Rossi vs Verstappen: Everything to know about their historic GT3 battle

Max Verstappen and Valentino Rossi are set to face each other this weekend in GT World Challenge Europe, not as a gimmick but in a two-driver, four-wheel showdown at Portimão, Portugal. Verstappen makes his series debut after endurance outings alongside his F1 career, entering on the back of wins in Malaysia and Singapore. Rossi, who moved into four-wheel racing after retiring from MotoGP in 2021, will drive a BMW M4 GT3 for Team WRT, sharing with Max Hesse and Neil Verhagen. Verstappen races a Mercedes-AMG GT3 under his Verstappen Racing branding with Ben Barnicoat and Chris Lulham. Rossi and Verstappen both discussed the challenge of racing each other before the finale.