Albert Costa (racing driver)

Albert Costa
Albert Costa
	Costa in 2023
Nationality	Spanish
Born	2 May 1990 (age 35); Barcelona, Spain
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2023
Current team	Inter Europol Competition
Racing licence	FIA Gold (until 2021); FIA Platinum (2022–)
Car number	34
Starts	7 (7 entries)
Wins	1
Podiums	2
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	2nd in in 2023
Previous series
2008–09 ; 2008–09 ; 2007	Formula Renault 3.5 ; Formula Renault 2.0 WEC ; Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ; British F3 National Class
Championship titles
2009 ; 2009 ; 2012	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ; Formula Renault 2.0 WEC ; Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Fanatec GTWC Europe Sprint Cup career
Debut season	2016
Current team	Emil Frey Racing
Car number	69
Former teams	Orange1 FFF Racing Team
Starts	76 (76 entries)
Championships	0
Wins	2
Podiums	29
Poles	3
Best finish	9th in 2018
Finished last season	15th (32 pts)

Last updated November 30, 2025

Costa made his debut in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup after 6 years in the Endurance Cup with Emil Frey Racing.

Costa would continue with the team in 2023 in the sprint cup racing in the Pro driver category, however, with a new car, the Ferrari 296, after the team ended their contract with the Lamborghini in 2022.

Costa has consistently finished in the top 10 in the first half of the 2023 Season but has yet to stand on the podium in the sprint cup.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2007	British Formula 3 International Series – National	Räikkönen Robertson Racing	9	0	0	0	0	33	11th
2008	Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup	Epsilon Euskadi	14	0	0	1	0	35	8th
2008	Formula Renault 2.0 WEC	Epsilon Euskadi	15	0	1	0	4	85	5th
2009	Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup	Epsilon Euskadi	14	5	6	6	10	138	1st
2009	Formula Renault 2.0 WEC	Epsilon Euskadi	14	8	8	10	9	172	1st
2010	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Epsilon Euskadi	17	0	0	0	3	78	5th
2011	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	EPIC Racing	17	1	1	1	4	151	4th
2012	Eurocup Mégane Trophy	Oregon Team	14	7	8	6	10	251	1st
2016	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Emil Frey Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2017	ADAC GT Masters	Callaway Competition	2	0	0	0	0	14	32nd
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Emil Frey Jaguar Racing	4	0	0	0	0	1	28th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Emil Frey Jaguar Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	Emil Frey Lexus Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	International GT Open	Emil Frey Lexus Racing	14	4	4	5	7	98	3rd
2018	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Emil Frey Lexus Racing	5	1	0	0	1	35	9th
2018	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	Emil Frey Lexus Racing	10	0	0	2	0	15.5	13th
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Orange 1 FFF Racing Team	1	1	0	0	1	25	10th
2019	International GT Open	Emil Frey Racing	14	4	5	1	7	128	1st
2020	ADAC GT Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	14	0	0	2	1	102	8th
	WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTD	GRT Grasser Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	17	55th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Emil Frey Racing	4	0	0	0	0	8	19th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		10	2	1	1	2	60.5	5th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2021	ADAC GT Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	10	0	1	0	3	103	9th
	WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTD	GRT Grasser Racing Team	2	0	0	0	0	133	76th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Emil Frey Racing	5	0	0	0	0	16	17th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		10	1	0	1	3	43.5	6th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022	ADAC GT Masters	Emil Frey Racing	14	1	1	2	3	140	4th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		5	0	0	1	1	32	15th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Imperiale Racing	2	0	0	0	0	3	22nd
	Stock Car Brasil	Blau Motorsport	1	0	1	1	1	0	NC†
2023	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2	Inter Europol Competition	7	1	0	0	3	114	2nd
	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2	Inter Europol Competition	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Emil Frey Racing	10	0	0	1	3	62.5	4th
	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Emil Frey Racing	2	0	0	0	0	8	28th
	International GT Open	Team Motopark	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2024	European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Pro-Am	Nielsen Racing	3	0	0	0	1	33	10th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD	Conquest Racing	10	1	0	0	3	2577	4th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro	Conquest Racing	1	0	0	0	0	266	37th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Eastalent Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2025	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Pro	DragonSpeed	10	1	4	3	6	3192	2nd

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Points
2008	Epsilon Euskadi 2	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 Ret	SIL 1 8	SIL 2 Ret	HUN 1 7	HUN 2 5	NÜR 1 30	NÜR 2 4	LMS 1 Ret	LMS 2 4	EST 1 34	EST 2 15	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 Ret	8th	35
2009	Epsilon Euskadi	CAT 1 DSQ	CAT 2 1	SPA 1 1	SPA 2 1	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 2	SIL 1 2	SIL 2 Ret	LMS 1 2	LMS 2 Ret	NÜR 1 1	NÜR 2 1	ALC 1 2	ALC 2 3	1st	138

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos.	Pts
2010	Epsilon Euskadi	ALC 1 Ret	ALC 2 4	SPA 1 4	SPA 2 19	MON 1 3	BRN 1 18	BRN 2 10	MAG 1 8	MAG 2 5	HUN 1 6	HUN 2 2	HOC 1 8	HOC 2 17	SIL 1 2	SIL 2 8	CAT 1 5	CAT 2 10	5th	78
2011	EPIC Racing	ALC 1 4	ALC 2 3	SPA 1 3	SPA 2 5	MNZ 1 18	MNZ 2 5	MON 1 9	NÜR 1 5	NÜR 2 6	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 2	SIL 1 5	SIL 2 5	LEC 1 DSQ	LEC 2 7	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 1	4th	151

Complete Eurocup Mégane Trophy results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Points
2012	Oregon Team	ALC 1 2	ALC 2 3	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 3	NÜR 1 1	NÜR 2 2	MSC 1 5	MSC 2 1	HUN 1 1	HUN 2 1	LEC 1 1	LEC 2 1	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 1	1st	251

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2016	Emil Frey Racing	Emil Frey GT3 Jaguar	Pro	MNZ 20	SIL 43	LEC 42	SPA 6H 17	SPA 12H 22	SPA 24H 53	NÜR Ret	NC	0
2017	Emil Frey Racing	Emil Frey GT3 Jaguar	Pro	MNZ 31	SIL 10	LEC 39	SPA 6H 46	SPA 12H 55	SPA 24H Ret	CAT	51st	1
2018	Emil Frey Lexus Racing	Lexus RC F GT3	Pro	MNZ 17	SIL 9	LEC 1	SPA 6H 31	SPA 12H 20	SPA 24H 13	CAT Ret	9th	35
2019	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Pro	MNZ	SIL	LEC	SPA 6H	SPA 12H	SPA 24H	CAT 1	10th	25
2020	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Pro	IMO 18	NÜR Ret	SPA 6H 6	SPA 12H 11	SPA 24H 31	LEC 8		19th	8
2021	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Pro	MNZ 23	LEC 36	SPA 6H 56†	SPA 12H Ret	SPA 24H Ret	NÜR 4	CAT 8	17th	16
2022	Emil Frey Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Pro	IMO 13	LEC 6	SPA 6H 40	SPA 12H Ret	SPA 24H Ret	HOC 6	CAT 3	15th	32

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
2023	Emil Frey Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	Pro	BRH 1 7	BRH 2 23	MIS 1 5	MIS 2 5	HOC 1 4	HOC 2 6	VAL 1 2	VAL 2 3	ZAN 1 2	ZAN 2 8	4th	62.5

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2023	Inter Europol Competition	Fabio Scherer Jakub Śmiechowski	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	328	9th	1st

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Rank	Points
2023	Inter Europol Competition	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEB 3	ALG 9	SPA 3	LMS 1	MNZ 5	FUJ 9	BHR 6	2nd	114

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

Year	Entrant	Chassis	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2023	Emil Frey Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	OSC 1	OSC 2	ZAN 1 8	ZAN 2 Ret	NOR 1	NOR 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	LAU 1	LAU 2	SAC 1	SAC 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	28th	8

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2024	Conquest Racing	GTD	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6	DAY 3	SEB 11	LBH 12	LGA 15	WGL 2	MOS 11	ELK 6	VIR 5	IMS 19	PET 1	4th	2577
2024	Conquest Racing	GTD Pro	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6	DAY	SEB	LGA	DET 7	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET	29th	266
2025	DragonSpeed	GTD Pro	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6	DAY 6	SEB 4	LGA 2	DET 8	WGL 3	MOS 1	ELK 3	VIR 2	IMS 2	PET 7	2nd	3192

References

↑ Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021). "Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
↑ "Albert Costa – Driver". Albert Costa. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
↑ "Thirty Three Cars for 2007 Series". fota.co.uk. British Formula 3 Championship. 20 March 2007. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
↑ "Vodafone Bucharest Challenge 07: 2007 Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 International Series". mstworld.com. MST Systems. 19 May 2007. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
↑ "Costa champion!". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ Weeks, James (22 February 2012). "Costa makes Eurocup Megane Trophy switch for 2012". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

External links

Albert Costa career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Valtteri Bottas

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Champion
2009

Succeeded by

Kevin Korjus

Preceded by

Daniel Ricciardo

Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
Champion
2009

Succeeded by

None
(Series ended)

Preceded by

Stefano Comini

Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Champion
2012

Succeeded by

Mirko Bortolotti

Preceded by

Mikkel Mac

International GT Open
Champion
2019
With: Giacomo Altoè

Succeeded by

Henrique Chaves
Miguel Ramos

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[1] Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021). "Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

[2] "Albert Costa – Driver". Albert Costa. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.

[3] "Thirty Three Cars for 2007 Series". fota.co.uk. British Formula 3 Championship. 20 March 2007. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.

[4] "Vodafone Bucharest Challenge 07: 2007 Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 International Series". mstworld.com. MST Systems. 19 May 2007. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2009.

[5] "Costa champion!". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[6] Weeks, James (22 February 2012). "Costa makes Eurocup Megane Trophy switch for 2012". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

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