World Endurance Championship

Jan72023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Valentino Rossi is already warming up for the Dubai 24 Hours race

Automotive, World Endurance Championship

After last season behind the wheel of Audi, Valentino Rossi switched to the BMW camp this year. The motorcycle star, who remains a member of the WRT team, will take part in the Dubai 4h endurance race next weekend with a BMW M24, and to prepare for the feat, he chose a go-kart with which he diligently collected laps and chased the racing rhythm on the Cogis track in Italy.

Mar82022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Valentino Rossi presented this year's colors of the Audi R8 GT3

MotoGP News, World Endurance Championship

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi will race in the GT World Challenge Europe this year. At the start of two days of testing before the season, the Italian also revealed the colors of his Audi R8 LMS GT3 car. The former MotoGP champion took a wet track test in February and impressed WRT team boss Vincent Vosse. "Valentino was really good on the wet track. He has a natural sense of grip on the track, which doesn't surprise me, as we know he's a great natural talent, but he still made a good impression on me." The 42-year-old Rossi is aiming for the podium in his first season. I like Audi, and my team is always competitive. They are always fighting for victories, which is very important. The car is extremely good, and the guys on the team also say that my times are not bad. I hope to be competitive and to

Feb152022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Rossi starts the season with testing in France

MotoGP News, World Endurance Championship

Valentino Rossi waved goodbye to MotoGP class racing, but the racing doctor is already eagerly preparing for this year's four-wheeler season. This year, Rossi will take ten races with the WRT team in the Fanatec GT Championship, including trials in Imola, Misano, and a 24-hour race at the Spa Francorchamps in Belgium. The Italian will race with the Audi R8 LMS. https://twitter.com/ValeYellow46/status/1493636548914466818

Apr182016 by Blaž Štremfelj700 Comments

Audi was left without a win at Silverstone

World Endurance Championship

Audi was left without a win after a roadworthiness test after a 6-hour race in Silverstone, as commissioners measured excessive wear on the sliding pads at the bottom of their car. Commissioners' measurements showed that the plates on the Audi R18 with number 7, driven by Andre Lotterer, Beniot Treluyer and Marcel Fassler, were 20 millimeters outside the permitted tolerance, so disqualification followed after the season's debut. So the victory for the green table went to Porsche. The team appealed the commissioners' decision.