Yves Baltas

Yves Baltas
Baltas in 2023
Nationality American
Born (2002-02-15) February 15, 2002
New York City, New York, U.S.
Categorisation FIA Silver

Yves Baltas (born February 15, 2002) is an American racing driver competing in the GT4 America Series for ACI Motorsports.

Biography

Yves Baltas grew up on the Upper West Side of New York City, but moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 14 to pursue racing intensively.[1]

Baltas made his car racing debut in 2017, racing in the F4 British Championship for TRS Arden Junior Racing Team,[2] following a year of testing for them as part of their Young Driver Programme.[3] 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.[4][5]

At the start of the following year, Baltas joined Fortec Motorsports to compete in the Euroformula Open Championship,[6] but opted to switch to Campos Racing shortly before the season began.[7] 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.[8][9] Baltas then returned to racing in 2019, joining M2 Competition to race in the Formula Renault Eurocup.[10] 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.[11]

Following a year spent sim racing,[12] Baltas joined B-Max Racing to compete in the 2021 Super Formula Championship.[13] After missing the first rounds due to travel restrictions,[14] 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.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20]

Continuing in the series for 2025, Baltas remained with ACI Motorsports for his sophomore year,[21] this time as a member of the Porsche North America Junior Program.[22] 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.[23] The following year, Baltas remained with ACI as he transitioned to the GT4 America Series alongside Jimmy Llibre.[24]

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:[25][26]

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)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2018 Campos Racing EST
1
9 		EST
2
15 		LEC
1
Ret 		LEC
2
13 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
13 		HUN
1
7 		HUN
2
12 		SIL
1
8 		SIL
2
7 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		JER
1 		JER
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		16th 18

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 Pos Points
2019 M2 Competition MNZ
1
10 		MNZ
2
Ret 		SIL
1
11 		SIL
2
9 		MON
1
16 		MON
2
17 		LEC
1
 LEC
2
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 NÜR
1
 NÜR
2
 HUN
1
 HUN
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 HOC
1
 HOC
2
 YMC
1
 YMC
2
 19th 3

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2023 Pierre Martinet by Alméras MON
Ret 		RBR
23 		SIL
23 		HUN
22 		SPA
27 		ZND
Ret 		ZND
22 		MNZ
15 		25th 2

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
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

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