Total production across the VR46 Sport and VR46 Style models will be capped at 92 units. No changes have been made to the potent 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged six with 543 hp. Long-retired from motorcycle racing,

In 2025, the nine-time motorcycle racing champion turns 46 - the perfect time to remind us of his favorite racing number, and BMW celebrates "The Doctor"

BMW M is honoring nine-time motorcycle world champion and current BMW M works driver Valentino Rossi with a special-edition M4 CS Edition VR46. Limited to just 46 units per design variant, the model celebrates Rossi’s 46th birthday with exclusive styling and performance tuning.

Read about a special BMW M4 CS Edition VR46 sports car, which has been built to celebrate Valentino Rossi's 46th birthday, here with MCN.

Former multiple Moto GP World Champion Valentino Rossi needs no introduction. Switching to four wheels, he is now a BMW M works driver and competes in the World Endurance Championship. To honour the legend,

The legendary Valentino Rossi, who competed with #46 his entire career, turns 46 this year. To celebrate the occasion, BMW is presenting the nine-time motorcycle world champion with a special version of the M4 CS.

‘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.’

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),

BMW will offer the VR46 in one of two specifications, Sport and Style. Sport models feature a Marina Bay Sans Blue finish with Tanzanite Blue decals and stickers. The Style version switches to a matte finish of Tanzanite Blue for the main body, with the decals finished in the same colour, but contrasting through their gloss finish.

BMW has presented its works driver and former motorcycle race ace Valentino Rossi with the ultimate birthday gift – a limited-edition run of its mighty M4 CS coupé.