Valentino Rossi - GT World Challenge Europe: Who is BMW's new Italian driver?

Last Friday, Italian Valentino Rossi confided that he would be a BMW M Motorsport rider next year within the BMW M Team WRT.

BMW M4 GT3 Team WRT of Valentino Rossi, Maxime Martin and Augusto Farfus drives during the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Monza at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza. (Photo by Fabrizio Carabelli /

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Valentino Rossi of Italy and Team WRT BMW drives during the Fanatec News Photo - Getty Images

BMW M4 GT3 Team WRT of Valentino Rossi, Maxime Martin and Augusto Farfus drives during the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Monza at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza Stock Photo - Alamy

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Valentino Rossi of Italy and BMW M4 GT3 Team WRT speaks with journalists at the press conference during the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Monza at Autodromo Nazionale Monza Stock Photo