Marco Barba

Marco Barba
Born	(1985-11-10) November 10, 1985 Seville, Spain
Occupation	Racing driver (retired)
Known for	2010 European F3 Open Championship title

Marco Antonio Barba López (born 10 November 1985 in Seville) is a retired Spanish racing driver and sibling of Álvaro Barba.

Formula Junior 1600

Barba launched his racing journey in 2003 within the Spanish Formula Junior 1600 category, where he secured a single podium finish and two pole positions, culminating in 12th place overall. The following year, he showed marked progress by achieving six victories and eight podiums, ultimately placing second behind future GP2 competitor Michael Herck.

Formula Three

In 2004, Barba made his initial appearance in the Spanish Formula Three Championship, participating at Valencia and Barcelona circuits. The next season saw him compete full-time in the Copa de España division for Campos Racing, where he attained nine class podiums and two wins, finishing third in the standings. Additionally, he took part in two rounds of the Italian Formula Three Championship with Team Ghinzani, amassing sufficient points to rank 10th overall.

Between 2006 and 2007, Barba raced in the primary Spanish F3 category, initially with Campos Racing before switching to Escuderia TEC-Auto. Throughout this period, he collected 14 podiums including four victories, narrowly missing out on the championship in 2007 by four points to teammate Máximo Cortés.

Returning to the rebranded European F3 Open Championship in 2010 with Cedars Motorsport, Barba secured the championship title at Jerez during the penultimate round.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Barba's debut in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series came in September 2006 at Donington Park, driving for Jenzer Motorsport alongside his brother Álvaro. He competed in the final six events but did not score any points.

In 2008, Barba committed to a full season with Italian outfit Draco Racing, partnering rookie Bertrand Baguette. He scored points on nine occasions and concluded the season 14th overall without reaching the podium.

Continuing with Draco for the 2009 campaign, Barba contributed to the team's championship triumph alongside Baguette, who claimed the drivers' crown. He finished ninth in the drivers' standings, highlighted by two runner-up results at the Hungaroring.

International GT Open

In July 2008, Barba teamed up with his brother Álvaro to compete in a Mosler MT900R at the inaugural race held on the new Valencia Street Circuit as part of the International GT Open series.

GP3 Series

Barba entered the GP3 Series mid-season in July 2010 at Hungaroring, stepping in for injured driver Simon Trummer at Jenzer Motorsport. After retiring from the feature race, he managed a 19th-place finish in the sprint race.

Auto GP

In March 2011, Barba signed with Campos Racing—his former Formula Three team—to contest the Auto GP championship.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2003	Spanish Formula Junior 1600	Escuela Lois Circuit	?	0	2	?	1	?	12th
2004	Spanish Formula Junior 1600	Escuela Lois Circuit	12	6	6	?	8	117	2nd
	Spanish Formula Three Championship	GTA Motor Competición	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
		Campos Racing	2	0	0	0	0
2005	2005 Spanish Formula Three Championship - Copa de España	Campos Racing	15	2	2	?	9	79	3rd
	2005 Spanish Formula Three Championship		15	0	0	0	0	27	10th
	2005 Italian Formula Three Championship	Team Ghinzani	2	0	0	0	0	18	10th

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2006	2006 Spanish Formula Three Championship	Campos Racing	15	1	0	0	5	67	7th
	2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season	Jenzer Motorsport	6	0	0	0	0	0	41st
2007	2007 Spanish Formula Three season	Escuderia TEC-Auto	16	3	0	0	9	113	2nd
2008	2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season	Draco Racing (International DracoRacing)	17	0	0	0	0	24	14th
	2008 International GT Open - GTA	MC Competicion	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2009	2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season	International DracoRacing	17	0	2	0	2	50	9th
2010   || align=left 2010 European F3 Open season   || align=left Cedars Motorsport   ||15   ||6   ||3   ||8    ||11     ||154     ||style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2011	align=left 2011 Auto GP Series	align=left Campos Racing	6	0	0	0	0	16	15th
2014	align=left 2014 Formula Acceleration 1 season	align=left Acceleration Team Spain	4	0	0	0	0	10	19th

† As a guest competitor, Barba was not eligible to earn championship points.

Full Results in Formula Renault 3.5 Series

(legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics represent fastest lap)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Position	Total Points
2006	Jenzer Motorsport	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	MON 1	IST 1	IST 2	MIS 1	MIS 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	DON 1 Ret	DON 2 Ret	LMS 1 22	LMS 2 18	CAT 1 18	CAT 2 17	41st	0
2008	International DracoRacing	MNZ 1 12	MNZ 2 8	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 20	MON 1 24†	SIL 1 12	SIL 2 7	HUN 1 10	HUN 2 7	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 < br > 10	(remaining race outcomes follow the same pattern)	14th	24

^† Although the driver did not cross the finish line, classification was granted for completing more than 90% of the race distance.

External links

• Official website