Álvaro Barba

Álvaro Barba López
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1984-02-17) February 17, 1984 Seville (Spain)
Related to	Marco Barba
2014 International GT Open
Debut season	2008
Current team	Advanced Engineering
Car no.	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 (born February 17, 1984 in Seville) is a 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

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2002	Spanish Formula Junior 1600	Escuela Lois	12	3	1	0	9	134	2nd
2003	Spanish F3 Championship	Meycom Sport	11	0	0	0	1	68	12th
2003	World Series Lights	Escuela Lois Circuit	15	0	0	2	2	63	10th
2004	Spanish F3 Championship	Adrian Campos Motorsport	14	0	0	0	2	31	8th
2005	Spanish F3 Championship	Campos Racing	15	3	2	2	6	81	5th
2006	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Jenzer Motorsport	17	0	0	0	0	9	26th
2007	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	International DracoRacing	17	1	0	4	2	64	8th
2008	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Prema Powerteam	16	0	0	1	4	58	10th
2008	International GT Open	MC Competicion	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC

References

External links

• Official website:
• Career details:

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

Persondata
Name	Barba, Alvaro
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish racing driver
Date of birth	February 17, 1984
Place of birth	Seville (Spain)
Date of death
Place of death