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Terça-feira, 02 de dezembro de 2008
 Barrichello wins Massa’s go-kart event in Brazil
Di Grassi beats Ferrari star for second and Schumacher fails to reach the podium
FLORIANÓPOLIS – Rubens Barrichello may have not secured his seat in Formula 1 for 2009, but remains a kind of king of the go-kart events at the end of the season in Brazil. Two weeks after winning the Granja Viana 500 Mile for the eighth time, the record holder of starts in F1 grabbed today the International Challenge of Go-Kart Champs, in front of 12.000 supporters that attended the race promoted by Ferrari’s Felipe Massa. Lucas di Grassi was second in the aggregate results e left the hostess with the last spot in the podium.
 Barrichello won the first race, ahead of Di Grassi and Brazilian Stock Car ace Thiago Camilo. With a reversed Top 8 positions grid, Massa replied in the second, beating Felipe Giaffone and Di Grassi in the process. Schumacher collected a 4th place in the first heat, but was prevented from continuing in the second after being hit from behind by Camilo. “He probably was touched by someone, which is very often in races like that”, explained. Asked if could come back next year, Schumacher seemed optimistic. “Why not? I love the atmosphere here and the people’s participation.”
The event was promoted under the shadow of a tragedy that shocked the Santa Catarina State, whose capital is Florianópolis. Over 100 people died and more than 54.000 families were left homeless after the flooding and earth slide caused by heavy rains last week. “We have been able to raise funds and donations for those people who lost everything and could not come to see us”, pointed out Massa, who donated himself R$ 50.000 (US$ 25.000), urged his colleagues to follow his example and they did not let him down. Schumacher has promised to land some 10.000 Euro.
 Barrichello praised the supporters for the strong ovation he got after the checkered flag. “I must confess that I was worried about the attendance. I thought they might not come this year, given the latest happenings. To hear my name shouted again was superb and gives me an extra push to go on with my plans of continuing to race in Formula 1.” Barrichello admitted also that he was not called yet to attend the test session at Jerez for Honda in the next week. “Monday is the first day of the week, let’s wait until tomorrow”, he joked.
Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi did not take part of Heat 2 after he injured his ribs in the first race.
Heat 1
1) Rubens Barrichello, 34 laps in 24min25s119 (average 83,70 km/h)
2) Lucas Di Grassi + 1s211
3) Thiago Camilo + 5s722
4) Michael Schumacher + 15s332
5) Felipe Massa + 20s996
6) Allam Khodair + 23s177
7) Felipe Giaffone + 23s522
8) Xandinho Negrão + 28s826
9) Ricardo Zonta + 40s205
10) Max Wilson + 51s060
11) Tony Kanaan + 1 lap
12) Luciano Burti+ 1 lap
13) Alexandre Barros + 1 lap
14) Roberto Pupo Moreno + 1 lap
15) João Paulo Oliveira + 2 laps
 16) Popó Bueno + 2 laps
17) Luis Tedesco + 3 laps
18) Marcos Gomes + 7 laps
19) Vitor Meira + 8 laps
20) Luca Badoer + 8 laps
21) Vitantonio Liuzzi + 10 laps
22) Jeff Gordon + 10 laps
23) Antonio Pizzonia + 12 laps
24) Tarso Marques + 13 laps
25) Ricardo Mauricio + 17 laps
26) Mario Moraes + 33 laps
Best lap: Michael Schumacher, 41s537
Heat 2
1) Felipe Massa, 37 laps in 26min10s694 (average 84,97 km/h)
2) Felipe Giaffone + 0s179
3) Lucas Di Grassi + 1s041
4) Xandinho Negrão+ 2s219
5) Rubens Barrichello + 5s262
6) Max Wilson + 11s056
7) Antonio Pizzonia + 12s487
8) João Paulo Oliveira + 29s114
9) Tarso Marques + 35s596
10) Popó Bueno + 37s251
11) Mario Moraes + 1 lap
12) Vitor Meira + 1 lap
13) Roberto Pupo Moreno + 1 lap
14) Thiago Camilo + 2 laps
15) Ricardo Zonta + 2 laps
16) Marcos Gomes + 3 laps
17) Luis Tedesco + 4 laps
18) Luciano Burti + 4 laps
19) Tony Kanaan +9 laps
20) Alexandre Barros+ 13 laps
21) Allam Khodair + 18 laps
22) Jeff Gordon + 20 laps
23) Michael Schumacher + 26 laps
24) Ricardo Mauricio + 29 laps
25) Luca Badoer + 31 laps
Best lap: Rubens Barrichello, 41s650
Final standings:
1) Rubens Barrichello, 36 points;
2) Lucas Di Grassi, 35;
3) Felipe Massa, 31;
4) Felipe Giaffone, 26;
5) Xandinho Negrão, 21
6) Thiago Camilo, 18;
7) Max Wilson, 16;
8) Michael Schumacher, 13;
9) Allam Khodair, 10;
10) Antonio Pizzonia and João Paulo Oliveira, 9;
12) Ricardo Zonta, 8;
13) Tarso Marques, 7;
14) Popó Bueno, 6;
15) Tony Kanaan, Mario Moraes and Roberto Pupo Moreno, 6;
18) Luciano Burti and Vitor Meira, 4.
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