BMW is celebrating MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi with a special edition of its high-performance coupe, the 2025 BMW M4 CS Edition VR46.Created as a birthday present for Rossi's 46th birthday, the limited-run model features exclusive styling elements and includes a high-performance experience.

But the extra public profile will have helped sweeten the BMW deal. It would be fair to say he’s better known than Bathurst teammates Raffaele Marciello and Charles Weersts, put it that way. So now, with the man famous for racing on two wheels and four with the number 46 actually turning 46 (last week),

‘There is no other brand that has motorsport so deeply rooted in its DNA as BMW M,’ said Rossi. ‘I am proud to be a BMW M works driver, and to share this passion. The fact that there is now a special VR46 edition, in which I was involved from the very beginning of the design process, makes me proud.’