Dorna Communications

After Friday practice was done at the Gran Premio Motul de la Republica Argentina, there was one more special event planned for the weekend as a new sculpture of Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) was unveiled at Termas de Rio Hondo. The rider from Tavullia attended the unveiling on Friday evening, joining, amongst others, Governor Gerardo Zamora and Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta at the occasion.  

  Immortalised 🙌 // @valeyellow46 was on hand to see a sculpture of himself unveiled at the Autodromo Museum of Termas de Rio Hondo! The work by Uruguayan artist Joaquin Arbiza weighs 320kg in total and was created using 9000 pieces of scrap metal, with the wheels made up of 4500 screws and the body designed with car doors from the 1950s! #VR46 #ValentinoRossi #TheDoctor #Sculpture #MotoGP #ArgentinaGP A post shared by MotoGP (@motogp) on Apr 7, 2018 at 6:00am PDT

Sitting opposite the museum at the track, the statue depicts Rossi on his Yamaha M1 and is the work of Uruguayan sculptor Joaquin Arbiza. Weighing more than 320kg and made entirely of metal, there are more than 9000 pieces and 30,000 soldered joints in it. The wheels are formed of 4500 individually soldered screws, and the rider is made of doors and bumpers from 1950s classic cars.