Rossi confirms Bathurst 12 Hour return
By Thomas Miles
Date posted: 29 July 2024
Motorsport legend Valentino Rossi has confirmed he will be back in Australia for a third straight Bathurst 12 Hour in 2025.
Despite official entries yet to be open, Rossi told Endurance-Info.com journalist, Laurent Mercier, “I will be” at the Mount Panorama summer classic.
Rossi made his Bathurst 12 Hour debut in 2023 when Team WRT brought its BMW M4 GT3s for the first time and returned in the #46 this year.
The Italian MotoGP legend and now GT racer will be making a third straight appearance in 2025 when the race returns on January 31-February 2.
“I’ll be at the start of the 2025 Bathurst 12 Hours,” Rossi confirmed to Endurance-Info.com.
“I hope it will be with these two guys.”
Rossi made his 12 Hour debut alongside Augusto Farfus and Maxime Martin and finished sixth, bringing record crowds to the mountain.
The #46 Team WRT entry improved in 2024 where Rossi, Martin and now Raffaele Marciello crossed the line fifth, just 5s away from winner Matt Campbell.
Rossi has carried on racing for Team WRT in the GT World Challenge Europe this year, during a campaign that has included three top five finishes in the first five races this year.
His admission came during the most recent round at the Nurburgring where they finished 18th.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour from January 31-February 2.
Image: Peter Norton EPIC Sports Photography
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