Rubens Barrichello
Rubens Barrichello, born May 23 1972 in São Paulo, Brazil, is a Formula One race driver.
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May 23 - 1972 - São Paulo - Brazil - Formula One
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Barrichello was an extremely promising driver in his youth, winning five karting titles in Brazil before going to Europe to race the Formula 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 at just 19 years of age but joined Formula 3000 instead. There would be no title, but a solid third place did little to hurt his value, joined the Jordan Formula One team for the 1993 season.
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Karting - Europe - Formula Lotus - 1990 - British - Formula 3 - Briton - David Coulthard - Year - Formula 3000 - Jordan - 1993 - Season
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Barrichello had an effective rookie year. He earned only two championship points, but he was running third in the European Grand Prix (in just his third race) before encountering a fuel problem. He regularly outpaced his more experienced teammates. While he improved in 1994, his career was very nearly curtailed at the tragic San Marino Grand Prix, where a violent crash during practice knocked him unconscious, nearly killing him. Medical teams saved his life, but his spirits weren't any better after his mentor Ayrton Senna's death at the race two days later. Barrichello never truly recovered that season, but he did manage to earn a pole position at Spa-Francorchamps, the youngest driver at the time to earn one. He finished a respectable sixth in the Drivers' Championship.
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Rookie - European Grand Prix - Fuel - 1994 - San Marino Grand Prix - Ayrton Senna - Pole position - Spa-Francorchamps - Drivers' Championship
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Two similar years with the team followed, but after his relationship with team owner Eddie Jordan soured, he left for the newly formed Stewart Grand Prix in 1997. He struggled in his first two years with Jackie Stewart's team, but impressively managed to finish seventh in the 1999 Championship. This was enough for Scuderia Ferrari to sign Barrichello as their "number two" driver behind Michael Schumacher in the 2000 season; he has been with the prancing horse since. Barrichello called himself "1b".
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Eddie Jordan - Stewart Grand Prix - 1997 - Jackie Stewart - 1999 - Scuderia Ferrari - Michael Schumacher - 2000
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Barrichello was more than capable of being Schumacher's "1b". He achieved his first victory in Hockenheim that year in his 128th race, the longest wait for a driver's maiden win. "Rubinho", as he is often known, has continued to be successful thanks to Ferrari's dominance of Formula One: he managed to finish second behind Schumacher in the 2002 championship, as Ferrari ran away from the rest of the field. Team orders allowed Barrichello to earn four victories, with Schumacher trailing him each time by less than a second. Similar team orders also forced the Brazilian to cede to Schumacher some potential victories, such as the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix, where he pulled over at the last turn of the race. Such behaviour eventually led to team orders being banned in 2003.
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Hockenheim - Often known - 2002 - Austrian Grand Prix - 2003
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In the 2004 season, Barrichello finished second behind teammate Michael Schumacher in 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 an impressive 114 points and staggering 14 podiums ? only one behind his teammate. During the 2005 Formula One season Barrichello was becoming increasingly agitated at having to be so subservient to Schumacher. In August 2005 he announced that he would be leaving Ferrari at the end of the 2005 F1 season to join BAR.
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2004 - Michael Schumacher - Italian Grand Prix - Chinese Grand Prix - 2005 Formula One season - 2005 - Ferrari - BAR
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Despite being the newest source of Brazilian pride in Formula One, Rubinho has been very unlucky at his home race, as he has failed to finish ten of twelve Brazilian Grands Prix in which he has competed.
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Brazil: We close the book on a difficult season
The 2008 Formula One World Championship reached its conclusion this afternoon in Brazil, where the Honda Racing F1 TeamÂ’s RA108s came home in 13th and 15th positions. Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button both improved on their 15th and 17th grid positions to give the team its 10th two-car finish of the year.
Brazil: Complete Grand Prix results
The final race of 2008 provided tension, drama and excitement, right up until the last corner. Whilst the front runners did their thing, Honda Racing F1's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello ended the season in 13th and 15th places, bringing to an end a disastrous 2008 campaign. Here's the complete Brazilian Grand Prix results...
China: 'Cars worked well' in race
The Honda Racing F1 TeamÂ’s Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button ended this afternoonÂ’s Chinese Grand Prix in 11th and 16th positions respectively. Both drivers were on two-stop strategies and they raced well in hot and humid conditions. As was the case at Fuji Speedway last weekend, the Honda drivers made great starts.
Japan: It has not been the best of days for us
Qualifying at the Fuji Speedway ended in disappointment for the Honda Racing F1 Team today and Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button will now share the ninth row of the grid for the start of tomorrow's Japanese Grand Prix. The team's preparations for the session were affected by a wet track during this morning's final practice session.
Japan: Complete Grand Prix Results (Revised)
The Japanese Grand Prix provided drama and excitement (if not much overtaking) and a surprise winner. Again. Fernando Alonso took his second consecutive win for Renault, but Honda Racing F1 had a tougher day, with Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button ending the race in 13th and 14th places, ahead of only Nakajima's Williams. Here's the complete race results...
Japan: Our car is not well suited to this circuit
The Honda Racing F1 Team began the on-track preparations for its home Grand Prix at the Fuji Speedway in Japan today with race drivers Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button completing 143 laps of the 4.563km (2.835-mile) circuit. After the persistent rain of last year's Japanese Grand Prix, the team was pleased to achieve some valuable dry running under sunny skies.
Japan: Complete practice times
The first day of running in Fuji has finished as the teams prepare for the Japanese Grand Prix. Honda Racing F1's Jenson Button propped up the time sheet, two seconds behind leader Timo Glock, while Rubens Barrichello ended the day in 15th. However, less than one second separated the top 17 runners, so things don't look too bad. Here's the best times from both sessions...
Singapore: We need to stay sharp
Formula One went nocturnal tonight as the Honda Racing F1 Team took to the floodlit streets of Singapore for the opening practice sessions of the Singapore Grand Prix. Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello got their first taste of the new Marina Bay Street Circuit at 1900 local time during the first official night practice in F1 history.
Singapore: Mixed results in Singapore qualifying
The Honda Racing F1 Team's Jenson Button will line up on the sixth row of the grid for tomorrowÂ’s inaugural Singapore Grand Prix after an improved qualifying performance compared with recent races put him in 12th place. However, there were mixed fortunes for the team as Rubens Barrichello fell foul of traffic on both his runs despite clearly demonstrating the pace for a place in Q2.
Singapore: Complete qualifying times
Qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix has taken place, with the top six being the made up of the usual suspects - McLaren, Ferrari and BMW Sauber. Further back, Honda Racing F1's Jenson Button got through to Q2, ending the day in 12th place, while team mate Rubens Barrichello lines up in 18th. Here's the complete qualifying times...
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