Valentino Rossi nears 24 Hours of Le Mans; enters World Endurance Championship

The MotoGP legend will dri🐲ve in the new LMGT3 class of the WEC.
He will be behind the wheel of 🦋a BMW for Team WRT.
Now 44, Rossi is moving into the World Endurance Championship after two years driving in the GT World Ch꧟allenge Europe, first in an Audi then in a BMW.
His goal, since swapping two wheels for four, has been to enter the 24 Hours of Le Mans whic🐎h is the showpiece event for the World Endurance Championship.
Last year, he won his first race in a car in the Road to Le Mans, a support r🌃ace ahead of the main-event.
“I am very💎 excited to compete in the WEC,” said Rossi.
“It is the next step for me to participate in a world c🌌hampionship, not only in Europe but to race globally again.”

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