The WRT BMW team has announced that MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi will compete in thౠe LMGT3 class of the World Endurance Championship again in 2025.

Ros꧃si made his debut in the WEC last year, having begun a post-MotoGP career in GT racing in 2022 in the GT World Challenge Europe.

The veteran Italian, driving car #46 in the series, 💝scored two podiums - a second at Imola and a third at Fuji, while scoring top ꦕfives in Qatar and Brazil.

The car ဣdidn’t make it to the finish of the 24 Hours of꧋ Le Mans.

Rossi had previously stated that he wasn’t sure about his plans for 2025 as he wanted to scale back his racing activities now he has become a father f𒁃or the second time.

WRT has now confirmed he wil💃l continue in WEC, partnering up once again with Ahmad Al Harthy, while double Nurburgring 24 Hours winner Kelvin van der Linde joins the line-up.

“Very happy to✱ continue my experience in the FIA WEC, as last year was a strong debut season,” Rossi said.

“We had some good races including two podiums and we wa🐓nt to try to be stronger and faster.

“We will work hard together with BMW to improve our♐ perfor🐷mance and be more competitive in every race.

“Le Mans is of course the most important one, we were unlucky last year, but we♈ will fight for the podium in 2025.”

Van der L🅺inde praised Rossi as an “all-rou🌃nded” GT driver and is confident in the prospect of the #46 crew.

“I am really excited to join the #46 crew, with Vale and Ahmad, two drivers I havꦐe been watching closely in the FIA WEC last year,” he said.

“Vale has bꦍecome an all-rounded GT driver, I have already worked with him in the past, I know his commitm﷽ent and his data-focused way of working.

“Ahmad is one of the best Bronze drivers in the field, and we can be proud to꧋ have him on board.

“The three of us can make a very good team.

“All of us have the experience of a first LMGT3 season in WEC, we can put that experience together and go for some big results, including a🐻t Le Mans, which is the one we are all looking to be successful at. I am really excited and can’t wait to start.”