Rubens Barrichello

RUBENS BARRICHELLO

Born in: Sao Paulo

Date of Birth: May 23, 1972

Nationality: Brazilian

Racing for: Honda

Claim to fame: Used to parter World Champion Michael Schumacher at Ferrari before switching over to Honda

Formula One World Championship career
2008 team	Honda
2008 car #	17
2009 team	TBA
Races	271 (267 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	9
Podium finishes	62
Career points	530
Pole positions	13
Fastest laps	15
First race	1993 South African Grand Prix
First win	2000 German Grand Prix
Last win	2004 Chinese Grand Prix
Last race	2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2008 position	14th (11 pts)

Jenson Button

JENSON BUTTON

Born in: Frome, Somerset, England

Date of Birth: January 19, 1980

 

Nationality: British

Racing for: Honda

Formula One World Championship career
2008 team	Honda
2008 car #	16
2009 team	TBA
Races	155 (153 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	1
Podium finishes	15
Career points	232
Pole positions	3
Fastest laps	0
First race	2000 Australian Grand Prix
First win	2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last win	2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
Last race	2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2008 position	18th (3 points)

Nico Rosberg

NICO ROSBERG

Born in: Wiesbaden

Date of Birth: June 27, 1985

Nationality: German

Racing for: Williams

Claim to fame: Son of Finnish World Champion Keke Rosberg

Formula One World Championship career
2008 team	Williams-Toyota
2008 car #	7
2009 team	Williams-Toyota
Races	53
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	2
Career points	41
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	1
First race	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last race	2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2008 position	13th (17 pts)

Kazuki Nakajima

KAZUKI NAKAJIMA

Born in: Okazaki, Aichi, Japan

Date of Birth: January 11, 1985

Nationality: Japanese

Racing for: Williams

Claim to fame: Son of retired Formula One driver Satoru Nakajima

Formula One World Championship career
2008 team	Williams-Toyota
2008 car #	8
2009 team	Williams-Toyota
Races	19
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	9
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	2007 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last race	2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2008 position	15th (9 pts)

Nick Heidfeld

NICK HEIDFELD

Born in: Monchengladbach, West Germany

Date of Birth: May 10, 1977

Nationality: German

Racing for : BMW Sauber

Claim to fame: Holds the record for most consecutive race finishes and also a dubious record for most championship point without a single career victory.

Formula One World Championship career
2008 team	BMW Sauber
2008 car #	3
2009 team	BMW Sauber
Races	153 (150 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	11
Career points	200
Pole positions	1
Fastest laps	2
First race	2000 Australian Grand Prix
Last race	2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2008 position	6th (60 pts)

Mark Webber

MARK WEBBER

Born in: Queanbeyan, New South Wales

Date of Birth: August 27, 1976

Nationality: Australian

Racing For: Red bull- Renault

Claim to Fame: First Australian to race in Formula One since David Brabham in 1994

Formula One World Championship career
2008 team	Red Bull-Renault
2008 car #	10
2009 team	Red Bull-Renault
Races	123 (121 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	2
Career points	100
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	2002 Australian Grand Prix
Last race	2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2007 position	12th (10 pts)

 

24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years	1998 - 1999
Teams	AMG-Mercedes
Best finish	–

Sebastien Bourdais

SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS

Born in: Le Mans

Date of Birth: February 28, 1979

Nationality: French

Racing for: To be Announced

Claim to fame: One of the most successful drivers in the history of Champ Car World Series, having won four successive championship 2004 to 2007.

Formula One World Championship career
2008 team	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari
2008 car #	14
2009 team	TBA
Races	18
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	4
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	2008 Australian Grand Prix
Last race	2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2008 position	17th (4 pts)

 

24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years	1999 - 2002, 2004, 2007
Teams	Larbre Compétition, Pescarolo Sport, Peugeot
Best finish	2nd (2007)
Class wins	0

Sebastian Vettel

SEBASTIAN VETTEL

Born in: Heppenheim, Germany

Date of Birth: July 8, 1987

Nationality: Germany

Racing for: Red Bull Racing

Claim to Fame: Youngest driver to win a race driving for Scuderia Toro Rosso

Formula One World Championship career
2008 team	Scuderia Toro Rosso
2008 car #	15
2009 team	Red Bull Racing
Races	26
Championships	0
Wins	1
Podium finishes	1
Career points	41
Pole positions	1
Fastest laps	0
First race	2007 United States Grand Prix
First win	2008 Italian Grand Prix
Last win	2008 Italian Grand Prix
Last race	2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2008 position	8th (35 pts)