Records
As of the end of the 2011 Valencia Grand Prix, Valentino Rossi holds the following records:
| Record | Number |
|---|---|
| Combined records (all classes) | |
| Podium finishes | 175 |
| Pole positions | 59 |
| Points | 4398 |
| Consecutive race starts | 230 (1996 Malaysian GP–2010 French GP) |
| Consecutive years with a win | 15 (1996–2010) |
| Championship titles with different engine displacement | 5 (125cc, 250cc, 500cc, 800cc, 990cc) |
| Most wins at Mugello (Italian GP) | 9 (1997, 1999, 2002–2008) |
| Consecutive wins at Mugello (Italian GP) | 7 (2002–2008) |
| Wins with Aprilia | 26 |
| 500cc/MotoGP records | |
| Wins | 79 |
| Second places | 37 |
| Podium finishes | 139 |
| Podium finishes in a season | 16 (2003, 2005, 2008) |
| Fastest laps in a season | 12 (2003) |
| Consecutive podium finishes | 23 (2002 Portuguese GP–2004 South African GP) |
| Consecutive race starts | 170 (2000 South African GP–2010 French GP) |
| Championship titles with Yamaha | 4 (2004–2005, 2008–2009) |
| Consecutive championship titles with different constructors | 2 (2003–2004) |
| Consecutive wins with different constructors | 2 (2003 Valencian GP–2004 South African GP) |
| Wins with Yamaha | 46 |
| Wins in a season with Yamaha | 11 (2005) |
| Consecutive wins with Yamaha | 5 (2005 Chinese GP–2005 Dutch TT, 2008 United States GP–2008 Japanese GP) |
| Championship titles with different motorcycles | 4 (500cc Honda, 990cc Honda, 990cc Yamaha, 800cc Yamaha) |
| Championship titles with different engine displacement | 3 (500cc, 800cc, 990cc) |
| Championship titles with different engine configuration | 2 (two-stroke engine, four-stroke engine) |
| 125cc records | |
| Wins in a season | 11 (1997) |
Note 1 Record shared with Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner.
Note 2 Record shared with Eddie Lawson.
Note 3 Record shared with Giacomo Agostini.
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