Valentino Rossi’s crew finished 5th at Bathurst

The WRT BMW M4 GT3 crew, including Valentino Rossi and his teammates in the Bathurst 12 Hours, finished 5th in this classic Australian race.

Moreover, he fought for the podium until the last ten minutes, but ultimately finished in the top five. And victory was celebrated by the trio from German team Manthey EMA, racing a Porsche 911 GT3 R – Matt Campbell, Lawrence Fantor and Ayancan Güven – who had a lead of 2.633 seconds over their closest pursuers.

For Rossi, the famous Italian motorcycle racer, this was his first experience of participating in Bathurst, and it can probably be considered successful, although of course it is a shame to miss the podium, especially because of the fine, which also affected the final result . The crew of No. 46 received a pit lane penalty for Raffaele Marcello, Rossi’s teammate, incorrectly crossing the white line separating the exit from the pit lane.

But together with Marcello and Maxim Martin, Valentino fought until the end of this very difficult race, and the task of all his participants was significantly complicated by the rain, which wet the track more than once during the 12 hours it lasted.

“Conquering Mount Panorama in Bathurst is not easy,” said WRT. – 10 minutes before the finish Maxim fought for 2nd place, but it didn’t work. Still, we are proud of our team, they really fought and never gave up.”