'The Doctor' returns: Valentino Rossi set for 2025 WEC season opener at Lusail
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Doha, Qatar: Motorsport legend Valentino Rossi will return to Lusail International Circuit (LIC) for the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) s...
Doha, Qatar: Motorsport legend Valentino Rossi will return to Lusail International Circuit (LIC) for the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season opener, as Team WRT confirms his participation in the Qatar Airways Qatar 1812 KM race scheduled for February 26-28, 2025.
Famously nicknamed 'The Doctor' for his cool and clinical approach to racing, Rossi enters the 2025 season following an impressive rookie WEC campaign that saw him finish 6th in the championship standings, including a remarkable 4th place finish at Lusail International Circuit and a podium finish at the 6 Hours of Imola where he claimed 2nd place.
The nine-time MotoGP champion, who first raced at the Lusail International Circuit on two wheels during the inaugural Qatar GP in 2004 aboard his Yamaha YZR-M1, and continued to race at LIC and in MotoGP till 2021.
He made a dramatic return to the venue - this time on four wheels - with his WEC debut in 2024.
Rossi will once again pilot the BMW M4 GT3 in what could potentially be his final WEC season.