![Italian reigning champion Valentino Rossi, atop his Yamaha (46), and other MotoGP riders burst out at the start of the Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi, north of Tokyo September 19, 2004. Italian reigning champion Valentino Rossi, atop his Yamaha (46), and other MotoGP riders burst out at the start of the Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi, north of Tokyo September 19, 2004.](https://l450v.alamy.com/450vfr/2d43h82/kenny-roberts-jr-pilote-automobile-americain-de-500-cm3-se-penche-en-arriere-lors-de-la-seance-de-qualification-pour-le-grand-prix-de-moto-d-espagne-a-jerez-le-5-mai-2001-roberts-le-champion-du-monde-en-titre-s-est-qualifie-en-8e-position-l-italien-valentino-rossi-a-pointe-le-temps-le-plus-rapide-a-une-minute-42739-secondes-pour-revendiquer-la-position-de-pole-ph-2d43h82.jpg)
Italian reigning champion Valentino Rossi, atop his Yamaha (46), and other MotoGP riders burst out at the start of the Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi, north of Tokyo September 19, 2004.
![Italian reigning champion Valentino Rossi, atop his Yamaha (46), and other MotoGP riders burst out at the start of the Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi, north of Tokyo September 19, 2004. Italian reigning champion Valentino Rossi, atop his Yamaha (46), and other MotoGP riders burst out at the start of the Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi, north of Tokyo September 19, 2004.](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d39tjt/italian-reigning-champion-valentino-rossi-atop-his-yamaha-46-and-other-motogp-riders-burst-out-at-the-start-of-the-grand-prix-of-japan-in-motegi-north-of-tokyo-september-19-2004-six-riders-were-brought-down-in-a-multiple-crash-triggered-when-italian-loris-capirossi-65-was-travelling-too-fast-to-make-the-corner-and-struck-american-john-hopkins-21-lying-in-second-place-setting-off-a-chain-reaction-that-also-took-out-american-colin-edwards-45-italian-max-biaggi-behind-21-and-nicki-hayden-and-kenny-roberts-also-of-the-united-states-reuters-eriko-sugita-es-fa-2d39tjt.jpg)
Italian reigning champion Valentino Rossi, atop his Yamaha (46), and other MotoGP riders burst out at the start of the Grand Prix of Japan in Motegi, north of Tokyo September 19, 2004.
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