Valentino Rossi: Celebrating 20 Years Since His Grand Prix Debut – A Journey from Shah Alam to MotoGP Legend

Valentino Rossi: Commemorating Two Decades…

On this day, two decades ago, MotoGP icon Valentino Rossi participated in his first Grand Prix race in the 125cc category at Shah Alam, Malaysia, on March 31, 1996.

This image shows the individual when they were 16 years old at the event (photo courtesy of Gold and Goose).

The Italian racer secured sixth place in the competition, trailing his fellow countryman Stefano Perugini by 7.379 seconds. However, he later clinched a win in Brno that same year, marking the first of his 112 career victories to date.

Rossi, who is currently 37 years old and the most senior racer in the MotoGP lineup, has secured nine world championship titles. He narrowly missed winning at the last race in both 2006 and 2015.

The Doctor is set to persist in his pursuit of a tenth championship at this weekend's competition in Argentina.

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