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Valentino Rossi joins WEC LMGT3 ranks with BMW in 2024
Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has been nominated to compete in the 2024 World Endurance Championship (WEC) in one of two BMW M4 GT3s run by Belgian squad WRT. Rossi, who has expressed his desire to race in the WEC, will be joined by a bronze-rated teammate and likely a BMW factory driver. The WEC’s LMGT3 class, which replaces the GTE Am class, allows for one full pro driver and a mandatory bronze-rated driver. BMW is one of nine manufacturers represented in LMGT3, including Ferrari, Porsche, Chevrolet, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Ford, McLaren, and Lexus. The WEC entry also features former Audi driver Kelvin van der Linde, Porsche drivers Richard Lietz and Klaus Bachler, and McLaren driver Marino Sato.
