Valentino Rossi's Memorabilia Auctioned Unicef, Sold For IDR 771 Million

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi (Instagram/@valeyellow46).

JAKARTA The rarest set of racing clothes and special helmets designed for MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi were sold in an auction conducted by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) for nearly 40 thousand euros or the equivalent of IDR 771 million.

The auctioned racing shirt was specially designed by Dainese for the 46th anniversary of the Italian living legend which fell at the beginning of this year. In total, there are 46 units of Soleluna Vale46 skin along with AGV helmets made for public sales.

Dainese made a special 3x Demone GP D-air suit decorated with Solluna Vale46 Anniversario graphics in black and gold. The AGV designed a helmet to complete it.

The first set of racing clothes and helmets was auctioned off to raise funds for the Unicef Highway Safety program (Road Safety), which helps minimize deaths from traffic accidents at the age of 5-19 years.

This racing shirt is unique because it is the first set made and Rossi used it during a training session at Mugello with Yamaha R1.

The auction event ended on Saturday, November 29, 2025 night, and managed to raise 38 thousand euros for Unicef. That's not the only expensive Rossi item to sell this year.

Rossi's BMW M4 GT3 race car, which was used in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, was also auctioned off by RM Sothebys and sold well above expectations, reaching 561,480.

The Italian made his debut at the Grand Prix motorcycle racing event in 1996 in the 125cc class and made one of the most brilliant careers in the world of motorcycle racing over the next two decades.

Rossi won a total of nine world titles, seven of which were won in MotoGP classes between 2001 and 2009.

After winning 89 races in the first class, Rossi decided to retire from MotoGP at the end of the 2021 season. He then caught the GT car race.