Álvaro Barba López (born 17 February 1984 in

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) is a Spanish

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and brother to fellow racer

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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

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. In 2003 he moved up to the

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, 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

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, finishing in 24th place.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In 2003 Barba raced a full season in the

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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

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he stepped up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with the

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team Jenzer Motorsport, taking nine points to finish his debut season 26th overall. He joined top

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team International DracoRacing for the 2007 season, taking two podium positions, including his first race win at

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. He finished the season 8th overall. For

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, Barba continued in the World Series, this time switching to the Italian squad

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, 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

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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

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event held at the brand new

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, and in December 2008, it was announced that Barba will race for the Advanced Engineering team in the 2009 season.

Career results

Career summary

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Notes

References

External links

Official website:

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