Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix Statistics 2009

Valentino Rossi becomes all-time top podium finisher
With his victory at Brno, Valentino Rossi becomes the rider with most Grand Prix podium finishes in the 61 years of the motorcycling world championships. His Czech Grand Prix win was the 160th occasion that he has stood on the podium across all classes, one more than the previous holder of the record Giacomo Agostini, whose last podium finish was in the 500cc race at the Czech GP in 1977, held on the old road circuit.

Other facts about Rossi's 160 podium finishes:
His first podium was third in the 125cc race at the Austrian GP in 1996 at the A1-Ring.

Below is a list showing the top ten riders of all-time in terms of podium finishes in Grand Prix racing:

Thirteen year winning career for Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi's latest victory came at the Brno circuit where he took his very first Grand Prix win in the 125cc class thirteen years previously. To be exact, the time between Rossi's first win and his latest victory is 2 days short of 13 years, as shown in the following table. Currently his winning career is the fifth longest of all-time, however a victory in Indianapolis will place him fourth equal with fellow Italian Loris Reggiani in the list which is topped by Loris Capirossi.