Valentino Rossi will test the BMW M4 GT3 in Barcelona

After the Audi R8 LMS GT3, Valentino Rossi will test the BMW M4 GT3 for the first time near Barcelona, once the GT World Challenge season is over.

Published on 30/09/2022 à 16:28

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Valentino Rossi will test the BMW M4 GT3 this Monday in Barcelona

Valentino Rossi will be able to try his hand at the wheel of the BMW M4 GT3. ©DPPI/G. Lenormand

This is a special weekend ahead for Team WRT. The final of theEndurance GT World Challenge Europe Cup in Barcelona will indeed mark the end of the collaboration between the team which is entering Valentino Rossi and Audi, 13 years long and above all very successful

« It's a very moving moment, specifies boss Vincent Vosse. Many representatives of the Ingolstadt brand are present. » Crowned in the Sprint Cup thanks to Charles Weerts and Dries Vanthoor, the Belgian structure has nothing left to play in the Endurance Cup where its best car is in 9th place, 52 points behind the leaders Jules Gounon, Daniel Juncadella and Raffaele Marciello (Akkodis ASP Team). However, Team WRT will be keen to end the year on a high note in order to offer the best possible gift to Audi for their final set.

« Our partnership with Audi has been very long by common industry standards, extremely fruitful and, above all, extremely rich in human encounters, exchanges and relationships., continues Vincent Bosse. Audi is linked to around 90% of Team WRT's achievements since its creation thirteen years ago. Our association has brought so many good things for both parties, allowed so many pilots to grow and develop their careers... The chapter that is about to close is truly a very special chapter in the lives of so many people … »

Team WRT and Rossi already with the BMW M4 GT3

Collaboration with Audi almost complete, Team WRT will quickly begin his news with BMW. No later than this Monday, still on the Barcelona track, the Belgian team will drive for the first time with the BMW M4 GT3, its future machine for GT competition from 2023. A reliable source also explained to us that Valentino Rossi will be one of the drivers behind the wheel for this day of testing in Catalonia. One more proof – but was it really necessary? – that the famous number 46 intends to continue its collaboration with Team WRT and extend its experience in GT3 next year (before perhaps tasting the 24 Hours of Le Mans ?).

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