The #46 will return to the World Endurance Championship in 2025 as Valentino Rossi confirms his racing plans.
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi will compete in the LMGT3 class of the World Endurance Championship in 2025 with the WRT Team.
Rossi made his debut in the World Endurance Championship in 2024 with the WRT Team. The Italian has progressed through GT Racing since his retirement from MotoGP at the end of the 2021 season.
Last year the 45-year-old claimed two podiums in the World Endurance Championship. He finished second at Imola and third place at Fuji, as well as top-five finishes in Qatar and Brazil. However, the #46 failed to finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2024 after running at the front during the event.
There were doubts about Rossi's career in 2025 as he had previously stated that he wanted to cut back on his racing after becoming a father for the second time.
“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 want to try to be stronger and faster. We will work hard together with BMW to improve our performance 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.”