Graziano Rossi

Graziano Rossi (born 14 March 1954 in Pesaro) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is the father of nine-time motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi.

Rossi began racing in the World Championship in 1977 riding a Suzuki in the 500cc class. He had his best year in 1979 when he earned three victories and five podiums in the 250 class aboard a Morbidelli, finishing third in points. He then raced in Touring cars from 1989 to 1993.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points Rank Wins 1977 500cc Suzuki VEN– AUT– GER– NAT13 FRA– NED– BEL– SWE– FIN– CZE– GBR– 0 — 0 1978 500cc Suzuki VEN– ESP– AUT– FRA6 NAT– NED– BEL– SWE– FIN9 GBR– GER– 7 16th 01979 250cc Morbidelli VEN– GER– NAT– ESP3 YUG1 NED1 BEL– SWE1 FIN– GBR– CZE2 FRA– 67 3rd 3 500cc Suzuki VEN– AUT– GER– NAT9 ESP– YUG– NED12 BEL– SWE– FIN– GBR– FRA– 2 31st 0 1980 500cc Suzuki NAT3 ESPNC FRA4 NED2 BELNC FINNC GBR4 GER– 38 5th 0 1981 500cc Suzuki AUT– GER– NAT– FRA– YUG– NED– BEL– RSM– GBR11 FIN– SWE11 0 — 0 1982 500cc Yamaha ARG13 AUT14 FRA– ESP– NAT– NED13 BEL– YUG– GBR– SWE– RSM11 GER– 0 — 0