Barrichello makes a return to world championship karting.

Barrichello makes a return to world championship karting.

      Rubens has already participated in a preparatory race at Le Mans.

      Rubens Barrichello is set to return to FIA World Championship competition later this month, shortly after driving Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari F2002 at Monza. According to Sky Italia, the former Ferrari driver will participate in the FIA Karting KZ2 Masters World Championship at Le Mans from September 18-20. This will be Barrichello’s first appearance in an FIA Karting world championship since 2016. The event is also important for his Barrichello Kart by Birelart project, which will debut in the FIA shifter categories. Barrichello has already completed a preparatory race at Le Mans, where he qualified third in his group and achieved several top-five results in the heats before finishing around the top ten in the final. The 54-year-old will first return to the Formula 1 spotlight this weekend at Monza, where he will drive the F2002 on Saturday as part of the tribute to Michael Schumacher by Ferrari.

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Barrichello makes a return to world championship karting.

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