Yves Baltas
American racing driver (born 2002)
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Yves Baltas (born February 15, 2002) is an American racing driver competing in the GT4 America Series for ACI Motorsports.
| Yves Baltas | |
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Baltas in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | February 15, 2002 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
Personal life
Career
Baltas made his car racing debut in 2017, racing in the F4 British Championship for TRS Arden Junior Racing Team,[4] following a year of testing for them as part of their Young Driver Programme.[5] Competing in the first two rounds, Baltas achieved a best result of sixth in race three at Donington Park before leaving the team and the series ahead of the Thruxton round.[6][7]
At the start of the following year, Baltas joined Fortec Motorsports to compete in the Euroformula Open Championship,[8] but opted to switch to Campos Racing shortly before the season began.[9] Racing in the first five rounds, Baltas scored a best result of seventh at both the Hungaroring and Silverstone, before leaving the team and series ahead of the round at Monza.[10][11] Baltas then returned to racing in 2019, joining M2 Competition to race in the Formula Renault Eurocup.[12] Partaking in the first three rounds, Baltas achieved a best result of ninth in race two at Silverstone and leaving the team and series following the Monaco round.[13]
Following a year spent sim racing,[14] Baltas joined B-Max Racing to compete in the 2021 Super Formula Championship.[15] After missing the first rounds due to travel restrictions,[16] Baltas received his visa to enter Japan ahead of the second Motegi round, but ultimately did not enter the country after a member of his family tested positive for COVID-19, and was forced to sit out the full season.[17]
Another year on the sidelines then ensued, before Baltas returned to racing in 2023, by joining Pierre Martinet by Alméras to compete in Porsche Supercup.[18] On his return to racing, Baltas scored a best result of 15th at the finale in Monza, which served as his only points finish of the season as he was 25th in the standings on two points.[19] Remaining in Carrera Cup competition for 2024, Baltas switched to its North American counterpart for 2024 as he joined MDK Motorsports for his rookie year in the series.[20] Racing with the Mark Kvamme-led team through the first four rounds, Baltas had his breakout round of the season in Canada, where he won race one and finished second in race two.[21] Following MDK's withdrawal from the series, Baltas joined GMG Racing for the Road America round, before contesting the final three rounds with ACI Motorsports en route to a seventh-place points finish.[22]
Continuing in the series for 2025, Baltas remained with ACI Motorsports for his sophomore year,[23] this time as a member of the Porsche North America Junior Program.[24] In his second season in the series, Baltas won both races at Miami to end the year seventh in points for the second consecutive year.[25] The following year, Baltas remained with ACI as he transitioned to the GT4 America Series alongside Jimmy Llibre.[26]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | F4 British Championship | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th |
| 2018 | Euroformula Open Championship | Campos Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16th |
| 2019 | Formula Renault Eurocup | M2 Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19th |
| 2023 | Porsche Supercup | Pierre Martinet by Alméras | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25th |
| 2024 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America | MDK Motorsports | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 133 | 7th |
| GMG Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| ACI Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | Porsche Carrera Cup North America | ACI Motorsports | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 7th |
| 2026 | GT4 America Series – Silver | ACI Motorsports | * | * | |||||
| Sources:[27][28] | |||||||||
Complete F4 British Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | BRI 1 13 |
BRI 2 Ret |
BRI 3 13 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 Ret |
DON 3 6 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
KNO 4 |
ROC 1 |
ROC 2 |
ROC 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
19th | 4 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup North America results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MDK Motorsports | Pro | SEB 1 9 |
SEB 2 10 |
MIA 1 7 |
MIA 2 8 |
CGV 1 1 |
CGV 2 2 |
WGL 1 9 |
WGL 2 11 |
7th | 133 | ||||||||
| GMG Racing | ROA 1 11 |
ROA 2 12 |
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| ACI Motorsports | IMS 1 27 |
IMS 2 17 |
ATL 1 6 |
ATL 2 5 |
COT 1 7 |
COT 2 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | ACI Motorsports | Pro | SEB 1 7 |
SEB 2 8 |
MIA 1 1 |
MIA 2 1 |
CGV 1 7 |
CGV 2 5 |
WGL 1 8 |
WGL 2 4 |
ROA 1 8 |
ROA 2 8 |
IMS 1 23 |
IMS 2 6 |
ATL 1 11 |
ATL 2 6 |
COT 1 19 |
COT 2 22 |
7th | 151 |