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🇪🇸 Albert Costa
Racing driver from Spain. IMSA WeatherTech, Conquest Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Albert Costa
Born
2 May 1990(b. 1990)
Nationality
Spain
Current team
Conquest Racing
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Championships
12009
Career wins
13
Career podiums
42
Career starts
149
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,098
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,098Rank 1050 of 40,349 indexed, -825 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Albert Costa is a racing driver from Spain who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Conquest Racing. Costa is a one-time champion (2009), with 13 wins and 42 podiums from 149 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,098 ranks Costa 1050th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-10-03 | Road Atlanta GTD | P13 | −105 |
| 2026-09-20 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC GTD | P11 | −147 |
| 2026-08-23 | Virginia International Raceway GTD | P7 | −51 |
| 2026-08-02 | Road America GTD | P18 | −197 |
| 2026-07-12 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GTD | P4 | +13 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +140 | Catalunya 2009 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P1 |
| +133 | Spa-Francorchamps 2008 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P5 |
| +132 | Spa-Francorchamps 2009 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P1 |
| +124 | LE MANS 2023 | WEC | P1 |
| +124 | Oschersleben 2021 | ADAC GT Masters | P2 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Lausitzring4 starts+42
Red Bull Ring4 starts+30
Hungaroring6 starts+29
Valencia4 starts+25
Struggles
Estoril4 starts-35
Brands Hatch4 starts-35
Monza4 starts-24
Nurburgring6 starts-10
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Conquest Racing | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −825 | 5,098 |
| 2025 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | DragonSpeed | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +230 | 5,923 |
| 2024 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Eastalent Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −94 | 5,693 |
| 2023 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Emil Frey Racing | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +201 | 5,788 |
| ▸WEC | Inter Europol Competition | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | −44 | ||
| ▸DTM | Emil Frey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +38 | ||
| 2022 | ▸ADAC GT Masters | Emil Frey Racing | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P4 | +28 | 5,592 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Emil Frey Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +95 | ||
| 2021 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Emil Frey Racing | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −139 | 5,469 |
| ▸ADAC GT Masters | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +378 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −190 | ||
| 2020 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Emil Frey Racing | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P8 | −201 | 5,250 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | GRT Grasser Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −139 | ||
| 2019 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Orange 1 FFF Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +68 | 5,549 |
| 2011 | ▸Formula V8 3.5 | EPIC Racing | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P4 | +547 | 5,692 |
| 2010 | ▸Formula V8 3.5 | Epsilon Euskadi | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | ↑113−80 | 5,145 |
| 2009 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | Epsilon Euskadi | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P1 | +987 | 5,112 |
| 2008 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | Epsilon Euskadi 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +342 | 4,125 |
| 2006 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | Euronova Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −161 | 3,783 |
| 2005 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | Euronova Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +2,595 | 3,945 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Costa finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Raffaele MarcielloFIA Platinum | 5,674 | 59 | 21 | 38 | 36% |
| 🇩🇪 Christopher HaaseFIA Platinum | 4,978 | 54 | 29 | 25 | 54% |
| 🇩🇪 Christopher MiesFIA Platinum | 5,020 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 62% |
| 🇧🇪 Dries VanthoorFIA Platinum | 5,856 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 41% |
| 🇮🇹 Mattia DrudiFIA Platinum | 5,406 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 57% |
| 🇫🇷 Jules GounonFIA Platinum | 5,612 | 50 | 22 | 28 | 44% |
| 🇨🇭 Ricardo FellerFIA Platinum | 5,119 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 48% |
| 🇦🇷 Ezequiel Perez CompancFIA Silver | 4,423 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 83% |
| 🇧🇪 Frédéric VervischFIA Gold | 5,177 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 57% |
| 🇧🇪 Charles WeertsFIA Platinum | 6,257 | 42 | 14 | 28 | 33% |
| 🇳🇿 Scott McLaughlinFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,770 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇦🇺 Daniel RicciardoFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,735 | 35 | 7 | 28 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion | 6,648 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,040 | 🇧🇪 David Saelens | International Formula 3000 | 5,103 |
| 1,041 | 🇩🇰 Noah Strømsted | Formula 3 | 5,103 |
| 1,042 | 🇫🇷 Romain Dumas | WEC | 5,103 |
| 1,043 | 🇮🇹 Gino Munaron | Formula 1 | 5,102 |
| 1,044 | 🇳🇱 Indy Dontje | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,102 |
| 1,045 | 🇦🇺 Joey Mawson | S5000 | 5,102 |
| 1,046 | 🇬🇧 Martin Donnelly | BTCC | 5,101 |
| 1,047 | 🇬🇧 Mark Shaw | International Formula 3000 | 5,100 |
| 1,048 | 🇯🇵 Björn Wirdheim | Super GT | 5,099 |
| 1,049 | 🇺🇸 Walt Hansgen | Formula 1 | 5,099 |
| 1,050 | 🇪🇸 Albert Costa | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,098 |
| 1,051 | 🇺🇸 Buddy Lazier | IndyCar | 5,098 |
| 1,052 | 🇬🇧 Jamie Davies | FIA GT Championship | 5,098 |
| 1,053 | 🇺🇸 John Pew | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,098 |
| 1,054 | 🇬🇧 David Hunt | International Formula 3000 | 5,096 |
| 1,055 | 🇷🇺 Artem Markelov | Formula 2 | 5,095 |
| 1,056 | 🇳🇴 Christian Krognes | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,095 |
| 1,057 | 🇯🇵 Hiroki Yoshida | Super GT | 5,094 |
| 1,058 | 🇺🇸 Davey Hamilton | IndyCar | 5,092 |
| 1,059 | 🇬🇧 Richard Dean | FIA GT Championship | 5,092 |
| 1,060 | 🇺🇸 Colin Fleming | Formula V8 3.5 | 5,090 |
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