Valentino Rossi cross the line for victory and defend World Champion Marc Marquez at the Grand Premio Red Bull de la República Argentina (Grand Prix of Argentina) on 19th April 2015.
Spanish rider Marquez, who won a record 13 races last season, then clipped Rossi’s back wheel and crashed out as Rossi raced on to victory from eighth on the grid.
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- About Valentino Ross
- He is an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multipleMotoGP World Champion
- He is won nine Grand Prix World Championships to his name – seven of which are in the premier class.
- Rossi is first in all time 500 cc/MotoGP race wins standings, with 84 victories, and second in all time overall wins standings with 110 race wins, behind Giacomo Agostini with 122.
- He won his first World Championship in 1997.
- Rossi is the owner of the Sky Racing Team by VR46, which debuted in the Moto3 category of Grand Prix motorcycle racing in 2014
- According to Sports Illustrated, Rossi is one of the highest earning sports personalities in the world, having earned an estimated $34 million in 2007
