| Graziano Rossi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 March 1954 Pesaro, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Graziano Rossi (born 14 March 1954 in Pesaro) is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is the father of 9 times motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi.
He 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.[1] He then raced in Touring cars from 1989 to 1993.[2]
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 – |
NAT 13 |
FRA – |
NED – |
BEL – |
SWE – |
FIN – |
CZE – |
GBR – |
0 | — | 0 | ||
| 1978 | 500cc | Suzuki | VEN – |
ESP – |
AUT – |
FRA 6 |
NAT – |
NED – |
BEL – |
SWE – |
FIN 9 |
GBR – |
GER – |
7 | 16th | 0 | ||
| 1979 | 250cc | Morbidelli | VEN – |
GER – |
NAT – |
ESP 3 |
YUG 1 |
NED 1 |
BEL – |
SWE 1 |
FIN – |
GBR – |
CZE 2 |
FRA – |
67 | 3rd | 3 | |
| 500cc | Suzuki | VEN – |
AUT – |
GER – |
NAT 9 |
ESP – |
YUG – |
NED 12 |
BEL – |
SWE – |
FIN – |
GBR – |
FRA – |
2 | 31st | 0 | ||
| 1980 | 500cc | Suzuki | NAT 3 |
ESP NC |
FRA 4 |
NED 2 |
BEL NC |
FIN NC |
GBR 4 |
GER – |
38 | 5th | 0 | |||||
| 1981 | 500cc | Suzuki | AUT – |
GER – |
NAT – |
FRA – |
YUG – |
NED – |
BEL – |
RSM – |
GBR 11 |
FIN – |
SWE 11 |
0 | — | 0 | ||
| 1982 | 500cc | Yamaha | ARG 13 |
AUT 14 |
FRA – |
ESP – |
NAT – |
NED 13 |
BEL – |
YUG – |
GBR – |
SWE – |
RSM 11 |
GER – |
0 | — | 0 |
References
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