Valentino Rossi gets a taste for it: aims for podium at Le Castellet

Valentino Rossi gets a taste for it: aims for podium at Le Castellet

Valentino Rossi is back on track. After an excellent second place at Brands Hatch in England, the WRT BMW team driver is back behind the wheel with teammate Maxime Martin in the hunt for another podium finish at Le Castellet, France.

The 1000km, the second round of the Endurance Cup of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS, is scheduled at Paul Ricard. Along with Rossi and Martin will be Augusto Farfus in the team driving the No. 46 BMW.

After qualifying on Friday, the race will be run on Saturday, June 3, and will last about six hours, from 6 p.m. to midnight.