The nine-times World Champion is taking part in the Monza round of the Blancpain Endurance Series, which got underway on Friday, at the controls of a Ferrari 458 Italia.
alentino Rossi will once again test his skills behind the steering wheel as the nine-times World Champion participates in this weekend's Blancpain Endurance Series round at Monza in Italy, which commences on Friday. Rossi will drive a Ferrari 458 Italia for the Kessel Racing team, as he starts his latest adventure on four wheels.
The Ducati Team rider will be joined by his friend and long-time
assistant Uccio Salucci in the team, and will hope to match or even
improve upon his last performance in an Endurance outing. Rossi finished
third in his category and 11th overall at the Six Hours of Vallelunga
in 2009, behind the wheel of a Ferrari F430 GT3 of the Kessel Racing
team.
Others taking part in this weekend's Monza round will be Le Mans 24
winner David Brabham, former F1 drivers Mark Blundell and Karl
Wendlinger, and a number of Endurance specialists.
Rossi and his fellow competitors will take part in Free Practice and
Pre-Qualifying sessions on Friday, before the formal Qualifying session
on Saturday and the three-hour race on Sunday.
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