Valentino Rossi hailed for “mega” Le Mans qualifying lap

Rossi q♑ualified the No.46 BMW third in class at Le Mans

Valentino Rossi, No.46 WRT BMW, 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans
Valentino Rossi, No.46 WRT BMW, 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Valentino Rossi’s lap to qualify the No.46 WRT BMW third on the gri🌠d❀ in the LMGT3 class for the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans has been hailed as “mega”.

The MotoGP legend is taking part in𓃲 his second 24 Hours of Le Mans this year in the BMW M4 run by the WRT sq🅘uad in the LMGT3 class.

The No.46 car, which he shares with Ahmad Al Harthy and Kelvin van der Linde, has looked solid this season in the Worl𓆉d Endurance Champion🍬ship and has been competitive throughout Le Mans practice up to Thursday.

Al Harthy got the car into Hyperpole by topping Wednesday qualifying, with van der Linde topping Hyperpole 1 ꦜon Thursday.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valentino Rossi was tasked with driving the car in Hyperpole 2, but the FIA Silver grade Italian had t🐓o go up against a number of top graded runners in rival cars.

But Rossi 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:produced a 3m54.966s to qualify the No.46 BMW thi෴rd behind the No.21 Vista AF Corse car and the pole-winning No.🎶27 Heart of Racing Aston Martin.

“I mean, I hope I mot𝐆ivated them all,” Al Harthy said when asked about his ♉Wednesday qualifying after Hyperpole.

“They were amaꦯzing. Kelvin did an amazing job, much harder session obviously.

“And for Vale to put that time in, again I say this WRT BMW team is about team work, getting eve🍎rything to⭕gether.

“ꦿBut this guy [Rossi], honestly, what a mega lap. What a mega lap, so happy.”

Rossi said of the result: “I’m very happy. We did a very good strategy🌜 because Kelvin started before [in H1] and I did the Hyperpole with the pros.

“So, to stay there I’m very happy. I did a very good l𝔉ap. It’s a great way to start. We will start in P3, which is a great place, and we will see.”

The No.46 car was running in the podium battle at last year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans before a terminal crash when Al Harthyไ was behind the wheel took the BMW crew out o🍌f the race.

This year in the WEC the car made it to the podium in second at Imola, though a tangle 🐠while Rossi was driving ultimately denied it what looked set to be a nailed-on ꦅwin.

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