Álvaro Barba López is a Spanish racing driver and brother to fellow racer Marco Barba.
Education
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 Valléson 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.
Career
Formula Junior and Spanish Formula Three
In 2003 he moved up to the Spanish Formula Three Championship, the first of three seasons in the category. 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 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 finished the season 8th overall.
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.