MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi will test a prototype World Endurance Championship car in Bahrain when he samples the 𓂃BMW LMDh machine ne🦹xt month.

After retiring from MotoGP at the end of 202𒀰1, Rossi e♒mbarked on a car racing career in GT Racing.

Rossi contested the entire 2022 GT World Challenge Europe wit🅺h WRT in an Audi, before switching to BMW 🦩machinery for 2023.

The Italian scored his first win in the series in the Sprint Cup GTWCE series🌱 at Misano.

For 2024, he made his debut in the World Endurance Championship with WRT ꦜin the LMGT3 class.

Rossi - alongside Ah💜mad Al Harthy and Maxime Martin - has managed two podiums in the WEC so far in 2024, fiꦐnishing second at Imola before adding a third to his tally at Fuji last weekend.

Jus🅰t one round remains in the WEC this season, which is the Bahrain finale in November.

After that race, the traditional rookie test will take place, with Rossi confirming he will sample an LMDh car for the first time when he gets behind the wheel of the WRT-run BMW Hyꦜbrid V8.

“At the rookie test I’m going to try the 🦋BM🐎W LMDh and I’m very, very happy because last year I got to drive the LMP2,” Rossi told it.motorsport.com.

“So, the next goal is toꦑ see what the🅠 M Hybrid V8 is like.

“And then who knows, may♔be in the future there will be a place in Hyperca🍌r. Let’s see.”

Rossꦡi first sampled prototype WEC machinery when he tested WRT’s Oreca 07 LMP2 car at the Bahrain rookie test last year.

The Italian is campaigning both the WEC aꦿnd GTWCE in 2024, and said back in May that he expects to continue doing that next year.

However, 💃a strong test in the LMDh BMW could well lead to Rossi racing pro꧅totype machinery next year instead.

BMW ꦯscored its first top class WEC podium with its M Hybrid V8 at Fuji last weekend when it finished second amid a difficult first campaign in the series for the car.

Rossi will not be at Misano this weekend supporting his VR46 Academy riders at 💃the Emilia Romagna GP as he is𝔉 taking part in the Monza round of the GTWCE.