Current MotoGP™ World Championship leader Valentino Rossi has broken Angel Nieto’s 29-year-old record for time between 1st and last podiums.
With his third place finish in Germany, Valentino Rossi added to his collection of records achieved during his long grand prix career. Rossi now holds the record for the longest interval between the first grand prix podium finish and the latest podium finish across all grand prix classes. Angel Nieto held the record for the last 29 years. Below is a list of the five riders who have the longest period between the first and last grand prix podium finishes:
Rider
|
First GP podium
|
Last GP podium
|
Time between
| |
1
|
Valentino Rossi
|
125cc/Austria/1996
|
MotoGP™/Germany/2015
|
18 years 342 days
|
2
|
Angel Nieto
|
50cc/Dutch TT/1967
|
125cc/Italy/1986
|
18 years 328 days
|
3
|
Loris Capirossi
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125cc/Italy/1990
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MotoGP™/Czech/2008
|
18 years 90 days
|
4
|
Stefan Dörflinger
|
50cc/Yugo/1973
|
80cc/Dutch TT/1989
|
16 years 7 days
|
5
|
Tommy Robb
|
250cc/Ulster/1957
|
125cc/IOM TT/1973
|
15 years 302 days
|
Valentino Rossi born 16 February 1979 is an Italian professional motorcycle road racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with nine Grand Prix World Championships to his name – seven of which are in the premier class.
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