Taking the modern MotoGP era, dating back to 2002, as the sample, there have been 23 season-openers. The very first was won by Valentino Rossi on Honda’s RC211V. It kicked off a new era for ...

Valentino Rossi has noted the incident which caused him the most physical pain. The Doctor crashed in practice for the 2010 Italian MotoGP, breaking his right leg. It resulted in him missing a ...

Pramac Yamaha owner Paolo Campinoti has said that Marc Marquez would be the “last person” that Valentino Rossi would like to see win this year’s MotoGP title. Marquez, who won the opening ...

The final race lap record on the current MotoGP calendar still held by Valentino Rossi is on course to be broken in Argentina this weekend. Rossi set a 1m 30.019s on his way to victory in the 2015 ...

Ducati insist Valentino ... Rossi’s protege Francesco Bagnaia has welcomed Rossi’s most heated rival Marc Marquez this year. The potential for awkwardness as Bagnaia and Marquez fight for the ...