Álvaro Barba

Álvaro Barba López (born 17 February 1984 in Seville) is a Spanish former racing driver and brother to fellow racer Marco Barba.

Career

Formula Junior and Spanish Formula Three

Barba began his single seater career in 2002 driving in the Spanish Formula Junior 1600 series, where he finished runner up to fellow countryman Adrián Vallés. In 2003, he moved up to the Spanish Formula Three Championship, the first of three seasons in the category. During his time in the series, he accumulated nine podium positions, including three race wins, with his best season coming in 2005 when he finished fifth in the championship. He also raced in that year's Marlboro Masters event at Zandvoort, finishing in 24th place.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In 2003, Barba raced a full season in the World Series Lights championship, which acted as a support event to the World Series by Nissan. Barba took two podium positions during the year to finish tenth overall. thumb Barba driving for Draco Racing in the Donington Park round of the 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.

In 2006 he stepped up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with the Swiss team Jenzer Motorsport, taking nine points to finish his debut season 26th overall. He joined top Italian team International DracoRacing for the 2007 season, taking two podium positions, including his first race win at Donington Park. He finished the season eighth overall.

For 2008, Barba continued in the World Series, this time switching to the Italian squad Prema Powerteam, with his brother Marco taking over his seat at Draco Racing. After taking a podium in the opening event of the season, he took a further three podium places and a fastest lap to be classified tenth in the championship.

International GT Open In July 2008, Barba teamed up with his brother to race a Mosler MT900R in the International GT Open event held at the brand new Valencia Street Circuit, and in December 2008, it was announced that Barba would race for the Advanced Engineering team in the 2009 season.

Career results Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Podiums Poles F.Laps Points Position 2002 Spanish Formula Junior 1600 Escuela Lois 12 3 9 1 0 134 2nd 2003 Spanish Formula Three Championship Meycom Sport 11 0 1 0 0 68 16th World Series Lights Escuela Lois Circuit 15 0 2 0 2 63 10th 2004 Spanish Formula Three Championship Adrian Campos Motorsport 14 0 2 0 0 31 8th Spanish Formula Three Championship - Winter Series 2 0 1 0 0 N/A 3rd Italian Formula Three Championship Team Ghinzani 2 0 1 0 0 12 15th 2005 Spanish Formula Three Championship Campos Racing 15 3 6 2 2 81 5th Masters of Formula 3 Hitech Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 24th 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Jenzer Motorsport 17 0 0 0 0 9 26th 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series International Draco Racing 17 1 2 0 4 64 8th 2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Prema Powerteam 17 0 4 0 1 58 10th International GT Open - GTA MC Competicion 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2009 FIA GT Championship - GT2 AF Corse 8 1 3 1 1 34 4th 2010 International GT Open AF Corse 16 4 9 4 2 90 1st Le Mans Series 1 0 0 1 0 9 21st Spanish GT Championship ? ? ? ? ? ? 1 44th 2011 International GT Open Autorlando Sport 16 2 6 1 1 118 12th Eurocup Mégane Trophy Equipe Verschuur 2 0 1 0 0 0 NC 2012 International GT Open Villois Racing 15 4 7 3 0 76 3rd 2013 International GT Open - GTS Ombra Racing 8 1 1 0 0 14 22nd 2014 International GT Open Drivex School 2 0 0 0 0 7 12th International GT Open - GTS Ombra Racing 4 1 2 0 1 18 14th Italian GT Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2015 International GT Open AERT 7 0 1 0 0 8 11th

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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 Pos Points 2006 Jenzer Motorsport ZOL1 ZOL2 MON1 IST1 IST2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 DON1 DON2 LMS1 LMS2 CAT1 CAT2 26th 9 2007 International DracoRacing MNZ1 MNZ2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MON1 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 DON1 DON2 MAG1 MAG2 EST1 EST2 CAT1 CAT2 9th 64 2008 Prema Powerteam MNZ1 MNZ2 SPA1 SPA2 MON1 SIL1 SIL2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 BUG1 BUG2 EST1 EST2 CAT1 CAT2 10th 58