Valentino Rossi was born on February, 16th, 1979 in Italy (Urbino). Some years he lived in London, but then returned to his motherland Italy again.
He joins Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, with the number 46.
Valentino Rossi's career began thanks to his father Graziano Rossi.
Graziano Rossi was the famous racer, whose best result was the third place in 1979. He earned 3 victories in 1979 aboard a motorcycle Morbidelli. In 1990 Graziano had an accident and it became the end of his career.
When Valentino was 10, he raced in karting. At the age of 11 he started to ride a minimoto.