Personal
Barrichello is married to Silvana and they have two sons, Eduardo (b. 2001) and Fernando (b. 2005). The family live in São Paulo, and have a European home in Portugal. For commuting between races, Barrichello owns an Embraer Legacy 600.
Barrichello supports the Brazilian football team Corinthians.
Barrichello formerly held the fastest time by a Formula One driver around the Top Gear test track during the show's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment. His lap time of 1:44.3 put him ahead of The Stig by 0.1 seconds. This led to frequent references to The Stig developing a deep-seated hatred of Barrichello. His record was later beaten by Sebastian Vettel, who set a time of 1:44.0.
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