He is edging closer to his dream of ra🔯cing in the world famous endurance race - on Thursday, he will drive in the Road to Le Mans race.

Rossi's #46 Team WRT BMW qualified behind ꧙only the #31 BMW.

Next year, Rossi ho🌜pes 🎐to return for the real thing.

“The 24 Hours of Le Mans was always a target f🉐rom the beginning,” he told .

“This weekend I w🅷ill learn the track, important for♑ next year.

“Wౠe need to be competitive in the GT car. Then we will understand if I am fast enoﷺugh to test and race in a hypercar.

“It’s great. I came here with MotoGP for more than 20 years but the♏ longer track is very different.

“It is a great emotion to 🐭race there. I like the long track.

“Especially, it is always fast. It is high speed, the braking is difficult, the layout is�꧙� interesting.

“The last part, with the fast corners, is very strong🌠.”

Rossi will race in the Road tꩵo 🔯Le Mans on Thursday.

He is driving a Team WRT BMW in💖 the GT class alongside Jérôme Policand. Their car will sport his famous #46.

Rossi is in the ear🥃ly stages of his second season on four wheels, since ret🐲iring from MotoGP at the end of 2021.