11-07-2025
As a Driver, Eduardo Barrichello Took a Long Route to the World Endurance Championship
Following in the footsteps of a famous father cannot be easy. In motorsport, ask Damon Hill, Michael Andretti, Nico Rosberg and Mick Schumacher.
Eduardo Barrichello, also known as Dudu, is another trying to forge his path. He is the son of Rubens Barrichello, the Brazilian 11-time Grand Prix winner, who helped Ferrari win five consecutive Formula 1 constructors' championships from 2000 to 2004, and a two-time Stock Car Pro Series champion.
Eduardo is competing in the GT3 category in the F.I.A. World Endurance Championship. Last month, he raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 13th in class, and on Sunday he will be competing in the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo.
It shows how far he has come. Rubens said that for a time, Eduardo showed no interest in following him into motorsport.
'When Dudu was 6, I gave him a go-kart, a natural thing,' he said in an interview in June. 'It arrived, and he was happy. He went on it a couple of times, but then he didn't ask for it any more.
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