🇪🇸 Albert Costa Balboa

Albert Costa Balboa is a Spanish racing driver whose career took root in single-seaters before shifting decisively toward endurance sports car racing. He rose through the junior ranks to claim the 2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship, a result that marked him as one of the more promising Spanish talents of his generation. From 2012 onward, Costa Balboa redirected his focus toward sports car competition, building a body of work that would eventually include a class victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023, driving in the LMP2 category. That result stands as the most notable highlight of a career built on consistency and endurance racing craft rather than outright dominance.[1]

In the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Costa Balboa has driven for Conquest Racing, compiling 14 career starts with 1 win and 4 podium finishes, though he has not secured a series championship. His Racer Rating of 5,354 places him 226th among active drivers on the database's Elo-style scale, reflecting a competitive but not elite standing relative to the sport's top performers, who cluster between 10,000 and 11,500. In the 2026 season, he recorded 1 win and 3 podiums across 11 rounds, finishing 146th in the standings. Now listed as retired, Albert Costa Balboa's record reflects a career of steady sports car achievement, anchored by his Le Mans class win and a long association with Conquest Racing in North American endurance competition.[2]