Rubens Barrichello

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Rubens Barrichello
Image:Barrichello 2002.jpg Barrichello at the USGP in 2002
Nationality	Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian
Car #	17
Current team	Honda Racing F1 Team
Formula One World Championship career
Races	253 (249 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	9
Podium finishes	61
Pole positions	13
Career points	519
Fastest laps	16
First race	1993 South African Grand Prix
First win	2000 German Grand Prix
Latest win	2004 Chinese Grand Prix
Latest race	2007 Brazilian Grand Prix
2007 position	20th (0 pts)

Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (born May 23 1972) is a Brazilian Formula One race driver. He currently drives for Honda.

Barrichello grew up idolizing the late Ayrton Senna while Senna in return considered Barrichello his protege; as of the 2008 Formula One season Barrichello is the only driver left competing in Formula One to have raced against Senna, and has scored the fifth greatest Drivers' points total in Formula One history. Barrichello drove for Ferrari from 2000 to 2005, as Michael Schumacher's teammate, enjoying considerable success. Schumacher's retirement at the end of 2006 made Barrichello the most experienced driver on the grid.

Contents 1 Youth 2 Jordan 1993 - 1996 3 Stewart Grand Prix 1997 - 1999 4 Ferrari 2000 - 2005 5 Honda 2006 - 2008 6 Racing record 6.1 Career summary 6.2 Complete Formula One results 7 Personal 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Youth

Barrichello was born in São Paulo. Both his father and paternal grandfather are also named Rubens,^[1] and Barrichello shares his father's birthday: May 23.^[2] Therefore, Rubens Barrichello was known as Rubinho (Portuguese for little Rubens), which has become his nickname.

Barrichello won five karting titles in Brazil before going to Europe to race in the Formula Vauxhall Lotus series in 1990. In his first year, he won the championship, a feat he replicated the following year in the British Formula 3 Championship, beating a young Briton named David Coulthard. He very nearly joined Formula One, the highest category of single seater racing, at just 19 years of age.^{[citation needed]} Instead he competed in Formula 3000 in 1992. He finished third in the championship, and joined the Jordan Formula One team for the 1993 Formula One Season.

[edit] Jordan 1993 - 1996

Barrichello had an effective rookie year. In his third race, the European Grand Prix, he started from 12th place in very wet conditions but was fourth by the end of the first lap. He ran as high as second and was running third, having passed the Williams of Damon Hill and Alain Prost, before encountering a fuel problem. His Jordan's reliability in 1993 was poor, and he finished few races. Barrichello regularly outpaced his more experienced teammates, Ivan Capelli and Thierry Boutsen. In the French Grand Prix, he almost scored his first grand prix point (and the team's first that year) but Michael Andretti passed Barrichello for the sixth and final point-paying position on the final lap. His only points finish of the season came at the Japanese Grand Prix with fifth place, ahead of his new teammate Eddie Irvine. These 2 points put him in 18th place in the 1993 standings.

1994 started well with a fourth place in Brazil and a third place at Aida. These results put Barrichello in second place in the drivers' ranking, behind Michael Schumacher, who had won the two races. However, at the San Marino Grand Prix, Barrichello's career nearly ended when he suffered a violent crash during Friday practice, which knocked him unconscious and threatened his life.^{[citation needed]} During the race, his mentor Ayrton Senna crashed his Williams at high speed and died. Despite this deep personal loss, Barrichello recovered his confidence and raced strongly, taking pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix, and leading some laps at the Portuguese Grand Prix. His pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix set the record for the youngest driver to secure pole position. He finished the 1994 season sixth in the Drivers' Championship with 19 points, ahead of teammate Eddie Irvine, who scored six points.

A similar year followed in 1995. The highlight was a second place finish in Montreal, but the Jordan cars were less reliable than in 1994. Barrichello finished the season in 11th with 11 points. Irvine finished behind him, with 10.

There were high hopes for 1996, when the Jordan team took over the works Peugeot engine contract from the McLaren team. The Benson & Hedges cigarette brand brought an infusion of sponsorship to the team. Barrichello was amongst the frontrunners at the Brazilian Grand Prix, the second race of the season, before spinning off after his brakes overheated.^[3] However as the season progressed, Jordan became less competitive. Barrichello's relationship with team owner Eddie Jordan soured during 1996, and at the end of the year he left for the newly formed Stewart Grand Prix.

[edit] Stewart Grand Prix 1997 - 1999

1997 was a difficult first year for the team, and Barrichello only finished three races. The highlight was a second place finish in Monaco. Teammate Jan Magnussen scored no points. The same year, Barrichello married with Silvana Giaffone on February 24. She is a cousin of IRL Brazilian driver Felipe Giaffone and a niece of the Stock Car Brasil champions, Affonso Giaffone Filho and Zeca Giaffone.

1998 was not much better for Stewart. Barrichello consistently beat teammate Magnussen, which resulted in him being dropped at the French Grand Prix, replaced by Jos Verstappen.

1999 was a much better year for the Stewart team. Barrichello qualified third at the Brazilian Grand Prix, outpacing Michael Schumacher's Ferrari, and led some laps, to delight of the local fans, until his engine blew near 'Subida dos Boxes'. He also took pole position in the wet qualifying session in France and three podium finishes, at the San Marino, French, and European Grands Prix. The latter race was won by teammate Johnny Herbert. Despite this, Barrichello again generally outpaced his teammate. Over the course of the year, he caught the eye of Ferrari boss Jean Todt, and he was signed for the 2000 season.

[edit] Ferrari 2000 - 2005

Barrichello achieved his first grand prix victory at the 2000 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim after starting the race from 18th place on the grid. This was the longest any driver in Formula One history has waited for a maiden grand prix win. Barrichello had a consistent debut season for Ferrari, finishing most races on the podium, but was outpaced by the other three reliable cars: Schumacher, Hakkinen and Coulthard. Barrichello finished the season ranked fourth after supporting Michael Schumacher as he battled and defeated Mika Hakkinen for the 2000 Formula One Championship, and helping Ferrari win the constructors' championship.

Barrichello finished the 2001 season in third place, achieving a total of 10 podium finishes and scoring a total of 56 championship points. He again played a major supporting role for Michael Schumacher, helping him win his second drivers' championship with Ferrari and helping the team win the constructors' championship for its third consecutive year.

Barrichello's success at Ferrari continued in 2002, when he won four races for the team and finished a career best second place in the drivers' championship, scoring 77 championship points. The year was marked by controversy, however, when Ferrari team orders required Barrichello to allow the trailing Michael Schumacher to pass him at the final straight of the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix to take the victory. Michael Schumacher exchanged podium places with Barrichello at the podium ceremony and gave Barrichello the winner's trophy. The drivers were fined for disrupting podium protocol and Ferrari's blatant team orders led to the FIA banning team orders beginning in 2003.

Barrichello finished the 2003 season in fourth place, scoring 65 points, including wins at the British Grand Prix and the Japanese Grand Prix. He again played a crucial role in helping Michael Schumacher and Ferrari win the drivers' and constructors' championships.

In the 2004 season, Barrichello finished second behind teammate Michael Schumacher in only seven of the first thirteen races, but he won both the Italian Grand Prix and the Chinese Grand Prix to clinch second place in the championship, finishing the year with 114 points and 14 podiums.

Though Barrichello had good cars during his Ferrari era, he has been very unlucky at his home race, as he has failed to finish eleven of the fifteen Brazilian Grands Prix in which he has competed. His best result was a third place in 2004.

In the 2005 season, Ferrari lacked the pace of previous years due to changing tyre rules.^{[citation needed]} Ferrari used Bridgestone tyres, which were less effective than those of their competitors Michelin.^{[citation needed]} Barrichello's best results this season were two second places: first at the Melbourne and then at the Indianapolis Grand Prix. He finished the season in eighth place in the drivers' standing with 38 points, his worst season with the Maranello team.

[edit] Honda 2006 - 2008

During the 2005 Formula One season Barrichello was becoming increasingly agitated at having to be so subservient to Schumacher.^{[citation needed]} In August 2005 he announced that he would be leaving Ferrari at the end of the 2005 F1 season to join Honda.

Barrichello's lucky number is "11," which was the number his kart bore when he won his first race. In the 2006 Formula One season, his new teammate Jenson Button gave Barrichello the number for his car in goodwill. Barrichello was initially outpaced by Button, and claimed that the car did not suit his driving style, particularly in its braking style. After modifications to the car he was able to be more competitive. At the 2006 Monaco Grand Prix, he nearly got his first podium with the team, but then he was given a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pit lane and finished fourth. Though he lost a podium, it was the best result at the Monaco Grand Prix for Honda (as a team) or any Japanese team. For the race Barrichello exchanged helmets with Tony Kanaan, a Brazilian IRL driver and one of his best friends. On the same weekend, Kanaan raced in the 2006 Indianapolis 500 race using Barrichello's helmet. Barrichello qualified third for the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix, ahead of Schumacher and Räikkönen. He finished the season seventh in the drivers' standings with 30 points, 26 behind Button.

Barrichello did not score any points during the 2007 season, mostly due to the Honda RA107's lack of pace. A ninth place in British Grand Prix was the best result in the whole season and only once did he qualify in the top 10. He finished the standings in 20th place, behind weaker cars such as Takuma Sato's Super Aguri and Adrian Sutil's Spyker.

Honda confirmed on July 19, 2007, that Barrichello will remain with the team as a race driver for the 2008 Formula One season.^[4] If he completes the 2008 season, he will break Riccardo Patrese's record for the driver that has started the most Grands Prix, a record that has currently stood for 14 years.

[edit] Racing record

[edit] Career summary

Season	Series	Team Name	Races	Poles	Wins	Points	Final Placing
1989	Brazilian Formula Ford 1600	Arisco	?	?	?	?	4th
1990	Formula Three Sudamericana	?	3	?	1	?	?
	Formula Opel Lotus Euroseries	Draco Racing	11	7	6	?	1st
	Formula Vauxhall Lotus	?	?	?	?	?	11th
1991	British Formula Three	West Surrey Racing	16	9	4	74	1st
	Macau Grand Prix	West Surrey Racing	1	0	0	N/A	5th
	Masters of Formula Three	West Surrey Racing	1	1	0	N/A	6th
	F3 Fuji Cup	?	1	0	0	N/A	NC
1992	International Formula 3000	Il Barone Rampante	10	0	0	27	3rd
	Macau Grand Prix	Edenbridge/Theodore Racing	1	0	0	N/A	7th
1993	Formula One	Jordan	16	0	0	2	17th
1994	Formula One	Jordan	16	1	0	19	6th
1995	Formula One	Jordan	17	0	0	11	11th
1996	Formula One	Jordan	16	0	0	14	8th
1997	Formula One	Stewart	17	0	0	6	13th
1998	Formula One	Stewart	16	0	0	4	12th
1999	Formula One	Stewart	16	1	0	21	7th
2000	Formula One	Ferrari	17	1	1	62	4th
2001	Formula One	Ferrari	17	0	0	56	3rd
2002	Formula One	Ferrari	17	3	4	77	2nd
2003	Formula One	Ferrari	16	3	2	65	4th
2004	Formula One	Ferrari	18	4	2	114	2nd
2005	Formula One	Ferrari	19	0	0	38	8th
2006	Formula One	Honda	18	0	0	30	7th
2007	Formula One	Honda	17	0	0	0	20th

[edit] Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	WDC	Points
1993	Sasol Jordan	Jordan 193	Hart 1035 3.5 V10	RSA Ret	BRA Ret	EUR Ret	SMR Ret	ESP 12	MON 9	CAN Ret	FRA 7	GBR 10	GER Ret	HUN Ret	BEL Ret	ITA Ret	POR 13	JPN 5	AUS Ret				18th	2
1994	Total Jordan Hart	Jordan 194	Hart 1035 3.5 V10	BRA 4	PAC 3	SMR DNQ	MON Ret	ESP Ret	CAN 7	FRA Ret	GBR 4	GER Ret	HUN Ret	BEL Ret	ITA 4	POR 4	EUR 12	JPN Ret	AUS 4				6th	19
1995	Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 195	Peugeot A10 3.0 V10	BRA Ret	ARG Ret	SMR Ret	ESP 7	MON Ret	CAN 2	FRA 6	GBR 11	GER Ret	HUN 7	BEL 6	ITA Ret	POR 11	EUR 4	PAC Ret	JPN Ret	AUS Ret			11th	11
1996	Benson & Hedges Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196	Peugeot A12 EV5 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	BRA Ret	ARG 4	EUR 5	SMR 5	MON Ret	ESP Ret	CAN Ret	FRA 9	GBR 4	GER 6	HUN 6	BEL Ret	ITA 5	POR Ret	JPN 9				8th	14
1997	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF01	Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	BRA Ret	ARG Ret	SMR Ret	MON 2	ESP Ret	CAN Ret	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER Ret	HUN Ret	BEL Ret	ITA 13	AUT 14	LUX Ret	JPN Ret	EUR Ret			13th	6
1998	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF02	Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	BRA Ret	ARG 10	SMR Ret	ESP 5	MON Ret	CAN 5	FRA 10	GBR Ret	AUT Ret	GER Ret	HUN Ret	BEL DNS	ITA 10	LUX 11	JPN Ret				12th	4
1999	Stewart Ford	Stewart SF3	Ford CR-1 3.0 V10	AUS 5	BRA Ret	SMR 3	MON 9	ESP Ret	CAN Ret	FRA 3	GBR 8	AUT Ret	GER Ret	HUN 5	BEL 10	ITA 4	EUR 3	MAL 5	JPN 8				7th	21
2000	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F1-2000	Ferrari 049 3.0 V10	AUS 2	BRA Ret	SMR 4	GBR Ret	ESP 3	EUR 4	MON 2	CAN 2	FRA 3	AUT 3	GER 1	HUN 4	BEL Ret	ITA Ret	USA 2	JPN 4	MAL 3			4th	62
2001	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2001	Ferrari 050 3.0 V10	AUS 3	MAL 2	BRA Ret	SMR 3	ESP Ret	AUT 3	MON 2	CAN Ret	EUR 5	FRA 3	GBR 3	GER 2	HUN 2	BEL 5	ITA 2	USA 15	JPN 5			3rd	56
2002	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2001 Ferrari F2002	Ferrari 050 3.0 V10 Ferrari 051 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	MAL Ret	BRA Ret	SMR 2	ESP DNS	AUT 2	MON 7	CAN 3	EUR 1	GBR 2	FRA DNS	GER 4	HUN 1	BEL 2	ITA 1	USA 1	JPN 2			2nd	77
2003	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2002 Ferrari F2003-GA	Ferrari 051 3.0 V10 Ferrari 052 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	MAL 2	BRA Ret	SMR 3	ESP 3	AUT 3	MON 8	CAN 5	EUR 3	FRA 7	GBR 1	GER Ret	HUN Ret	ITA 3	USA Ret	JPN 1				4th	65
2004	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2004	Ferrari 053 3.0 V10	AUS 2	MAL 4	BHR 2	SMR 6	ESP 2	MON 3	EUR 2	CAN 2	USA 2	FRA 3	GBR 3	GER 12	HUN 2	BEL 3	ITA 1	CHN 1	JPN Ret	BRA 3		2nd	114
2005	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2004M Ferrari F2005	Ferrari 054 3.0 V10 Ferrari 055 3.0 V10	AUS 2	MAL Ret	BHR 9	SMR Ret	ESP 9	MON 8	EUR 3	CAN 3	USA 2	FRA 9	GBR 7	GER 10	HUN 10	TUR 10	ITA 12	BEL 5	BRA 6	JPN 11	CHN 12	8th	38
2006	Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team	Honda RA106	Honda RA806E 2.4 V8	BHR 15	MAL 10	AUS 7	SMR 10	EUR 5	ESP 7	MON 4	GBR 10	CAN Ret	USA 6	FRA Ret	GER Ret	HUN 4	TUR 8	ITA 6	CHN 6	JPN 12	BRA 7		7th	30
2007	Honda Racing F1 Team	Honda RA107	Honda RA807E 2.4 V8	AUS 11	MAL 11	BHR 13	ESP 10	MON 10	CAN 12	USA Ret	FRA 11	GBR 9	EUR 11	HUN 18	TUR 17	ITA 10	BEL 13	JPN 10	CHN 15	BRA Ret			20th	0

[edit] Personal

• Rubens is married to Silvana and they have two sons, Eduardo (b. 2001) and Fernando (b. 2005)

• Barrichello supports the Brazilian football team Corinthians.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Official Website for Rubens Barrichello
• Rubens Barrichello career statistics at Driver Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mika Häkkinen	British Formula Three Champion 1991	Succeeded by Gil de Ferran
Preceded by Johnny Herbert	Formula One Indoor Trophy winner 1993	Succeeded by Luca Badoer
Records
Preceded by Andrea de Cesaris 22 years, 308 days (1982 United States GP West)	Youngest Grand Prix Pole Position Winner 22 years, 97 days (1994 Belgian Grand Prix)	Succeeded by Fernando Alonso 21 years, 237 days (2003 Malaysian GP)

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1 Räikkönen 2 Massa	3 Heidfeld 4 Kubica	5 Alonso 6 Piquet	7 Rosberg 8 Nakajima	9 Coulthard 10 Webber	11 Trulli 12 Glock	14 Bourdais 15 Vettel	16 Button 17 Barrichello	18 TBA 19 TBA	20 Sutil 21 TBA	22 Hamilton 23 Kovalainen

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Personnel: Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Fry | Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Brawn | Image:Flag of Japan.svg Yasuhiro Wada | Image:Flag of Japan.svg Shuhei Nakamoto Current drivers: Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jenson Button | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Formula One cars: RA271 | RA272 | RA273 | RA300 | RA301 | RA302 | RC100 | RA099 | RA106 | RA107 | RA108

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