Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello is a Brazilian racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1993 and 2011. Barrichello was born on 23 May 1972 in Sao Paulo. Barrichello drove for Ferrari from 2000 to 2005, as Michael Schumacher’s teammate, finishing as championship runner-up in 2002 and 2004, and third in 2001, while contributing to five constructors’ titles for the team. At the end of 2005 Barrichello left Ferrari to drive for Honda. In 2009, he finished third in the Drivers’ Championship for Brawn GP, as his teammate Jenson Button won the driver’s championship, and the team won the constructors’ title.
The Brazilian driver joined the Jordan Formula One team for the 1993 Formula One season. The 1993 South African Grand Prix was his first Formula One entry. In the third race, the European Grand Prix, he ran as high as second and was running third, having passed the Williams of Damon Hill and Alain Prost, before encountering a fuel pressure problem. His only points finish of the season came at the Japanese Grand Prix with fifth place, ahead of his new teammate Eddie Irvine. These 2 points put him in 18th place in the standings.
Rubens Barrichello married Silvana Giaffone on 24 February 1997. 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. The couple had two sons together Eduardo Barrichello in 2001 and Fernando Barrichello in 2005. The couple parted ways and got divorced in 2019.
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Silvana Giaffone Alcide Barrichello was born on May 12 1975; she got married with Rubens Barrichello on February 24, 1997. The children, Eduardo and Fernando are seen very interested in the family tradition and might take up racing just like their father. Giffone and Barrichello got divorced in 2019 after being together for 22 years. Post divorce both the parties are allegedly living a single life.
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