Álvaro Barba López[a] (born 17 February 1984 in Seville) is a former Spanish racing driver and brother to fellow racer Marco Barba.
| Álvaro Barba | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Full name | Álvaro Barba López |
| Born | 17 February 1984 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 |
Career
editFormula Junior and Spanish Formula Three
editBarba 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
editIn 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
editIn 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
editCareer summary
editComplete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
edit(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
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barba and the second or maternal family name is López.
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 December 2014)
- Álvaro Barba career summary at DriverDB.com