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Barrichello Completes Racing Spirit of Leman Lineup

Son of ex-Formula 1 racer Rubens joins Valentin Hasse-Clot, Derek Deboer in No. 10 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo…

Photo: Eduardo Barrichello via Instagram

Eduardo Barrichello has been announced as the final driver for Racing Spirit of Leman’s debut season in the FIA World Endurance Championship next year.

The son of ex-Ferrari Formula 1 driver Rubens will join the previously-announced Valentin Hasse-Clot and Derek Deboer aboard the Swiss outfit’s No. 10 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo in what will be his first season of GT competition.

Barrichello, 23, has spent the past two seasons racing in the Stock Car Pro Series in his native Brazil, finishing third in this year’s championship behind Gabriel Casagrande and another former Ferrari F1 racer, Felipe Massa.

Prior to that, he was a podium finisher in the Formula Regional European Championship and a race winner in the U.S. F2000 National Championship.

Racing Spirit of Leman is making the step up to the WEC’s LMGT3 ranks from the European Le Mans Series, effectively replacing D’station Racing as Aston Martin’s second team in global series alongside The Heart of Racing.

The team, which takes its name from the French name for Lake Geneva near its base in La Roche-sur-Foron, finished third in the LMGT3 class of the ELMS this year with Aston factory racer Hasse-Clot, Deboer and Casper Stevenson.

Jamie Klein is Sportscar365's Asian editor. Japan-based Klein, who previously worked for Motorsport Network on the Motorsport.cоm and Autosport titles, covers the FIA World Endurance Championship and SUPER GT, among other series.

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