The 42-year-old retired from MotoGP at the end of the 2021 season, bring to an end a 26-year career in grand prix motorcycle racing that yielded nine world titles across 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP classes and 115 total grand prix victories.
Rossi repeatedly stated last year that he would switch to GT racing at the end of his MotoGP career, having previously contested the Gulf 12 Hours in a Kessel Racing Ferrari.
Valentino Rossi, WRT Audi R8 GT3 LMS
Photo by: Ferdi Kräling Motorsport-Bild GmbH
Having tested for WRT in an Audi R8 in December at Valencia, Rossi has committed to a full 10-round campaign in GTWCE with the championship’s leading Audi squad.
Rossi will take part in both the Sprint Cup and the Endurance Cup, although it is currently unclear who his team-mates will be, or whether he will be entered in the Pro or Pro-Am division.
Commenting on his decision, Rossi described WRT as “the perfect fit I was looking for.”
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