The famed Brazilian drove for Honda from 2006 to 2008.

In 2008, at his home Grand Prix in Brazil, he was sporting an alternative helmet design in tribute to Ingo Hoffmann, and finished 15th.

On 5 December 2008 Honda announced that they were quitting F1, because of the economic crisis. This led to months of uncertainty as to whether a buyer could be found, and whether they would retain Barrichello. Just weeks before the season opener in Melbourne, team manager Ross Brawn purchased the Honda team, renaming it Brawn GP and removing the threat of possible closure.

This genuine Arai GP6 smoke visor was hand-signed by Barrichello in gold marker on the tear-off.