Rubens Barrichello News

Heavy rain limited track time during the first practice, however KV Racing Technology drivers Tony Kanaan, Rubens Barrichello and E. J. Viso all got in a full second session late in the afternoon of the first day of practice in preparation for Sunday's Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix on the Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan.

Few drivers ventured out for the opening practice session at Detroit this afternoon as most waited until the rain slowed to a drizzle in the last 30 minutes.

Ride with ex-F1 driver Marc Gene as he breaks the unofficial lap record for Laguna Seca in just 1:05.78 with Rubens Barrichello's old F2003-GA Ferrari.

Upon meeting him, Rubens Barrichello does not strike one as an Old West gunslinger, the quiet, ominous stranger who strides into town with a well-earned reputation to save the day while attracting women, inspiring children, making good men feel strong and bad ones weak.

With the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 now complete, the month long saga of two former Formula One drivers with more than five hundred Grand Prix starts between them has come to a somewhat expected conclusion.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Formula One veteran Rubens Barrichello pronounced himself satisfied with his Indianapolis 500 debut after finishing 11th in the 96th running of the US racing spectacle.

As we get ready for Sunday's Indianapolis 500 , the starting grid offers some very interesting things to ponder.

Twelve combined Formula One wins. Two USAC National Drivers' Championships. Four Firestone Freedom 100 victories.These are the accomplishments of a selective, very talented crop of drivers.The one thing they have in common? This year's selection of first-timers attempting to make it into "The Greatest Spectacle In Racing" puts most rookie classes ... (more)

Setting the fastest lap on any race track is worth its share of bragging rights, but some are worth more than others.

Rubens Barrichello was a Formula 1 rookie in 1993 when he decided to take a trip to Indianapolis for the 500.

Brazilian Formula Indy driver Rubens Barrichello of KV Racing Technology team rides on a scooter with his compatriot Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa during the IZOD IndyCar World Championship Sao Paulo Indy 300 practice session in Sao Paulo April 28, 2012.

Three-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves led a group of four drivers to Miami pump up interest for The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

IndyCar racers Katherine Legge, Oriol Servia and Rubens Barrichello were in the Detroit area Monday to check out Belle Isle Park, where open-wheel racing will make its return to the Motor City in a couple of weeks.

The most familiar IndyCar drivers are aging, though not necessarily fading. Dario Franchitti turned 39 on Saturday, but has yet to reach the point of leaving his turn signal blinking.

KV Racing's Rubens Barrichello hasn't been particularly fast at Indy so far, but the team tells SPEED.com it's slowly working the ex-F1 star up to speed.

Rubens Barrichello's first encounter with midwestern America's fried food frenzy went about as smoothly as his rookie test at Indianapolis.

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Michel Jourdain Jr. got a refresher course in IndyCar racing. Jean Alesi and Rubens Barrichello got a chance to feel young again.

Two of those are drivers with extensive Formula 1 experience in Rubens Barrichello and Jean Alesi.

Veteran open-wheel driver Rubens Barrichello has run his first IndyCar laps on an oval track.