Rossi was reacquainted with the Yamaha, when he tested the bike over 13–14 November 2012 at a post season test. Later that day, it was also announced that Rossi would rejoin the Yamaha factory team until the end of the 2014 season, resuming his partnership with. Six wins was the lowest number of wins Rossi has had in a championship winning season the previous lowest was nine in 1999 in the 250 cc class and 2003, 20 in MotoGP.
Rossi at the The season saw Rossi win six races to win his ninth championship title, beating his teammate into second place by 45 points, clinching the title at in wet conditions. The victory at Motegi won Rossi his first 800cc MotoGP title, his sixth in the premier category, and eighth overall. His win at was his first MotoGP victory at the track, and became the first Yamaha rider to win at the Honda-owned circuit. His victories at – after a pass down the 'Corkscrew' corner over Stoner, who crashed but continued and took the second place – and at a rain-shortened race in Indianapolis, meant that Rossi had won at every circuit on the calendar, at that time. Rossi won the race, becoming the only rider to win consecutive races with different manufacturers, having won the final race of the previous season on his Honda bike.įrom that race, Rossi was on the podium of every remaining race – except, where he crashed on the first lap and finished 11th – winning a total of nine races in the season. Used by Rossi in the season With the traditional first race of the season at off the list due to safety considerations following the fatal accident of, the 2004 season started at in South Africa. Ultimately, Rossi signed a two-year contract with rivals Yamaha reportedly worth in excess of US$12 million a price no other manufacturer, even Honda, was willing to pay. In his 2005 autobiography, What If I'd Never Tried It?, Rossi offered another reason for choosing Yamaha over Ducati, saying that the mindset at Ducati Corse was a little too similar to the one he was trying to escape from at Honda. This proved to be the truth with Ducati's lacklustre performance in the 2004 season, which had actually been worse than their inaugural year in MotoGP in 2003. Critics say that compared to the other manufacturers, Ducati had a significant way to go before being competitive even with Rossi at the helm.
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