現今GP賽史上獲得最多勝的車手
The 「Winningest」 Rider in Modern GP History

Rossi 已是現代GP(1975到現在)賽史中最高等級賽事的獲勝率最高的車手，
且是唯一一位已經嬴得三個等級，以及橫跨 500cc 二行程， 990cc 四行程，
及 800cc 四行程賽事的車手。
Rossi has the highest winning percentage in modern (1975 to present)
history among all riders in the premier class and is the only rider
to have won Grands Prix under all three capacity and technical limits:
500cc two stroke、990cc four stroke、and 800cc four stroke.

132場的出賽贏得62勝，羅西的勝率是47%，比上代車神 Mick Doohan 少
五場出賽，卻多出八勝。
以下是GP史上獲勝率前十名。
With 62 wins in 132 starts、Rossi’s is hitting .470、taking eight more
wins than Mick Doohan in five less starts. Here are the numbers put up
by the top ten in winning percentage.

附註： 1975 年通常被視為 " 現代GP " 的開始，因為那是 500cc 二行程
開始的元年。
Note: The year 1975 is generally considered the start of the
「modern era」 because that was the beginning of 500cc two stroke
dominance.

1949年到1975年的GP500系列皆是四行程的GP500。
2002年及2003年則是990cc和500cc混合競爭，2004年二行程全面禁止。
2007年則轉為800cc。
Prior to 1975 all 500 titles from 1949 were won by four stroke 500s.
In 2002 and 2003 the first MotoGP 990s competed with 500cc two strokes、
and in 2004 two strokes were banned.
In 2007 the MotoGP class capacity limit was reduced to 800cc.

MotoGP／500cc 的車手職業生涯獲勝勝率前十大（1975至今）
Career Winning Percentage in MotoGP/500cc class (1975 to present)



羅西2007年18場比賽只贏了四場，但是他的勝率超過 Mick Doohan ，而他
將持續超越Doohan 即使他未來三年仍重複他的 18 場比賽贏 4 場的結果。
Rossi won only four races in 18 starts in 2007、but such is his
lead in winning percentage over Mick Doohan that he would continue
to hold a scant lead in this department even if he repeated his 4
for 18 results over the next three seasons.

從開始到2007之前，羅西出賽114場58勝，勝率超過50%，還不足以達到
Giacomo Agostini 和 John Surtees 在GP賽史上早期的成就。
Prior to 2007 Rossi had won 58 of 114 starts、just over 50%、a level
of success not achieved since Giacomo Agostini and John Surtees in
the early days of Grand Prix racing.

諷刺的是， Agostini，在 500cc 賽事為 MV 嬴得了7次冠軍，也是第一位
贏得二行程500cc賽事的車手(1975年)。
Ironically、Agostini、who won 7 titles with MV in the 500cc class、
was also the first rider ever to win a 500 title with a two stroke
(Yamaha) in 1975.

羅西奪回冠軍的機會是什麼？
What are Rossi’s Chances of Regaining the Title?

在 Jerez的三天測試後，儘管過早斷論 －－ 羅西轉使用 Bridgestone 看起
來像是個冒險，既不是災難，也不是個漂亮灌籃。
After the final three-day tests at Jerez -- although far too early
to reach conclusions -- it looks like Rossi’s gamble to move to
Bridgestone has been neither a disaster nor a slam dunk.

他一開始使用日本輪胎確實很快、但是最後一天本田車手 Dani Pedrosa 和
Nicky Hayden 佔據測試排行榜一二位結束了測試，兩者都使用了排位賽資格
胎和比賽用輪胎。
He was quick on the Japanese tires from the beginning、but Honda
riders Dani Pedrosa and Nicky Hayden ended the tests on top of
the charts、both on qualifying tires and race tires.

本屆冠軍 Stoner 在最初兩天都有嚴重摔車。
最後一天被迫退出測試，回澳洲進行醫療追蹤，在左邊肩膀受傷後休息。
諷刺地是，在測試第二天，在 " Michelin 彎道 " 摔車。
Reigning World Champion Casey Stoner had big crashes on the first
two days.
He was out of action on day three、off to Australia for medical
attention and rest after suffering ligament damage to his left
shoulder after crashing at、ironically、「Michelin Corner」 on
day two.

Rossi 第三天很早進場測試，第二天僅次於Pedrosa。
最後一天 Pedrosa 和 Hayden 囊括一二(1分38.562秒及1分38.848秒)，綜觀
三天測試，羅西的最佳時間是1分40.134秒，在三天整體成績上，車手方面只
排第六位，在Yamaha自家車手比較，次於菜鳥新人 Lorenzo(整體第三名，1分
39.464秒)，Bridgestone陣營的第二位，次於中野真矢的1分40.121秒。
Rossi packed it in early on day three、having been second fastest to
Pedrosa on day two.
With Pedrosa and Hayden taking the top two times on the final day
(1』38 562 and1』38.848) and for the overall three days of testing、
Rossi’s best time of 1』40.134 was only good enough for 6th overall
all and second best Yamaha to rookie Jorge Lorenzo (third on 1』39.464)
and second best on Bridgestone tires to Shinya Nakano (Honda Gresini
1』40.121).

Rossi，在看到 Stoner 退出測試後，且成功得到足以與之匹敵的 Bridgestone輪胎，
也給了輪胎技術人員他對於側邊抓地力改進的要求，並決定讓他受傷的手腕休息，
等待…………
直到冬天測試禁令在 2008 年 1 月 22 日解除後，重新投入研發工作。
Rossi、after seeing Stoner out of action and injured and having successfully
gotten to grips with the Bridgestone tires、gave the tire technicians
his requests for improvements of side grip and decided to rest his
injured hand and wait until after the winter testing ban lifts on
January 22nd、2008 to resume work.

Stoner 的二次摔車，是結束這位年輕澳洲冠軍今年賽季的壞方式，而 Marco
Melandri在 Desmosedici 上的第一次測試的不好不壞結果，清楚顯示不是跨上
Ducati 就表示會自動贏得成功。
Stoner’s two crashes were a bad way for the young Australian to end
the year、and Marco Melandri’s mediocre results in his first tests
on the Desmosedici make it clear that just throwing a leg over the
Ducati does not produce automatic success.

Rossi 向義大利新聞媒體對 Stoner 的評論是」循跡控制系統世代最好的車手」，
這是諷刺的。
自從Stoner在Jerez摔車後，也許肇因於他過度盲從信任Magneti Marelli電子系統
可以制止突然的旋轉(陀螺效應?)。
Rossi’s comment to the Italian press that Stoner is 「the best of the
traction control generation」 was barbed since the crashes at Jerez may
have been caused by the Australian trusting blindly in the Magneti Marelli
electronics to prevent sudden spin-up.

但是由Pedrosa的強烈表現來看，他大部分測試騎乘了07年版本212V、而Hayden，
似乎帶頭進行08年212V的早期研發工作，象徵本田非常贊成回到開放車手間的自由競爭。
But the strong performances by Pedrosa、who did most of his riding on
the 2007 version、and Hayden、who seems to be leading the development of
the 2008 model in the early stages、indicate that Honda are very much back
in contention.

而且，使用 Michelin 的賽車，在 Jerez 的三天測試後佔據前四名。
Likewise、Michelin-shod bikes took the first four places after the three
days of testing in Jerez.

當我們進入長期的冬天休息期間， 2008 賽季看起來會有二個輪胎廠間的激烈，
三個車廠，以及至少四位車手的爭冠：
Stoner（Ducati賽車搭配Bridgestone胎），Rossi（山葉搭配Bridgestone胎），
本田廠隊兩位車手（現在幾乎不互相往來）， Dani Pedrosa，今年最後一場比賽的
勝利者，在 Jerez 測試中的最快車手，以及06年冠軍Nicky Hayden，測試最後階段
似乎得到一台適合他的賽車。