Fernando "Fefo" Alcide Barrichello (born 12 September 2005) is a Brazilian racing driver currently in the 2024 Euroformula Open Championship. He is the youngest son of Formula One race winner, Rubens Barrichello and the younger brother of Eduardo Barrichello.
| Fernando Barrichello | |
|---|---|
 Barrichello in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | 12 September 2005 São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil |
| Related to | Rubens Barrichello (father) Eduardo Barrichello (brother) Affonso Giaffone (cousin) Felipe Giaffone (cousin) Nicolas Giaffone (cousin) |
| F4 Spanish Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Monlau Motorsport |
| Car number | 41 |
| Starts | 21 (21 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 17th in 2023 |
Career
editKarting
editBarrichello made his karting debut in the 2015 Florida Winter Tour in the Mini ROK class, he finished 8th. The only top three finish in his karting career was coming 2nd in the 2018 Orlando Cup in the Junior ROK category.
Formula 4
editBarrichello was announced for Full Time Sports to drive in the inaugural season of the F4 Brazilian Championship, he won two races and came 7th in the championship with 123 points.[1][2]
At the start of 2023, he drove for Carlin in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[3] Contesting nine races, he finished the season pointless in 42nd.[4]
For his full time campaign, he joined the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship with Monlau Motorsport,[5][6] 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 6 points.[4]
Barrichello joined the 2023 F4 Brazilian Championship from second round and onwards at Interlagos with Cavaleiro Sports,[7] 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.[8] 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 5th with 140 points.[4]
Euroformula Open Championship
editBarrichello moved to the Euroformula Open Championship in 2024 with Team Motopark,[4] where he partnered former Formula 2 driver Brad Benavides, Levente Révész, Cenyu Han and Jakob Bergmeister.[9]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| 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 |
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| 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 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Brazilian Championship Results
edit(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 F4 UAE Championship results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rodin Carlin | DUB1 1 22 |
DUB1 2 31 |
DUB1 3 21 |
KMT1 1 |
KMT1 2 |
KMT1 3 |
KMT2 1 |
KMT2 2 |
KMT2 3 |
DUB2 1 32 |
DUB2 2 30 |
DUB2 3 36 |
YMC 1 23 |
YMC 2 22 |
YMC 3 Ret |
42nd | 0 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Monlau Motorsport | SPA 1 24 |
SPA 2 24 |
SPA 3 7 |
ARA 1 31† |
ARA 2 22 |
ARA 3 Ret |
NAV 1 24† |
NAV 2 29 |
NAV 3 23 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 22 |
JER 3 17 |
EST 1 Ret |
EST 2 21 |
EST 3 Ret |
CRT 1 15 |
CRT 2 20 |
CRT 3 DSQ |
CAT 1 19 |
CAT 2 Ret |
CAT 3 17 |
17th | 6 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
edit(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 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
3rd* | 237* |
External links
edit- Profile at Driver Database
References
edit- ^ "BRB Fórmula 4 Brasil anuncia grid para temporada inaugural com inédito draft de pilotos". Presskit: Vicar (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 February 2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022.
- ^ Ferrari, Luis (11 December 2022). "Lucas Staico and Barrichello cousins split wins in last Brazilian F4 round". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (6 January 2023). "Barrichello completes Xcel Motorsport's F4 UAE line-up". Formula Scout.
- ^ a b c d Wood, Ida (7 March 2024). "Rubens Barrichello's son Fernando to race in Euroformula". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (8 February 2023). "Monlau adds Barrichello, Gracia and Gonzalez to Spanish F4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ Monlau, Marketing (8 February 2023). "Monlau Motul embark on a second season in the Spanish F4 championship". Monlau Motorsport. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Stockcar". Stockcar (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Fefo Barrichello retorna à F4 BR em jornada dupla com F4 Espanha". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Motopark confirms Fernando Barrichello, the latest son of a F.1 driver to join the EF". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 7 March 2024.