Domenicali congratulates Barrichello on 300th GP

Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix will be a special occasion for a couple of former Scuderia Ferrari drivers: for Michael Schumacher this weekend will mark the nineteenth anniversary of his Formula 1 debut in the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix. It will also be a landmark race for Rubens Barrichello who celebrates his 300th GP.

“In Spa, Rubens celebrates his three hundredth Grand Prix participation, which is a remarkable achievement,” commented Ferrari Team Principal, Stefano Domenicali. “On behalf of everyone at Ferrari, I congratulate him and wish him all the best, as he was part of our team when it was living through a great period in its history and he made a very significant contribution to our success at that time.”

That contribution can clearly be seen from the statistics: during his time at Ferrari, Barrichello drove in 104 Grands Prix, winning 9 of them. He started from pole 11 times, finishing on the podium 55 times, with 71 points finishes to his name, as well as setting 15 fastest race laps and scoring a total of 412 points. He twice finished second in the Drivers’ World Championship, in 2002 and 2004.