<p>Barrichello, whose last victory was with Ferrari in China in September 2004, beat McLaren's world champion Lewis Hamilton by 2.3 seconds on a sizzling afternoon at the Valencia street circuit. <br /><br />"I wish this moment could last forever. I want to stay here until Monday," said the 37-year-old, who sobbed in his helmet as he took the chequered flag for Brawn's seventh win in 11 starts. <br /><br />Hamilton had led from pole, with Barrichello qualifying third on a heavier fuel load, but his hopes of winning for the second race in a row went out of the window when his team bungled the second pitstop. <br /><br />Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen finished third. Championship leader Jenson Button, Barrichello's team-mate, laboured to seventh place after a shocking start but, astonishingly, saw his overall lead trimmed by just half a point to 18 with six races left. <br /><br />The Briton now has 72 to Barrichello's 54 and 51.5 for Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber. Mercedes-powered Brawn have 126 points in the constructors' standings, with Red Bull on 98.5. <br /><br />Webber finished out of the points in ninth place while German team-mate Sebastian Vettel retired with a blown engine after a similar failure in pre-race practice. He has 47 points. <br /><br />Barrichello's victory was the 10th of a career that started in 1993 and the Brazilian, the oldest driver on the grid until Luca Badoer was drafted in at Ferrari to replace the injured Felipe Massa, was ecstatic. <br /><br />"It's fantastic," said Barrichello, whose career had looked to be over when Brawn's predecessors Honda pulled out in December. "It's been a weekend I will never forget. <br /><br />Strong Force India finish<br /><br />Formula One points remained out of bounds but Force India underlined their new-found mid-field stature with Adrian Sutil coming in 10th and Giancarlo Fisichella finishing 12th.<br /><br />Starting 12th on the grid, Sutil moved up to the fifth place before his first pit stop and drove an excellent race subsequently to cling onto his place.<br /><br />Fisichella, who had started 16th on the grid, did well to finish ahead of both the Toyota cars.<br /><br />Drivers’ standings (top ten): Jenson Button (Brawn, 72 pts) 1; Rubens Barrichello (Brawn, 54) 2; Mark Webber (Red Bull, 51.5) 3; Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull, 47) 4; Nico Rosberg (Williams, 29.5) 5; Lewis Hamilton (McLaren, 27) 6; Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari, 24) 7; Jarno Trulli (Toyota, 22.5) 8; Felipe Massa (Ferrari, 22) 9; Timo Glock (Toyota, 16) and Fernando Alonso (Renault, 16) 10.<br /></p>
<p>Barrichello, whose last victory was with Ferrari in China in September 2004, beat McLaren's world champion Lewis Hamilton by 2.3 seconds on a sizzling afternoon at the Valencia street circuit. <br /><br />"I wish this moment could last forever. I want to stay here until Monday," said the 37-year-old, who sobbed in his helmet as he took the chequered flag for Brawn's seventh win in 11 starts. <br /><br />Hamilton had led from pole, with Barrichello qualifying third on a heavier fuel load, but his hopes of winning for the second race in a row went out of the window when his team bungled the second pitstop. <br /><br />Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen finished third. Championship leader Jenson Button, Barrichello's team-mate, laboured to seventh place after a shocking start but, astonishingly, saw his overall lead trimmed by just half a point to 18 with six races left. <br /><br />The Briton now has 72 to Barrichello's 54 and 51.5 for Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber. Mercedes-powered Brawn have 126 points in the constructors' standings, with Red Bull on 98.5. <br /><br />Webber finished out of the points in ninth place while German team-mate Sebastian Vettel retired with a blown engine after a similar failure in pre-race practice. He has 47 points. <br /><br />Barrichello's victory was the 10th of a career that started in 1993 and the Brazilian, the oldest driver on the grid until Luca Badoer was drafted in at Ferrari to replace the injured Felipe Massa, was ecstatic. <br /><br />"It's fantastic," said Barrichello, whose career had looked to be over when Brawn's predecessors Honda pulled out in December. "It's been a weekend I will never forget. <br /><br />Strong Force India finish<br /><br />Formula One points remained out of bounds but Force India underlined their new-found mid-field stature with Adrian Sutil coming in 10th and Giancarlo Fisichella finishing 12th.<br /><br />Starting 12th on the grid, Sutil moved up to the fifth place before his first pit stop and drove an excellent race subsequently to cling onto his place.<br /><br />Fisichella, who had started 16th on the grid, did well to finish ahead of both the Toyota cars.<br /><br />Drivers’ standings (top ten): Jenson Button (Brawn, 72 pts) 1; Rubens Barrichello (Brawn, 54) 2; Mark Webber (Red Bull, 51.5) 3; Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull, 47) 4; Nico Rosberg (Williams, 29.5) 5; Lewis Hamilton (McLaren, 27) 6; Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari, 24) 7; Jarno Trulli (Toyota, 22.5) 8; Felipe Massa (Ferrari, 22) 9; Timo Glock (Toyota, 16) and Fernando Alonso (Renault, 16) 10.<br /></p>
