Motor Racing-MotoGP great Rossi to race on four wheels in 2022


FILE PHOTO: MotoGP - MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi celebrated at the EICMA motorcycle fair after his retirement - Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy - November 25, 2021 MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi during the EICMA motorcycle fair REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

(Reuters) - Seven-times MotoGP motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi said he will return to the track to compete in car racing in the GT World Challenge Europe, joining Belgian outfit WRT.

Rossi, who called time on an illustrious motorcycling career spanning more than two decades in 2021, had previously spoken of a desire to move into car racing, and underwent a test with WRT in Valencia in December.

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