| Graziano Rossi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 March 1954 Pesaro, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Graziano Rossi (born 14 March 1954 in Pesaro) 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.[1] He then raced in Touring cars from 1989 to 1993.[2]