Valentino Rossi claimed his 100th MotoGP at Assen, and to celebrate this achievement the Yamaha Motor Corporation’s U.S. headquarters in Cypress, California decorated their lawn with the number “100″. Whilst the Yamaha team were there, they also produced a spoof mockumentary video about what the riders do when they are not racing.

Valentino Rossi on his century of wins:

“This is a very emotional moment and for sure I will remember this 100th victory for the rest of my life. When I reached 70, 100 seemed a long way away but here I am and it has been great, great fun getting here. It is down to so many people, like Jeremy and my guys who have been with me for ten years and all of the team who always give 100% and always give me the best bike possible. Especially however I have to thank the friends who have been with me my whole life and my father Graziano, who won here in Assen 30 years ago when I was a baby, and my mother Stefania, because they have always supported me. It’s great to reach this moment here at Assen because it’s the ‘Cathedral’ of motorcycle racing and the most historic track we go to. Today was a perfect race – I got a great start and my bike was incredible which meant that my pace was very strong. In fact I think it was better for everyone’s hearts not to have another last-lap battle like in Barcelona! I had a good advantage from Lorenzo in some parts of the track and it was a great ride for me. Now I have 100 wins and I’m only the second rider to arrive at this number, but Agostini still has 22 more and for me he is still the greatest. 100 is a great result but the atmosphere in our team is wonderful and the motivation is still as high as ever – we want to win a few more races together yet!”

 

THE STATS: Where Rossi won his 100 races:

Find below the full list of Valentino Rossi’s 100 victories, including the track, the year, and the race classification of each win.

Rossi’s 100 GP victories:

01-Brno ’96 125cc

02-Malaysia ’97 125cc

03- Jerez ’97 125cc

04-Mugello ’97 125cc

05-Paul Ricard ’97 125cc

06-Assen ’97 125cc

07-Imola ’97 125cc

08-Nurburgring ’97 125cc

09-Rio ’97 125cc

10-Donington ’97 125cc

11-Catalunya ’97 125cc

12-Indonesia ’97 125cc

13-Assen ’98 250cc

14-Imola ’98 250cc

15-Catalunya ’98 250cc

16-Philip Island ’98 250cc

17-Argentina ’98 250cc

18-Jerez ’99 250cc

19-Mugello’99 250cc

20-Catalunya ’99 250cc

21-Donington ’99 250cc

22-Sachsenring ’99 250cc

23-Brno ’99 250cc

24-Philip Island ’99 250cc

25-South Africa ’99 250cc

26-Rio ’99 250cc

27-Donington ’00 500cc

28-Rio ’00 500cc

29-Japan ’01 500cc

30-South Africa ’01 500cc

31-Jerez ’01 500cc

32-Catalunya ’01 500cc

33-Donington ’01 500cc

34-Brno ’01 500cc

35-Portugal ’01 500cc

36-Motegi ’01 500cc

37-Philip Island ’01 500cc

38-Malaysia ’01 500cc

39-Rio ’01 500cc

40-Japan ’02 990cc

41-Jerez ’02 990cc

42-Le Mans ’02 990cc

43-Mugello ’02 990cc

44-Catalunya ’02 990cc

45-Assen ’02 990cc

46-Donington ’02 990cc

47-Sachsenring ’02 990cc

48-Portugal ’02 990cc

49-Rio ’02 990cc

50-Philip Island ’02 990cc

51-Japan ’03 990cc

52-Jerez ’03 990cc

53-Mugello ’03 990cc

54-Brno ’03 990cc

55-Portugal ’03 990cc

56-Rio ’03 990cc

57-Malaysia ’03 990cc

58-Philip Island ’03 990cc

59-Valencia ’03 990cc

60-South Africa ’04 990cc

61-Mugello ’04 990cc

62-Catalunya ’04 990cc

63-Assen ’04 990cc

64-Donignton ’04 990cc

65-Portugal ’04 990cc

66-Malaysia ’04 990cc

67-Philip Island ’04 990cc

68-Valencia ’04 990cc

69-Jerez ’05 990cc

70-China ’05 990cc

71-Le Mans ’05 990cc

72-Mugello ’05 990cc

73-Catalunya ’05 990cc

74-Assen ’05 990cc

75-Donington ’05 990cc

76-Sachsenring ’05 990cc

77-Brno ’05 990cc

78-Qatar ’05 990cc

79-Philip Island ’05 990cc

80-Qatar ’06 990cc

81-Mugello ’06 990cc

82-Catalunya ’06 990cc

83-Sachsenring ’06 990cc

84-Malaysia ’06 990cc

85-Jerez ’07 800cc

86-Mugello’07 800cc

87-Assen ’07 800cc

88-Portugal ’07 800cc

89-China ’08 800cc

90-Le Mans ’08 800cc

91-Mugello ’08 800cc

92-Laguna Seca ’08 800cc

93-Brno ’08 800cc

94-Misano ’08 800cc

95-Indianapolis ’08 800cc

96-Motegi ’08 800cc

97-Malaysia ’08 800cc

98-Jerez ’09 800cc

99-Catalunya ’09 800cc

100-Assen ’09 800cc

Video of Valentino Rossi celebrating his 100th win by unveiling a banner detailing all of his previous victories:

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