Valentino Rossi, stunning comeback podium: what an overtake!

Valentino Rossi, stunning comeback podium: what an overtake!

More satisfaction for Valentino Rossi in GT3. The Tavullia driver, aboard his Bmw M4 and teamed with Ahmad Al-Harthy and Maxime Martin, è finished third in the Fia World Endurance Championship event in Japan, the 6 Hours of Fuji. The Doctor and his team were the protagonists of a splendid comeback, crowned with a well-deserved podium.

After the complicated qualifying, which ended in ninth position, the Bmw M4 GT3 number 46 of the Wrt team started to climb up the positions during the race.The Doctor also shone, who took the wheel when the team was in fifth position and also made a splendid double overtaking move, surprising a Lexus and a Porsche that were fighting each other.

For driver number 46 è the second podium of the season after the one in Imola: "We are really happy. This race è was tough, but Ahmad, Maxime and I did a fantastic job in our stints. Also, our team made a perfect strategy, without making mistakes at pit stops".

Valentino Rossi and his team returned to smiles after they were forced to retire in Austin two weeks ago due to a technical problem.