On December 22, 2022, the BMW M Motorsport division officially announced that Valentino Rossi will join the team as a new Works driver next year. It’s been just over a year since the MotoGP legend officially retired from the sport for which he was best known, but it just goes to show that racers are, in fact, going to race.
As fans of the Doctor are no doubt aware, he’s been competing with the W Racing Team in the GT World Challenge series in Europe for the 2022 season. 2023 is shaping up to be a big year for him as well, as he’ll drive for BMW M Team WRT in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe series, as well as compete in the Bathurst 12 Hour in February, where he’ll be driving a BMW M4 GT3. Additionally, BMW says, he may make other racing and/or test appearances in BMW M race cars over the course of the year.
