MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi finished on the podium at the 6 Hour🐎s of Fuji.

It is another four-wheel accomplishment for Rossi in the Wor𒊎ld Endurance Championship, his first podium finish in the series.

Rossi and teammates Maxime Martin a🧔nd Ahmad Al Harthy put their #46 BMW M4 into third-place in the LMGT3 class. They finished behind ▨Ferrari and Porsche.

Rossi drove the final stint for his team and completed two overtakes on the same corner. He gained fiv🦂e places in two laps.

They had started from 12th on the grid.

“We are so happy,” The Doctor said.

“It feels v🌞ery good after our DNF in Austin two weeksꦡ ago.

“This race was hard but Ahmad, Maxime andꦏ I did a fantastic job in our stints and our team made the perfect str🔯ategy and the perfect pit stops once again.

“It is our second podium this �♕�season and we are very happy!”

Vincent Vosse, Team WRT team principal, said: “We didn't🐻 h🅷ave the fastest car, but we were able to work a bit of magic in terms of strategy.

“The drivers and the team showed an excellent performance, and now to stand on the podium, we didn't dare to dream of t༒hat at the beginning of the weekend.”