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Valentino Rossi, Kevin Magnussen enter 24h Spa-Francorchamps with BMW

Bike legend Valentino Rossi and ex-Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen will team up in a BMW GT car at the Spa 24 Hours next month

Motorsport · May 6, 2025

WEC Imola: Giovinazzi grabs pole in Ferrari 1-2 as Rossi tops LMGT3

Ferrari driver Antonio Giovinazzi claimed top spot in qualifying for Sunday's Imola World Endurance Championship round as Valentino Rossi took class pole in LMGT3.

Autosport · Apr 19, 2025

WEC Imola: Ferrari gets 1-2 in qualifying as Valentino Rossi tops LMGT3

Ferrari driver Antonio Giovinazzi claimed top spot in qualifying for Sunday's Imola World Endurance Championship round as Valentino Rossi took class pole in LMGT3.

Motorsport · Apr 19, 2025

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Bathurst 12 Hour: BMW scores first win in 15 years with dominant 1-2

BMW has won the 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour, with the WRT BMW M4 GT3 of Kelvin van der Linde, Sheldon van der Linde and Augusto Farfus taking its maiden win in the race's GT3 era and leading a 1-2 finish.

Autosport · Feb 2, 2025

Why Daytona pole is more significant to BMW than just starting at the front

“A little cherry on a big cake.” That’s how Dries Vanthoor described his pole position for the Daytona 24 Hours this weekend. The BMW driver pointed out after he’d secured a first top spot in qualifying for BMW’s M Hybrid V8 LMDh that there’s “still a big thing to happen”.…

Autosport · Jan 25, 2025

Valentino Rossi stars in WRT's BMW line-up for Bathurst 12 Hour

BMW has revealed an all-star line-up in its two Pro class entries for the Bathurst 12 Hour in what could be the final showdown of the big three German marques at the race.

Autosport · Jan 21, 2025

MotoGP legend Rossi stays in WEC with Team WRT BMW for 2025

Motorcycle racing legend Valentino Rossi will continue in the World Endurance Championship with the WRT BMW squad in 2025.

Motorsport · Jan 14, 2025

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MotoGP legend Rossi to continue in WEC with WRT BMW team in 2025

Motorcycle racing legend Valentino Rossi will return to the World Endurance Championship with the WRT BMW squad in 2025.

Autosport · Jan 14, 2025

BMW claims Dubai 24 double spoils on debut for GT3 EVO

BMW's upgraded M4 GT3 EVO took victory on its maiden outing in last weekend's Dubai 24 Hours, as WRT secured its third win in the last four years at the event.

Motorsport · Jan 13, 2025

Gelael and Leung move to United's McLaren for 2025 WEC season

World Endurance Championship class race winners Sean Gelael and Darren Leung are moving from BMW to McLaren for a second LMGT3 campaign together in 2025.

Motorsport · Jan 3, 2025

Gelael and Leung move to McLaren to contest WEC with United Autosports in 2025

World Endurance Championship class race winners Sean Gelael and Darren Leung are moving from BMW to McLaren for a second LMGT3 campaign together in 2025.

Autosport · Jan 3, 2025

Magnussen slots into BMW WEC LMDh squad for 2025

Kevin Magnussen will be part of BMW’s World Endurance Championship driver line-up plus three endurance rounds in the IMSA Sportscar Championship as the German manufacturer unveils its LMDh plans for next year.

Autosport · Dec 12, 2024

Rossi team-mate Maxime Martin leaves BMW for new challenges

Spa 24 Hours winner Maxime Martin, Valentino Rossi’s regular team-mate for the past two seasons, is leaving BMW for a second time.

Autosport · Dec 9, 2024

Rossi stars in WEC's Bahrain rookie test aboard BMW Hypercar

Bike legend Valentino Rossi was a tenth from the fastest time by a Hypercar newcomer on his participation with BMW in the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain.

Autosport · Nov 3, 2024

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Motorsport · Nov 2, 2024

WEC Bahrain: Toyota wins thriller to secure manufacturers' crown, Porsche seals drivers'

Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer wrapped up the World Endurance Championship Hypercar drivers' title in the eight-hour Bahrain season finale, but Toyota snatched the manufacturers' crown from Porsche.

Autosport · Oct 31, 2024

WEC Bahrain: Peugeot leads Porsche as the final round of the year begins

Peugeot set the pace in the opening practice session for this weekend’s World Endurance Championship finale in Bahrain.

Motorsport · Oct 24, 2024

BMW confirms Rossi's LMDh outing in Bahrain WEC test

Valentino Rossi’s run in BMW’s M Hybrid V8 LMDh at the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain next month has been confirmed.

Autosport · Oct 1, 2024

Rossi could quit WEC to downscale racing programme in 2025

Seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi could quit the World Endurance Championship to focus on the GT World Challenge Europe as he looks to downscale his racing in 2025.

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Autosport · Sep 26, 2024

The rule change debate sparked by a historic GT victory

When Alessandro Pier Guidi one day hangs up his helmet, he may well look back on the 2024 season with his head in his hands. The factory Ferrari ace was comfortably leading the WEC Spa 6 Hours in May when Earl Bamber’s crash triggered a red flag that turned the…

Motorsport · Sep 20, 2024

Valentino Rossi confirmed for Bahrain WEC rookie test in BMW LMDh

Long-awaited outing will place Rossi in the BMW M Hybrid V8 after the 2024 WEC season concludes in Bahrain.

Autosport · Sep 20, 2024

Rossi to drive BMW LMDh car in Bahrain WEC rookie test

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi will get his first run in BMW’s LMDh prototype in the World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain.

Autosport · Sep 17, 2024

BMW confident it can fight for wins in WEC after podium breakthrough

BMW now has the “pace to fight for wins” in the World Endurance Championship with its M Hybrid V8 LMDh, WRT team boss Vincent Vosse believes.

Motorsport · Sep 3, 2024

WEC unlikely to implement 2025 two-driver line-up ban

The push to prevent teams in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class running two-driver line-ups from next season appears to have failed.

Autosport · Jul 10, 2024

Rossi reveals Nurburgring 24 Hours desire

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi explained that the German GT3 enduro on the Nordschleife “is in the plan” and was up there with the Le Mans 24 Hours on his bucket list when he switched full-time to car racing in 2022 on his retirement from two wheels.

Motorsport · Jul 10, 2024

Rossi reveals Nurburgring 24 Hours ambition

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi explained that the German GT3 enduro on the Nordschleife was “in the plan” and up there with the Le Mans 24 Hours on his bucket list when he switched full-time to car racing in 2022 on his retirement from two wheels.

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