Rossi wins even when it is very special, he then still 17-year-old started the race from pole position badly and lost some positions, but he fought back to the front group.
On the last lap, Rossi fought bitterly against Aprilia teammate, Jorge Martinez.
In the end Rossi managed to finish first with a 0.245 seconds gap in front of Martinez. This became the start of an unparalleled victory procession through all classes of GP.
"I came to a place on the podium in Austria to Brno. Brno circuit I know from the European Championship in the previous year. I feel in very good condition," recalls Rossi.
"There are wonderful memories. I drove from pole position, which has surprised me. The race was very funny, I fought against Martinez. It is a big fight for the last lap. I was then able to defeat him in the braking zone," added Rossi.
When Rossi won in Brno for the first time in 1996, then Marc Marquez is a three-year-old toddler.
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