the upcoming Aragon Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 15 Oct 20

'We are very close to signing and I will race with Petronas next year'

Rossi dismisses retirement talk with new deal on cards

Seven-times MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has dismissed speculation he will be retiring from the sport at the end of the season, saying he is on the verge of signing a new deal with Petronas Yamaha.

Motorsport • 10 Sep 20

Marquez claimed the ninth win of his championship-winning year

Rossi crashes out to hand victory to Marquez

World champion Marc Marquez claimed victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix as Valentino Rossi crashed from the lead in the closing stages.

Motorsport • 04 Nov 18

Rossi delights home fans with Italian GP success

Yamaha's Valentino Rossi delighted his home Italian Grand Prix crowd on Saturday with his first MotoGP pole position since 2016, and at the age of 39.

Motorsport • 02 Jun 18

Marc Marquez of Spain and Repsol Honda Team leads the field

Marquez closes in on MotoGP crown after Oz victory

Marc Marquez moved a major step closer to clinching a fourth MotoGP title by winning a gripping Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Motorsport • 22 Oct 17

Rossi suffers double leg break in training accident

Valentino Rossi has suffered a double leg break in an enduro training accident in Italy, his Movistar Yamaha team have announced.

Motorsport • 01 Sep 17

Rossi suffered chest and abdominal injuries in a training accident

Valentino Rossi battles pain barrier in fitness race

Valentino Rossi hopes to overcome "severe pain" and pass a medical in time to compete in this weekend's MotoGP in Italy.

Motorsport • 31 May 17

Dovizioso pounced on a mistake by Valentino Rossi

Dovizioso denies the Doctor to win in Malaysia

Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso became the ninth different rider to win a MotoGP race this season when he pounced on a Valentino Rossi error to win the shortened Malaysian Grand Prix on a wet track at Sepang.

Motorsport • 30 Oct 16

Cal Crutchlow: 'I was confident I could have won even with Marc in the race'

Crutchlow wins Australian Moto Grand Prix

Cal Crutchlow comfortably held off Valentino Rossi over 18 laps at Phillip Island to claim his second career MotoGP victory and become the first British winner of the Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 23 Oct 16

L-R: Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo

Rossi on pole in Japan

Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi took pole at the Japanese MotoGP on Saturday, with team mate Jorge Lorenzo recovering from a horrifying crash in practice to qualify third.

Motorsport • 15 Oct 16

Marquez in action on the Aragon circuit in Spain

Marquez moves one step closer to MotoGP title

Honda's Marc Marquez ended MotoGP's streak of eight different winners and moved a big step closer to taking his third world title with victory at Spain's MotorLand Aragon circuit on Sunday.

Motorsport • 25 Sep 16

Rossi to race on with Yamaha until 2018

Italian Valentino Rossi has signed a new two-year contract to ride for the Yamaha MotoGP team until the 2018 season, the Japanese manufacturer said on Saturday.

Motorsport • 19 Mar 16

Jorge Lorenzo celebrates his world championship victory

Lorenzo: Rossi won't win another world title

New MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has accused Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi of sour grapes after Sunday's deciding race in Valencia, saying the Italian knows he will never win another title.

Motorsport • 09 Nov 15

Jorge Lorenzo celebrates his MotoGP crown

Yamaha rider wins MotoGP title after day of drama

Jorge Lorenzo has won a third world title after taking the MotoGP championship at the final race in Spain despite an incredible ride from his team mate Valentino Rossi.

Motorsport • 08 Nov 15

Jorge Lorenzo will be battling it out with Valentino Rossi for the world championship

Lorenzo takes pole for world championship shootout

Jorge Lorenzo set a new lap record to take pole position on Saturday in the Valencia MotoGP as he seeks to win a turbulent world championship in the final race in which leader Valentino Rossi will start last on the grid due to a penalty.

Motorsport • 07 Nov 15

Marquez and Rossi (46) come close before their clash in Malaysia

Rossi starts at back of the grid in title decider

Valentino Rossi’s hopes of claiming a first MotoGP World Championship title since 2009 were dealt a serious blow on Thursday.

Motorsport • 05 Nov 15

Valentino Rossi (L) clashed with with Marc Marquez (R) in Malaysia

Rossi appeals to CAS over punishment

MotoGP world championship leader Valentino Rossi has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his three penalty points for kicking Marc Marquez off his bike at the Malaysian Grand Prix, CAS confirmed today.

Motorsport • 30 Oct 15

Valentino Rossi: 'From today we are working towards Valencia'

Rossi says he will race in Spain despite penalty

MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi said today he would race in the final grand prix of the season in Valencia, despite receiving a contested penalty that will force him to start from the back of the grid.

Motorsport • 27 Oct 15

Rossi was able to take second from Lorenzo in the closing stages

Pedrosa wins Japan MotoGP as Rossi extends lead

Valentino Rossi extended his points lead over MotoGP title rival Jorge Lorenzo as Dani Pedrosa took an unexpected victory in Japan.

Motorsport • 11 Oct 15

Jorge Lorenzo won the Aragon MotoGP to cut Valentino Rossi's championship lead

Lorenzo closes gap at top of championship table

Jorge Lorenzo stormed to victory in the Aragon MotoGP after leading from start to finish.

Motorsport • 27 Sep 15

Valentino Rossi now leads Jorge Lorenzo in the championship standings

Rossi reclaims championship lead at Silverstone

Italian great Valentino Rossi won a rain-hit British Grand Prix to regain the MotoGP world championship lead from Yamaha team mate Jorge Lorenzo today.

Motorsport • 30 Aug 15

Valentino Rossi holds off Marc Marquez to win at Assen

Valentino Rossi pips Marc Marquez in Assen MotoGP

Italy's Valentino Rossi held off a determined challenge by defending champion Marc Marquez to win the Dutch TT in Assen and extend his lead in the MotoGP world championship.

Motorsport • 28 Jun 15

Jorge Lorenzo leads ahead of team-mate Valentino Rossi

Lorenzo wins at Le Mans and Laverty points in 14th

Spain's Jorge Lorenzo celebrated his second successive MotoGP win with victory at the French Grand Prix, while Ireland's Eugene Laverty finished 14th and in doing so claimed his first ever MotoGP points.

Motorsport • 17 May 15