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Valentino Rossi has inched closer to the 24 Hours of Le Mans by entering the World Endurance Championship.
The MotoGP legend, Valentino Rossi, will be driving in the new LMGT3 class of the World Endurance Championship (WEC). He will be driving a BMW for Team WRT. At the age of 44, Rossi is transitioning into the WEC after spending two years driving in the GT World Challenge Europe, first with an Audi and then with a BMW. Rossi’s main goal has been to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which is the highlight event of the World Endurance Championship. Last year, he achieved his first car race win in the Road to Le Mans, a support race leading up to the main event. Rossi expressed his excitement about competing in the WEC, stating that it is the next step for him to participate in a global championship.
