MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi will test a prototy🐠pe World Endurance Championship car in Bahrain when h𝓰e samples the BMW LMDh machine next month.

After ꦗretiring from MotoGP at the end of 2021𒆙, Rossi embarked on a car racing career in GT Racing.

Rossi contested thꩵe entire 2022 GT World Challenge Europe with WRT in an Audi, before switching to BMW machinery for 2023.

The Ita🐭lian scoreౠd his first win in the series in the Sprint Cup GTWCE series at Misano.

For 🏅2024, he made his debut in the World Endurance Championship with WRT in the LMGT3 class.

Rossi - alongside Ahmad Al Harthy and Maxime Martin - has managed two podiums in the WEC so far in 2024, finishing second at Imola before adding a third to his tally 🦩at Fuji last weekend.

Just one round remains ♛in t🅘he WEC this season, which is the Bahrain finale in November.

After th✅at race, the traditional rookie test will take place, with Rossi confirming he will sample an LMDh car for the first time when he൲ gets behind the wheel of the WRT-run BMW Hybrid V8.

“At the rookie test I’m going to try the BMW LMDh and I’m very, very happy because last year I got to drive the LMP2,” Rossi told it𓆉.motorsport.com.

“So๊, the next goal is to see what 🥃the M Hybrid V8 is like.

“And then who knows, maybe in the future there will be a place inܫ Hyperca🀅r. Let’s see.”

Rossi first sampled prototype WEC machinery when hꦜe t𓂃ested WRT’s Oreca 07 LMP2 car at the Bahrain rookie test last year.

The Italian is ♕campaigning both the WEC and GTWCE in 2024, and said back in May that he expects toꦯ continue doing that next year.

However, a strong test in the LMDh BMW could ꧃well lead to Rossi racing prototype machinery next year instead.

BMW scored its first top class WEC podiumꦯ with its M Hybrid V8 at Fuji last weekend when it finished second amid a difficult first campaign in the series for the car.

Rossi 🌺will not be at Misano this weekend supporting his VR46 Academy riders at the Emilia Romagna GP as he is taking part in the Monza round of the GTWCE.