Valentino Rossi’s first World title

Date published : 20 Nov 2009 - 09:44:49

Valentino Rossi was already assured of his legendary status before this year's MotoGP title was secured at Sepang, but the confirmation of his ninth World Championship across all classes in Malaysia added to his status as a legend. Fourteen seasons have passed since the Italian made his debut in the 125cc class, and it was in this category that he claimed his first World title back in 1997 as an 18 year-old. In his second campaign, Rossi's 11 Grand Prix wins 13 podiums in total delivered him the title on his Aprilia. It was at Brno, where he finished third behind Noboru Ueda and Tomomi Manako, that Rossi was crowned champion in 1997 with three races of the season still to go. The young Italian's celebration gave a hint of things to come, as he paraded down the track with a giant number one strapped to his back. Valentino Rossi had arrived¦ Next week, motogp.com will bring you further Rossi celebration videos as his 250cc title and premier class triumphs are also recalled. TAGSValentino RossiShareWhat is that What is that These services external to motogp.com allow you to classify, share, rate, manage, comment on and save your favourite pieces of content in the main online social networking communities. Social network on which you can share your thoughts, photos, videos and news with other users.Free microblogging service which allows you to interact with your social network via short messages or "tweets".Content indexing service which gives you the ability to save and store all your favourite content pages in one placeSimple service which allows you to forward content to your friends or contacts via email.Social network which allows users to store and share their favourite webpages with other users with similar interests.Social networking site consisting of user profiles which includes groups with common interests, blogs, photos, videos, music and much more.Online community participation site on which users post news stories and content. Users rate and evaluate the content with the highest rated content pieces placed on the main homepageIndexing site which allows users to search for and organise all types of web content. Send MailSend To: (Enter email addresses, separated by commas. Maximum 200 characters)Your Full Name: Your Email Address: Send me a copy of this message: Add a personal message (optional): Enter the code exactly as shown : RefreshAccept Terms and conditions Terms and Conditions