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Valentino Rossi finished third in the 24 Hours of Dubai on Sunday, to begin his second year of four-wheel racing.

Valentino Rossi has already been testing Team WRT’s new car and is set to resume his career in the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe.

Iron Lynx heads into Superpole for the 2022 24 Hours of Spa as the firm favourites to lead the field for Saturday’s endurance race after securing a comfortable 1-2 in qualifying, but there was disappointment for Valentino Rossi as the VR46 WRT Audi just missed the Superpole cut.

Defending 24 Hours of Spa winners Iron Lynx Ferrari landed the top spot at the end of a twice-interrupted pre-qualifying session at Spa-Francorchamps, while Valentino Rossi’s VR46 WRT squad could only manage 59th of the 66 entrants.

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi got his 24 Hours of Spa weekend officially underway as he joined his Monster VR46 WRT Audi team-mates in posting the 17th quickest time during first free practice around the Belgian circuit.

Valentino Rossi is “progressing like hell” in his first four-wheel championship season ahead of entering the 24 Hours of Spa for the first time, his team boss has said.

Valentino Rossi has detailed “the secret” to overcoming the most challenging section at the 24 Hours of Spa as he gears up to compete for the first time.

The 24 Hours of Spa, one of the world’s most iconic endurance races, returns in 2022 from July 28-21.

Valentino Rossi will compete in the 24 Hours of Spa 2022, as part of a 65-car field, in the 74th edition of the famous endurance race. Here is every entrant into the race, between 28-31 July...

Sebastien Ogier will drive for the Richard Mille Racing Team in the World Endurance Championship's LMP2 category in 2022.

Alfa Romeo Formula 1 reserve driver Robert Kubica will make his return to the World Endurance Championship for the finale in Bahrain.

Alpine has confirmed it will enter the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar category from 2024. 

Ferrari Formula 1 test driver Callum Ilott believes changes need to be made to the Raidillon corner at Spa-Francorchamps following a huge GT crash that resulted in two drivers being hospitalised.

Sabine Schmitz has died at the age of 51 following a long battle with cancer.

Ferrari has announced it will enter the new Le Mans Hyperclass programme in the FIA’s World Endurance Championship from 2023.

Ex-Haas Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen has been named as a driver for Peugeot’s new WEC entry in 2022, alongside fellow former F1 drivers Paul di Resta and Jean-Eric Vergne.

Red Bull Advanced Technologies will work with ORECA to design a chassis for the hydrogen-powered class to be used at the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Toyota has officially unveiled its all-new Le Mans Hypercar that will compete in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship.

Aston Martin has announced it is ending its GTE Pro programme and will not return to the World Endurance Championship in 2021.

Porsche is targeting a victorious return to the Le Mans 24 Hours with an LMDh prototype that will contest full seasons in the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar championship from 2023.

Kevin Magnussen will drive in the IMSA SportsCar Championship next year following his F1 exit after being confirmed in Chip Ganassi Racing’s DPi line-up.

Gerard Neveu will step down from his position of CEO of the Le Mans Management (LMEM) and head of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the end of the year.

This year’s rescheduled Le Mans 24 Hours will take place behind closed doors without spectators in a U-Turn made by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.

The World Endurance Championship’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps round in April has been postponed amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.