Fernando Barrichello
Brazilian racing driver (born 2005)
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Fernando "Fefo" Alcide Barrichello (born 12 September 2005) is a Brazilian racing driver currently competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for AIX Racing. He participated in the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, driving a Jaguar TCS Racing Formula E Gen4 car.[1]
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Brazilian12 September 2005
(father)
Eduardo Barrichello (brother)
Affonso Giaffone (second uncle)
Felipe Giaffone (uncle)
Nicolas Giaffone (cousin)
| Fernando Barrichello | |
|---|---|
Barrichello in 2024 | |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | Fernando Alcide Barrichello 12 September 2005 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Relatives | Rubens Barrichello (father) Eduardo Barrichello (brother) Affonso Giaffone (second uncle) Felipe Giaffone (uncle) Nicolas Giaffone (cousin) |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | AIX Racing |
| Car number | 28 |
| Starts | 16 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 35th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| Statistics up to date as of 25 August 2026. | |
Barrichello previously competed in the Euroformula Open, finishing third in 2024.[2] He is the youngest son of Formula One race winner, Rubens Barrichello and the younger brother of Eduardo Barrichello.[3]
Career
Karting
Barrichello made his karting debut in the 2015 Florida Winter Tour in the Mini ROK class, he finished eighth. The only top-three finish in his karting career was coming second in the 2018 Orlando Cup in the Junior ROK category.[citation needed]
Formula 4
2022
Barrichello was announced for Full Time Sports to drive in the inaugural season of the F4 Brazilian Championship, he won two races and came seventh in the championship with 123 points.[4][5]
2023
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At the start of 2023, Barrichello drove for Carlin in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[6] Contesting nine races, he finished the season pointless in 42nd.[7]
For his full time campaign, Barrichello joined the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship with Monlau Motorsport,[8][9] but only picked up one points finish throughout the season, in the first round at Spa-Francorchamps, he was 17th in the championship standings with six points.[7]
Barrichello joined the 2023 F4 Brazilian Championship from second round and onwards at Interlagos with Cavaleiro Sports,[10] his best result in the round being eighth in the second race. He was consistent with a string of points throughout the season, and scored four podiums, a second place at the second race in Mogi Guaçu, a third place at the third race in Goiânia and two second places at the next round at Interlagos.[11] He finished the final round in Interlagos with two more podiums and a maiden fastest lap in the final race. Barrichello finished the championship in fifth with 140 points.[7]
Euroformula Open Championship
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2024
Barrichello moved to Euroformula Open in 2024 with Team Motopark,[7] where he partnered former Formula 2 driver Brad Benavides, Levente Révész, Cenyu Han and Jakob Bergmeister.[12] He was the only driver in the rookies cup until the final two rounds and finished third in the main championship with only one win, one fastest lap, five podiums and 264 points.
2025
Barrichello continued in Euroformula Open for 2025, remaining with Team Motopark.[13]
FIA Formula 3
On 29th August, it was announced that Barrichello would join AIX Racing for the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship finale at the Monza Circuit and as a full time driver for the 2026 season.[14][15]
Formula E
After being in the team garage at the 2026 Madrid ePrix, along with being highly scouted by team principal Ian James, Barrichello was signed by Jaguar TCS Racing to drive their Gen4 proto_TYPE car at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, as main drivers António Félix da Costa and Stoffel Vandoorne both had clashing World Endurance Championship commitments.[1]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Florida Winter Tour - Micro ROK | 8th | |
| 2016 | Florida Winter Tour - Mini ROK | 35th | |
| Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Mini Max | 16th | ||
| 2017 | Florida Winter Tour - Mini ROK | 21st | |
| Florida Winter Tour - Rotax Mini Max | 8th | ||
| 2018 | SKUSA SuperNationals XXII - X30 Junior class | NF Piquet Sports | 13th |
| Florida Winter Tour - Junior ROK | 12th | ||
| Orlando Cup - Junior ROK | 2nd | ||
| 2019 | Florida Winter Tour - Senior ROK | 39th | |
| 2023 | Rotax Max Challenge Winter Trophy - Senior Max | 15th | |
| 2024 | Rotax Max Challenge Winter Trophy - Senior Max | 18th |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | F4 Brazilian Championship | Full Time Sports | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 123 | 7th |
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Rodin Carlin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42nd |
| F4 Spanish Championship | Monlau Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17th | |
| F4 Brazilian Championship | Cavaleiro Sports | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 140 | 5th | |
| 2024 | Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 264 | 3rd |
| 2025 | Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 212 | 7th |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | AIX Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | |
| 2026 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | AIX Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Full Time Sports | MOG1 1 4 |
MOG1 2 3 |
MOG1 3 14† |
INT1 1 12 |
INT1 2 9 |
INT1 3 7 |
INT2 1 7 |
INT2 2 1 |
INT2 3 7 |
MOG2 1 6 |
MOG2 2 3 |
MOG2 3 6 |
GYN 1 4 |
GYN 2 5 |
GYN 3 13 |
INT3 1 8 |
INT3 2 1 |
INT3 3 8 |
7th | 123 |
| 2023 | Cavaleiro Sports | INT1 1 |
INT1 2 |
INT1 3 |
INT2 1 13† |
INT2 2 8 |
INT2 3 13 |
MOG 1 6 |
MOG 2 2 |
MOG 3 4 |
GYN 1 6 |
GYN 2 4 |
GYN 3 3 |
INT3 1 4 |
INT3 2 2 |
INT3 3 2 |
INT4 1 3 |
INT4 2 9 |
INT4 3 2 |
5th | 140 |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Team Motopark | PRT 1 6 |
PRT 2 6 |
PRT 3 4 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 6 |
HOC 3 6 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 6 |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 5 |
HUN 3 3 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 4 |
LEC 3 3 |
RBR 1 6 |
RBR 2 1 |
RBR 3 6 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 2 |
CAT 3 4 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 6 |
MNZ 3 2 |
3rd | 264 |
| 2025 | Team Motopark | PRT 1 4 |
PRT 2 6 |
PRT 3 7 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 3 |
SPA 3 5 |
HOC 1 5 |
HOC 2 7 |
HOC 3 6 |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 6 |
HUN 3 7 |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 1 |
LEC 3 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 3 |
CAT 3 6 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 10 |
MNZ 3 6 |
7th | 216 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | AIX Racing | MEL SPR |
MEL FEA |
BHR SPR |
BHR FEA |
IMO SPR |
IMO FEA |
MON SPR |
MON FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
MNZ SPR 17 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
35th | 0 |
| 2026 | AIX Racing | MEL SPR 27 |
MEL FEA 18 |
MON SPR 20 |
MON FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 17 |
CAT FEA 24 |
RBR SPR 23 |
RBR FEA Ret |
SIL SPR 24 |
SIL FEA 27† |
SPA SPR 20 |
SPA FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 9 |
HUN FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MAD SPR 25 |
MAD FEA1 Ret |
MAD FEA2 23 |
28th | 2 |
* Season still in progress.