Álvaro Barba

Álvaro Barba
Álvaro Barba
Nationality	Spanish
Full name	Álvaro Barba López
Born	17 February 1984 (age 40); Seville, Spain
Related to	Marco Barba
International GT Open career
Debut season	2008
Current team	Advanced Engineering
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	TBC
Former teams	MC Competicion
Previous series
2002; 2003; 2003–05; 2006–08; 2008–09	Spanish Formula Junior 1600; World Series Lights; Spanish F3 Championship; Formula Renault 3.5 Series; International GT Open

Álvaro Barba López^[a] (born 17 February 1984 in Seville) is a former Spanish 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 5th 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 10th overall.

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 8th overall.

For 2008, Barba continued in the World Series, this time switching to the Italian squad Prema Powerteam,^[1] with his brother Marco taking over his seat at Draco Racing.^[2] 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 10th in the championship.

International GT Open

In July 2008, he 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 will race for the Advanced Engineering team in the 2009 season.^[3]

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
2003	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	Adrian Campos Motorsport	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
2005	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
2008	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	AF Corse	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
2011	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	Ombra Racing	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	ZOL 1 Ret	ZOL 2 7	MON 1 Ret	IST 1 22	IST 2 Ret	MIS 1 Ret	MIS 2 13	SPA 1 6	SPA 2 12	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 14	DON 1 22	DON 2 23	LMS 1 15	LMS 2 Ret	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 15	26th	9
2007	International DracoRacing	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 Ret	NÜR 1 4	NÜR 2 5	MON 1 19	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 Ret	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 17	DON 1 1	DON 2 Ret	MAG 1 12	MAG 2 11	EST 1 3	EST 2 6	CAT 1 18	CAT 2 Ret	9th	64
2008	Prema Powerteam	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 2	SPA 1 DNS	SPA 2 10	MON 1 14	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 8	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 5	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 3	BUG 1 NC	BUG 2 12	EST 1 2	EST 2 Ret	CAT 1 6	CAT 2 Ret	10th	58

Notes

^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barba and the second or maternal family name is López.

References

^ "Alvaro Barba and Prema together in the 2008 World Series by Renault Championship". formula3.cc. 10 January 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
^ "Baguette to join Barba at Draco". italiaracing.net. 24 November 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
^ "Álvaro Barba to Take Part in 2009 International GT Open with AE". gtsport.es. Retrieved 4 February 2009.

External links

Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 December 2014)
Álvaro Barba career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Joël Camathias Marcel Fässler	International GT Open champion 2010 with Pierre Kaffer	Succeeded by Soheil Ayari

[1] In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barba and the second or maternal family name is López.

[2] "Alvaro Barba and Prema together in the 2008 World Series by Renault Championship". formula3.cc. 10 January 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2008.

[3] "Baguette to join Barba at Draco". italiaracing.net. 24 November 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2008.

[4] "Álvaro Barba to Take Part in 2009 International GT Open with AE". gtsport.es. Retrieved 4 February 2009.

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