Valentino Rossi will once again start his 2026 season in Australia. This year, the Doctor will again be competing in the Bathurst 12 Hour race at the Mount Panorama circuit, where he finished second on the podium in 2025. Valentino will again be behind the wheel of the WRT team's BMW M4, sharing the cockpit with Augusto Farfus and Raffaele Marciello.
While we wait to see him in action on the track, the livery of the GT3 (with the inevitable number 46 prominently displayed) with which he will tackle the Australian track, one of the most fascinating in the world, has been unveiled. Mount Panorama alternates between a very technical section (which climbs and then descends the hill) and a very fast section.
Practice and the race can be viewed live on the Intercontinental GT World Challenge YouTube channel.
Here is the schedule:
Thursday, February 12
10:45-11:45 p.m. Free Practice 1
Friday, February 13
1:00-1:40 a.m. Free Practice 2 (Bronze drivers only)
4:10-4:50 a.m. Free Practice 3
6:40-7:20 a.m. Free Practice 4 (Bronze drivers only)
10:05-11:05 Free Practice 5
Saturday, February 14
12:05 a.m.-1:05 a.m. Free Practice 6
3:05-3:35 Qualifying 1
3:50-4:20 Qualifying 2
6:15 a.m. Pole Battle
7:45 p.m. Race