Álvaro Barba

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Barba in the World Series by Renault 2007

Álvaro Barba López (born February 17, 1984 in Seville ) is a Spanish racing driver . He is a brother of the racing driver Marco Barba .

Career

Barba began his motorsport career in karting in 1999 and remained active in this sport until 2002. In 2002 he moved into the single-seater racing and was immediately runner of the Spanish Formula Junior . In 2003 he competed in both the World Series Light , in which he was tenth, and in the Spanish Formula 3 championship , in which he was twelfth overall. In 2004 he stayed in Spanish Formula 3. He moved to Campos Racing and improved to eighth place in the drivers' standings. He also took part in two races of the Italian Formula 3 championship . In 2005 he won three races and was fifth overall. His brother Marco was one of his teammates this season.

In 2006 Barba moved to Jenzer Motorsport in the World Series by Renault . He came in the points in only two races and ended his first season in 26th place in the overall standings. His brother Marco has been his team-mate for the last three race weekends. In 2007 the Spaniard switched to International DracoRacing . While his team-mate Miloš Pavlović finished third, Barba finished ninth in the drivers' standings with a win. In 2008 he was replaced by his brother Marco at DracoRacing. Álvaro Barba switched to Prema Powerteam and became a team mate of his compatriot Miguel Molina . Barba could not keep up with his teammate again. While Molina was fourth in the championship, Barba reached tenth place in the overall standings with four podium finishes. He also took part in two races of the International GT Open .

In 2009 Barba left formula racing completely and switched to AF Corse in the FIA GT Championship , where he took turns with Niki Cadei in the cockpit of a Ferrari F430 GTC . The two achieved a class victory in Portimão and finished fifth in the GT2 classification . In 2010 Barba switched to the International GT Open and formed a team with Pierre Kaffer . After the fifth race weekend, the two led the overall standings with four wins.

Career stations

  • 1999–2001: karting
  • 2002: Spanish Formula Junior (2nd place)
  • 2003: World Series Light (10th place); Spanish Formula 3 Championship (12th place)
  • 2004: Spanish Formula 3 Championship (8th place)
  • 2005: Spanish Formula 3 Championship (5th place)
  • 2006: World Series by Renault (26th place)
  • 2007: World Series by Renault (9th place)
  • 2008: World Series by Renault (10th place)
  • 2009 : FIA GT Championship , GT2 classification (5th place)
  • 2010: International GT Open

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personal data
SURNAME Barba, Álvaro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barba López, Álvaro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH 17th February 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Seville , Spain