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| Álvaro Barba López | |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Date of Birth | February 17, 1984 |
| Place of Birth | Seville (Spain) |
| 2009 World Series by Renault | |
| Debut season | 2006 |
| Current team | Prema Powerteam |
| Car No. | 9 |
| Former teams | Jenzer Motorsport |
| Previous series | |
| 2002 2003 2003-05 2006-08 2008 |
Spanish Formula Junior 1600 World Series Lights Spanish F3 Championship World Series by Renault International GT Open |
Álvaro Barba López (born February 17, 1984 in Seville) is a Spanish racing driver currently driving in the World Series by Renault championship.
Barba began his single seater career in 2002 driving in the Spanish Formula Junior 1600 series, where he finished runner up to current GP2 racer and 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. In 2003 he also 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 World Series by Renault 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 will continue 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. In July 2008, Álvaro teamed up with his brother to race a Mosler MT900R in the International GT Open event held at the brand new Valencia Street Circuit.
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 |
| 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 | World Series by Renault | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26th |
| 2007 | World Series by Renault | International DracoRacing | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 8th |
| 2008 | World Series by Renault | Prema Powerteam | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 8th* |
| International GT Open | MC Competicion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
*Season in progress
References
- ^ "Alvaro Barba and Prema together in the 2008 World Series by Renault Championship", formula3.cc (2008-01-10). Retrieved on 13 February 2008.
- ^ "Baguette to join Barba at Draco", italiaracing.net (2007-11-24). Retrieved on 13 February 2008.
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