- One of only two riders to win back-to-back titles on different machinery who did it in 2003 with the Repsol Honda RC211V then again in 2004 with the Gauloises Yamaha YZR M1 the other being Eddie Lawson, who won the title riding a Yamaha in 1988 and again on a Honda in 1989.
- The youngest rider ever to have won World Championships in all three classes 125GP, 250GP, and the 500GP/Moto GP
- As of the end of the 2005 Moto GP Season has won 79 GP victories and 7 World Championships in just nine years.
- He always runs with number 46 in honor of his father Graziano, who ran with the same number.
- Four consecutive times (2001-2004) world motorcycling champion in GP class, world champion in 125 class in 1997 and world champion in 250 class in 1999, considered by many the greatest motorbiker of all time.
- Ranked 63rd in the 2005 Forbes Most Powerful Celebrity 100 List
- Father, Graziano Rossi, a former racer himself.
- The youngest rider ever to win the 125cc World Championship
- Considered by many fans to be "The greatest motorcycle road racer of all time".
- Sports Illustrated ranked 2nd highest paid non US citizen athlete in their 2006 "International 20"
- In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $30 million.
- Currently dominating the Moto GP on his Gauloises Yamaha YZR M1 (2005)
- Hobbies: motocross, skiing, and football
- Biography "Valentino Rossi: The Flying Doctor" was written by Mat Oxley
- Crew Chief was Jeremy Burgess, split at the end of 2013. His Crew Chief now is Italiano, Silvano Galbusera.
- The first rider in the 55-year history of Moto GP to take back-to-back victories riding machines from two different manufacturers, The 2003 Repsol Honda RC211V and the 2004 Gauloises Yamaha YZR M1
- Ranked 64rd in the 2006 Forbes Most Powerful Celebrity 100 List
- Currently competing in Moto GP on a Camel Yamaha YZR M1 (2006)
- The first MotoGP rider ever to achieved 4000 championship points after Indianapolis 2014 Race. (Finished 3rd). (2014)
- Was a team-mate of the youngest AMA Superbike Champion Nicky Hayden in 2003
- Was in a relationship with Arianna Matteuzzi (2004-2007).
- Was in a relationship with Linda Morselli (2007-2016).
- In a relationship with Francesca Sofia Novello since 2017. They have a daughter named Giulietta (b. March 4th, 2022).
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