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My Take
I have a soft spot for Rubens Barrichello precisely because he was never the anointed one. Spending prime years alongside Michael Schumacher at Ferrari would have broken most drivers, yet he banked eleven wins, two runner-up championships, and one of the longest careers in Formula One history. What moves me most is what came after: instead of retreating into nostalgia, he went home to Brazil and kept racing stock cars into his fifties. That tells me the man simply loves driving more than he loves status. In a sport obsessed with champions, Barrichello is my favorite argument that endurance and grace are achievements in their own right.
Overview
Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁubẽjz ɡõˈsawviz baʁiˈkɛlu]; born 23 May 1972) is a Brazilian racing driver and broadcaster, who competes in the Stock Car Pro Series for Scuderia Bandeiras. Nicknamed "Rubinho" (pronounced [ʁuˈbĩɲu]), Barrichello competed in Formula One from 1993 to 2011, and twice finished runner-up in the World Drivers' Championship in 2002 and 2004 with Ferrari; he won eleven…
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rubens Barrichello
- Name (Japanese)
- ルーベンス・バリチェロ
- Reading
- るーべんす・ばりちぇろ
- Born
- May 23, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rat
- Origin
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver / sports commentator / television presenter / Formula One driver
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.