Rubens Barrichello | |||||||
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Barrichello at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
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Nationality | Brazilian | ||||||
Born | Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello 23 May 1972 São Paulo, Brazil |
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career | |||||||
Debut season | |||||||
Current team | Full Time Sports | ||||||
Car no. | 111 | ||||||
Engine | Chevrolet | ||||||
Starts | 77 | ||||||
Championships | 1 () | ||||||
Wins | 5 | ||||||
Poles | 6 | ||||||
Best finish | 1st in | ||||||
Finished last season | 2nd () | ||||||
IndyCar Series career | |||||||
15 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 12th (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2012 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg) | ||||||
Last race | 2012 MAVTV 500 (Fontana) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of 20 September 2012. | |||||||
Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
Active years | 1993–2011 | ||||||
Teams | Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Brawn, Williams | ||||||
Entries | 326 (322 starts) | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 11 | ||||||
Podiums | 68 | ||||||
Career points | 658 | ||||||
Pole positions | 14 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 17 | ||||||
First entry | 1993 South African Grand Prix | ||||||
First win | 2000 German Grand Prix | ||||||
Last win | 2009 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||
Last entry | 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Rubens "Rubinho" Gonçalves Barrichello (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁubẽjz ɡõ'sawviz baʁiˈkɛlu], [ʁuˈbĩju], born 23 May 1972) is a Brazilian racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1993 and 2011. After losing his seat at the Williams F1 team, Barrichello moved to the IndyCar Series in 2012 with KV Racing Technology. After only one year and being unable to find a ride for the 2013 season, Barrichello moved back to Brazil to participate in the , winning the championship in while driving for Full Time Sports.
Barrichello holds the record for most races in Formula One (322) and has scored the eleventh highest points total in Formula One history. Barrichello drove for Ferrari from 2000 to 2005, as Michael Schumacher's teammate, enjoying considerable success including finishing as championship runner-up in 2002 and 2004. He also finished third in 2001 and 2009. During his six years with Ferrari, Barrichello was involved in winning five constructors' titles, as Schumacher won five drivers' titles in a row between 2000 and 2004. At the end of 2005 Barrichello left Ferrari to sign a contract with Honda. Schumacher's retirement at the end of 2006 made Barrichello the most experienced driver on the grid, and at the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix he became the most experienced driver in F1 history. In 2009, he finished third in the drivers' championship for Brawn GP, as his team mate Jenson Button won the title. This meant Barrichello was involved in a sixth constructors' title. He became the first driver to reach 300 Grand Prix entries and 300 starts, doing so in 2010. He was also appointed chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association in 2010, but after losing his seat in Formula One, he was replaced by Pedro de la Rosa. In 2013 he started covering F1 race weekends for Brazil's TV Globo, interviewing drivers and team members on the grid and commentating during qualifying and race coverages. Barrichello has won eleven Formula One Grands Prix.