Graziano Rossi
Graziano Rossi is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is the father of 9 times motorcycle World Champion Valentino Rossi.
He began racing in the World Championship in 1977 riding a Suzuki in the 500cc class. He had his best year in 1979 when he earned three victories and five podiums in the 250 class aboard a Morbidelli, finishing third in points.| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | Rank | Wins |
| 1977 | 500cc | Suzuki | VEN
– | AUT
– | GER
– | NAT
13 | FRA
– | NED
– | BEL
– | SWE
– | FIN
– | CZE
– | GBR
– | | | 0 | — | 0 |
| 1978 | 500cc | Suzuki | VEN
– | ESP
– | AUT
– | FRA
6 | NAT
– | NED
– | BEL
– | SWE
– | FIN
9 | GBR
– | GER
– | | | 7 | 16th | 0 |
| 1979 | 250cc | Morbidelli | VEN
– | | GER
– | NAT
– | ESP
3 | YUG
1 | NED
1 | BEL
– | SWE
1 | FIN
– | GBR
– | CZE
2 | FRA
– | 67 | 3rd | 3 |
| 1979 | 500cc | Suzuki | VEN
– | AUT
– | GER
– | NAT
9 | ESP
– | YUG
– | NED
12 | BEL
– | SWE
– | FIN
– | GBR
– | | FRA
– | 2 | 31st | 0 |
| 1980 | 500cc | Suzuki | NAT
3 | ESP
NC | FRA
4 | NED
2 | BEL
NC | FIN
NC | GBR
4 | GER
– | | | | | | 38 | 5th | 0 |
| 1981 | 500cc | Suzuki | AUT
– | GER
– | NAT
– | FRA
– | YUG
– | NED
– | BEL
– | RSM
– | GBR
11 | FIN
– | SWE
11 | | | 0 | — | 0 |
| 1982 | 500cc | Yamaha | ARG
13 | AUT
14 | FRA
– | ESP
– | NAT
– | NED
13 | BEL
– | YUG
– | GBR
– | SWE
– | RSM
11 | GER
– | | 0 | — | 0 |
