For MotoGP legend Rossi, racing in a support race was a massive step towards his ultimate gไoal of participating in next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans.

He had qualified in P2 🌞but ran out of luck when the race began♓.

At the wheel of the #46 BMW M4 of Team WRT, Rossi excellently too💧k the lead of the GT3 category at the first chica♍ne.

But🌺, when trying to avoid prototypes on the first lap he s🌺lipped to sixth.

Still, Rossi was valiantly able to battle back to P2 when he handed over duties to teammate Jérôme Policanಞd.

But a Ferrari sent Policand spinning, meaning the #46 crew were restricted to a P15 f𝐆inish.

The second Road to Le Mans race is on Friday.

Results of race 1:

1. Ligier JS 🅷P320 #58 Team Virage, Rich/E▨spirito Santo,

2. Duqueine M30 D08 #4, Melsom/Bell,

3. Ligier JS P320 #77 Team Thor, Gudmun✤dsson/N🌼oble,

4. Ligier JS𒀰 P320 #12 Racing Sᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚpirit of Leman, Wolff/Doquin,

5. #320 Ligier JS P97 Cool Racing, Sanjuan/Droux.

GT3 standings:

1. BMW M4 GT3 #31 Team WRT, Whale/Hesse,

2. Porsche ꦅ911 GT3 R #86 HCR with Caffeine𒊎six, Creswick/Fjordbach,

3. ൲Ferrari 488 GT3 #74Kessel Racing, Cuhadaroglu/Fꦇumanelli.