Rubens Barrichello

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.

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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)

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Height

172 cm

Occupation

racing automobile driver / sports commentator / television presenter / Formula One driver

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rat

Awards & achievements

• 2002 Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

• Official sitehttp://barrichello.com.br
• Xhttps://x.com/rubarrichello
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubens%20Barrichello
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AD
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169846

Tags

• São Paulo
• racing automobile driver
• sports commentator
• television presenter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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