Rubens Barrichello
- January 4, 2024
- Race Car Driver
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Rubens Barrichello |
| Occupation | Race Car Driver |
| Date Of Birth | May 23, 1972(1972-05-23) |
| Age | 52 |
| Country | Brazil |
| Birth City | São Paulo |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Rubens Barrichello Biography
| Name | Rubens Barrichello |
| Birthday | May 23 |
| Birth Year | 1972 |
| Home Town | São Paulo |
| Birth Country | Brazil |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Parents | Rubens Barrichello Senior, Idely Barrichello |
| Siblings | Renata Barrichello |
| Spouse | Silvana Giaffone Barrichello |
| Children(s) | Eduardo Barrichello, Fernando Barrichello |
Rubens Barrichello is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on May 23, 1972 in São Paulo, Brazil. Brazilian ex-Formula One driver, who was the most experienced in the sport’s history. He raced from Brazil. He was an extremely decorated kart racer from Brazil and won five titles, including the Formula Three Championship.
He was the former teammate for Danish driver He is the former teammate of Danish driver Jan Magnussen..
Rubens “Rubinho” Gonçalves Barrichello (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁubẽjz ɡõ’sawviz baʁiˈkɛlʊ] , [ʁuˈbĩjʊ] ; born 23 May 1972) is a Brazilian racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1993 and 2011, scoring 11 Grand Prix wins and 68 podiums.
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 David Coulthard. He very nearly joined Formula One, the highest category of single seater racing, at just 19 years of age. 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. During this time, and also early in his Formula One career, Barrichello lived in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.
His father and he were both born May 23rd.
Rubens Barrichello Net Worth
| Net Worth | $100 Million |
| Source Of Income | Race Car Driver |
| House | Living in own house. |
Rubens Barrichello is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rubens Barrichello 's net worth $100 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In 1992, he finished third in Formula 3000.
He ended his career with the top ten most points in Formula One history.
Barrichello celebrated his 300th Grand Prix at the Belgian Grand Prix, but retired in damp conditions after colliding with Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari on the first lap. Before the race, he was elected as Chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association to replace the outgoing Nick Heidfeld.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
Rubens Barrichello height 5 ft 8 in Rubens weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Rubens Barrichello Dating?
According to our records, Rubens Barrichello married to Silvana Giaffone Barrichello. As of December 1, 2023, Rubens Barrichello’s is not dating anyone.
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1997 was a difficult first year for the team, and Barrichello finished only three races. The highlight was a second-place finish in Monaco, which put him 13th in the standings. Teammate Jan Magnussen scored no points. The same year, Barrichello married Silvana Giaffone on 24 February. She is a cousin of Brazilian Indy Car driver Felipe Giaffone and a niece of the Stock Car Brasil champions, Affonso Giaffone Filho and Zeca Giaffone.
Facts & Trivia
Rubens Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Rubens Barrichello celebrates birthday on May 23 of every year.
1999 was a much better year for the Stewart team. Barrichello qualified third at his home race in Brazil, outpacing Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari, and led some laps, 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.
Is Rubens Barrichello still racing?
Barrichello is still racing in 2020 and has done almost everything you can image since he left F1 behind: including the Le Mans 24 Hours, IMSA, and IndyCar. He won the 2014 Brazilian Stock Car Championship in a Chevrolet Sonic.
Why did Barrichello leave Ferrari?
“ The team invited me to slow my pace so that Michael could get closer to me and to pass me ,” Barrichello, who is now 35 and a Honda driver, said. “In this moment I knew that the time had come for me to go. That race in the United States was crucial,” he added.
Did Rubens Barrichello win a championship?
Sixteen years in one of the world’s toughest sports is a very special achievement. Barrichello has taken 9 wins and 62 podiums which gives him a record that betters that of most World Champions. Sadly for Rubens he never realised his own championship winning potential.
Was Rubens Barrichello a good driver?
Why F1’s most experienced driver Rubens Barrichello was a five‑star hero. On this day 12 years ago – May 11th 2008 – Rubens Barrichello lined up on the grid in his Honda at the Turkish Grand Prix and officially became the most experienced Formula 1 driver in history.
Did Schumacher win with Mercedes?
In the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, Schumacher won the season finale at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in a Sauber–Mercedes C11 , and finished fifth in the Drivers’ Championship despite only driving in three of the nine races.