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Get MotoGP news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank MotoGP star Valentino Rossi, younger brother Luca Marini and VR46 Riders Academy director Alessio Salucci missed out on a repeat of last year’s class victory in the Gulf 12 Hours sportscar race.But the trio, again driving a Monster VR46-backed Kessel Ferrari 488, did fight their way forwards from eighth on the grid to claim third in the ‘Pro-Am’ category and cross the finish line in fourth overall.The #46 car made good progress during the opening six hours around the Bahrain International Circuit to be classified in fifth place (fourth in the ‘Pro-Am’ class) by the half-time break, albeit already a lap down on the cars ahead after a drive-through penalty for exceeding track limits.When the race restarted for the remaining six hours, held at night, the VR46 drivers were more competitive in the cooler conditions and gained one further position to secure the final place on the ‘Pro-Am’ rostrum.They were one lap down on the class-winning Dinamic Porsche 911 and two laps behind the 2 Seas Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 of Isa Bin Abdulla Alkhalifa, Ben Barnicoat and Martin Kodrić, which took the overall race victory.Gul12results.jpg accImages.createImage();Rossi and MotoGP rookie Marini are scheduled to switch back to two-wheels next month for their respective debuts at Petronas Yamaha and Avintia Ducati, during the opening 2021 pre-season test at Sepang in Malaysia (Covid restrictions permitting).Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); ‘Fighter’ Fausto Gresini ‘still serious, but more stable’accImages.createImage(); Yamaha on early MotoGP signings: Nobody wants to be ‘gazumped’The new MotoGP season is then due to begin in Qatar, also venue for the final pre-season test, at the end of March. Provisional 2021 MotoGP CalendarRelated ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Valentino Rossi, Luca Marini qualify eighth for Gulf 12 HoursaccImages.createImage(); Oncu brothers escape serious injury in major road accidentRoundDateRace”4Circuit128 March”5QatarLosail2″611 AprilArgentinaTermas de Rio Hondo”7318 AprilAmericas”8COTA42 May”9SpainJerez5″1016 MayFranceLe Mans630 MayItalyMugello76 JuneCatalunyaBarcelona820 JuneNetherlandsAssen927 JuneGermanySachsenring1011 JulyFinland*KymiRing11 To Be Decided 1215 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring1329 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone1412 SeptemberAragonAragon1519 SeptemberSan Marino e Della Riviera di RiminiMisano163 OctoberJapanMotegi1710 OctoberThailandBuriram1824 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island1931 OctoberMalaysiaSepang2014 NovemberComunitat ValencianaRicardo Tormo
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