Álvaro Barba


Álvaro Barba López 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 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 8th 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 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.

Career results

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2006Jenzer MotorsportZOL
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		26th9
2007International DracoRacingMNZ
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		9th64
2008Prema PowerteamMNZ
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		10th58