Eduardo Barrichello – son of two-time Formula 1 World Championship runner-up Rubens Barrichello – is looking forward to making his international debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2025, describing the opportunity as a ‘dream’.
It was announced towards the end of last year that Racing Spirit of Léman would take over from D’Station Racing as the second Aston Martin Racing-backed team in FIA WEC’s fiercely-disputed LMGT3 class. The French outfit has clinched consecutive crowns in recent campaigns – in the Le Mans Cup’s LMP3 category in 2022, and then again in the series’ GT3 division in 2023, its first season in partnership with AMR.
Last year, RSL stepped up to the European Le Mans Series, with Aston Martin Racing factory driver Valentin Hasse Clot, Derek Deboer and Casper Stevenson piloting the Vantage AMR GT3 Evo to a pair of podium finishes and third position in the final classification at LMGT3 level.
The Frenchman and American will team up once again this season in FIA WEC alongside new recruit Barrichello, who has lately been participating in Brazil’s Stock Car Pro Series, securing third in the standings in 2024. Prior to that, the 23-year-old São Paulo native gained some experience on the European stage in Formula Regional competition, notably getting to grips with Imola and Spa-Francorchamps and reaching the rostrum at the latter in 2022.
Those sentiments are shared by Racing Spirit of Léman founder, Patrick Barbier, who has hailed the combined knowledge and ambition in the three-strong line-up – and hinted that the squad will be looking to fight up at the sharp end right from the outset.
