LEGEND life MotoGP, Valentino Rossi, will close his career at the end of the season MotoGP 2021. During his career in the primary class since 2000 ago, Rossi has made many achievements.
The seven-time MotoGP world champion has even carved out records that will be difficult for anyone to break, including Marc Marquez. Here are five Rossi records that are difficult to break in the future.
5. Most Starts in MotoGP
Rossi’s career in MotoGP began in the 2000 season. During his 21-year career, Rossi became the racer with the most starts in MotoGP.
In total, The Doctor has raced 370 times in the primary class. These races witnessed Rossi in embracing seven MotoGP world championship titles.
4. Most wins in MotoGP
Rossi has 370 races in MotoGP, of which 89 have ended in victories. The Italian’s last victory came when he became the fastest in the 2017 Dutch MotoGP race.
For your information, Rossi’s number of victories is more than that of another MotoGP legend, Giacomo Agostini, who 78 times rose to the first podium. Unfortunately, Rossi’s MotoGP title is left behind by one of his compatriots.
3. Most podiums in MotoGP
If he doesn’t win a race, Rossi in his prime was used to finishing second or third. Rossi also became a MotoGP racer with the most podium records.
In addition to collecting the first 89 podiums, Rossi also has 61 second podiums and 49 third podiums. Overall, Rossi finished 199 times in the top three.
2. The racer who finishes most often with points
Rossi is the rider who has finished with the most points in MotoGP. Rossi has won 322 points since his debut in MotoGP. Thus, Rossi only finished 47 times outside the top 15 so he did not get points.
Until now, no racer has come close to Rossi’s record on this one. Aleix Espargaro, who is second, has only 135 finishes in the top 15. Marquez’s caliber also took quite a long time to approach Rossi’s record.
1. The Most Collection of Points in MotoGP
Rossi is the rider with the most points in MotoGP. The Italian has 5,406 points since his MotoGP debut in the 2000 season.
After Rossi, there is Dani Pedrosa with a collection of 2,970 points. However, Pedrosa has retired so it is difficult for anyone to break this record. The closest racer to this record is Marquez who has collected 2,417 points.
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