Valentino Rossi participated in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) rookie test on Sunday, driving in the LMP2 category. This marked his debut in a prototype, as he is considering a future in endurance racing and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He also has a test planned with the BMW LMDh prototype for the top class in 2024.
Driving an Oreca for Team WRT, Rossi set his best time during yesterday afternoon’s session, lapping in 1m55.118s, which was 0.835s slower than the leader, Clément Novalak (Inter Europol Competition/Oreca #34). Il Dottore was the fourth fastest, completing 67 laps.
After retiring from MotoGP at the end of 2021, Rossi has dedicated himself to full-time four-wheel motorsport. Since 2022, he has been competing in the GT World Challenge Europe and is now looking to transition to a bigger level.