Rossi closes in on 200th GP podium

Rossi’s win in Argentina was the 199th time that he has stood on the podium in his Grand Prix career, will he make it 200 in Jerez?

 One more top three finish and Valentino Rossi will become the first rider in the 67 year history of grand prix racing to reach the milestone of 200 podium finishes, and not many would bet against Rossi acheiving that feat in Jerez, where he already has 8 wins to his name across all classes. Below are some of the details of his podium achievements, starting with a breakdown of them by category:

	Total	Win	Second	Third
125cc	15	12	1	2
250cc	21	14	5	2
500cc	23	13	4	6
MotoGP™	140	71	42	27
Total	199	110	52	37

Rossi has finished on the podium on nine distinctly different motorcycles during his grand prix career, as shown below:

	Total	Win	Second	Third
125cc Aprilia	15	12	1	2
250cc Aprilia	21	14	5	2
500cc Honda	23	13	4	6
990cc Honda	31	20	9	2
990cc Yamaha	37	25	9	3
800cc Yamaha	47	21	15	11
800cc Ducati	1	0	0	1
1000c Ducati	2	0	2	0
1000cc Yamaha	22	5	7	10
	199	110	52	37

Rossi’s victory in Argentina was his first podium at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit and means that he has now finished on the podium at all eighteen circuits on the current grand prix schedule.

In total he has finished on the podium at thirty-three different circuits during his grand prix career, more than any other rider in the 67 year of grand prix motorcycle racing.

The circuit at which he has had most podium finishes is Phillip Island, where he has been on the podium on fifteen occasions (1st x 8, 2nd x 2, 3rd x 5).

The rider who is second to Rossi in the all-time list of podium finishers in grand prix racing is fifteen-times World Champion, Italian Giacomo Agostini, who stood on the podium 159 times during his grand prix career.