Bike No. : 46- Team: Fiat Yamaha Team
- Date of birth: February 16, 1979
- Place of birth: Urbino, Italy
- Nationality: Italian
- Residence: London, UK
- Height: 182 cm
- Weight: 67 kg
- Marital Status: Single
- Hobbies: Soccer, radio-controlled toys
- Total Races GP starts: 210 (150 x MotoGP/500cc, 30 x 250cc, 30 x 125cc)
- Victories: 97 (71 x MotoGP/500cc, 14 x 250cc, 12 x 125cc)
- Pole Positions: 51 (41 x 500cc/MotoGP, 5 x 250cc, 5 x 125cc)
- Podiums: 151 (115 x 500cc/MotoGP, 21 x 250cc, 15 x 125cc)
- Wins: 8 (1 x 125cc, 1 x 250cc, 1 x 500cc, 5 x MotoGP)
- First Race: 1991
- First Grand Prix: Malaysia, 1996 (125cc)
- First Pole: 1996
Career Highlights
2009:
Fiat Yamaha Team, MotoGP World Championship
2008:
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2007:
3rd, MotoGP World Championship
2006:
2nd, MotoGP World Championship
2005:
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2004:
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2003:
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2002:
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2001:
500 MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPION
2000:
2nd, 500 MotoGP World Championship
1999:
250 GP WORLD CHAMPION
1998:
2nd, 250 MotoGP World Championship
1997:
125 GP WORLD CHAMPION
1996:
9th, 125 MotoGP World Championship
1995:
125cc Italian Champion
1994:
125cc Italian Sports Production Champion
1993:
3rd - 125cc Italian Sports Production Championship
1992:
Regional Minimoto Champion
1991:
4th - Italian Junior Go-Kart Championship
1990:
Regional Go-Kart Championship - 9 wins
1989:
First Go-Kart Race
