BMW M Motorsport team WRT has announced its 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) LMGT3 lineups, featuring MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi in a star-studded roster.

Rossi will continue in the No. 46 BMW M4 GT3 EVO, partnering with new BMW factory driver Kelvin van der Linde and Bronze-rated Ahmad Al Harthy. This change sees van der Linde replacing Maxime Martin in the lineup.

"Very happy to continue my experience in the FIA WEC, as last year was a strong debut season," said Rossi. "We had some good races including two podiums and we want to try to be stronger and faster." The Italian racing legend specifically noted his excitement about racing at familiar tracks from his motorcycle career, with a particular focus on achieving a podium finish at Le Mans in 2025.

The team's second entry, the No. 31 running under The Bend Team WRT banner, will feature factory driver Augusto Farfus, former AKKODIS ASP driver Timur Boguslavskiy, and Yasser Shahin. Shahin joins after his impressive 2024 season, which included a Le Mans victory and second place in the LMGT3 standings with Manthey.

Andreas Roos, head of BMW M Motorsport, expressed confidence in the lineup, praising WRT for securing top Silver and Bronze drivers to complement their works drivers in the new BMW M4 GT3 EVOs.

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