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On 5 August 2021, during the pre-event press conference of the 2021 Styrian motorcycle Grand Prix weekend, he announced that he would retire from MotoGP after the 2021 season. [11] His last race was the 2021 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, and he was congratulated for a successful career by various celebrities and prominent racing figures such as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, as well as former rival Casey Stoner. Rossi's number 46 was retired with a ceremony at the 2022 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix. [416] Sportscar racing [ edit ] On 31 May 2005 he received an honorary degree in Communications and Advertising for Organizations. In March 2010, the Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini delivered to Rossi the first Winning Italy Award for his contribution to the promotion of Italy's image in the world. [508] Best of 2010s: MotoGP's superstars of the decade". Crash. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021 . Retrieved 29 September 2021. At the Japanese race, another retirement came for Rossi. He crashed out of a lowly eleventh place at Turn 1 with four laps to go. This was Rossi's fourth DNF of the season, equalling his 1998 season and the highest amount in his MotoGP career. [390] [391] Rossi ended the season only being able to score points: he finished in eighth place in Australia, fourth place in Malaysia – narrowly losing out on the podium but taking the fastest lap of the race – and eighth again in Valencia.

Roberts Victorious in Rain-Interrupted Malaysian 500 GP". Motorcycledaily.com. 2 April 2000. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019 . Retrieved 15 April 2019. But Rossi decided to remain in MotoGP; "I have a contract with Yamaha until 2008", said Rossi. "When that finishes then we will see. What I am sure about is that I will ride until I'm 31 or 32 at most. I will look for new stimuli in the next few seasons, but for now I am fully motivated." [503] Rossi signed a new two-year contract confirming he will be at Yamaha until 2010. [504] He originally planned to use the Impreza WRC2008 during his participation in the Rally GB in December 2008, [505] but decided to drive a Ford Focus RS WRC 07 instead. [506] He finished the rally in 12th place, 13 minutes and 20.4 seconds behind eventual winner Sébastien Loeb. [507] McCoy (500) and Katoh (250) Victorious at Estoril GP". Motorcycledaily.com. 3 September 2000. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019 . Retrieved 15 April 2019. Rain hands pole to Rossi in qualifying washout". Crash. 28 June 2002. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021 . Retrieved 21 August 2020.Rossi ended his season in style by scoring three consecutive poles and race wins at the Malaysian, Australian and Valencian Community rounds. The Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island is considered by many observers to be one of Rossi's greatest career moments due to the unique circumstances. After being given a ten-second penalty for overtaking Marco Melandri under yellow flags due to a crash by Ducati rider Troy Bayliss, front runner Rossi pulled away from the rest of the field after being informed of the penalty, eventually finishing more than 15 seconds ahead, overcoming the penalty and winning the race. [79] [80] With the race in Great Britain cancelled due to heavy rain which failed to drain properly on the newly repaved Silverstone surface, Rossi failed to finish on the podium for five consecutive races. [373] He finished the San Marino race in seventh, the Aragón race in eighth, the Thai and Japanese races in fourth and the Australian race in sixth. In the 2020 season, the Sky Racing VR46 won the Moto2 teams championship by taking first place in the final standings after leading the standings with 380 points. a b "Valentino Rossi to be joined by Muller, Vervisch in WRT GTWCE squad". motorsport.com. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022 . Retrieved 7 April 2022.

Rossi competed in the 2023 Road to Le Mans with Team WRT, alongside Jérôme Policand, [424] in preparation for a planned debut at the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans. Rossi and Policand scored a class victory in the second race, having been promoted to the position after the AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo of Kei Cozzolino and Hiroshi Koizumi was penalized for "erratic driving". [425] 24H GT Series [ edit ] At the pre-season tests, the 2020 Yamaha YZR-M1 had improved considerably compared to the 2019 counterpart. The new engine had fixed most of the deficit that the riders suffered from in 2018 and 2019 and the handling was improved as well thanks to an updated chassis. Both the Factory as well as the SIC satellite riders were happy with the feeling of this year's bike and Rossi said that the bike has "a very good feeling" but that he personally worries he'll struggle with the tyres after around five to six laps and is disappointed the Yamaha is still losing out to the competitors on the straights. [402] [403] [404] He also commented that the updated Michelin tyres suit the bike, as well as his riding style, a lot more compared to last year. [405] Rossi wins despite McWilliams grit". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 9 July 2000. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015 . Retrieved 15 July 2015. On 15 October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, which forced him to miss the Aragon and Teruel GP's. [410] [411] [412] Six members of the factory Yamaha team were quarantined as one member had already tested positive earlier in October 2020. [413] [414] Having recovered from COVID-19, Rossi raced at the European GP but retired, on 12 November, Rossi tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time. However, further tests confirmed that the previous test was a false positive and he was allowed to participate in the final two races of the season.Defending 500 GP Champion Criville Victorious at French GP". Motorcycledaily.com. 14 May 2000. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019 . Retrieved 15 April 2019. a b "Rossi jumps bikes to Yamaha". The Age. 1 February 2004. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022 . Retrieved 21 August 2020. After his win in Malaysia, Rossi continued to impress by scoring a third place in Australia, a second place in Portugal and a final third place at the Valencian Community rounds. The real reason why Valentino Rossi is the greatest MotoGP racer of all-time". Visordown. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022 . Retrieved 4 August 2022. Is Rossi the greatest of all time? | GRR". Archived from the original on 7 October 2022 . Retrieved 4 August 2022.