Yves Baltas (born February 15, 2002) is an American racing driver competing in the GT4 America Series for ACI Motorsports.
Career 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.
Baltas made his car racing debut in 2017, racing in the F4 British Championship for TRS Arden Junior Racing Team, following a year of testing for them as part of their Young Driver Programme. 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.
At the start of the following year, Baltas joined Fortec Motorsports to compete in the Euroformula Open Championship, but opted to switch to Campos Racing shortly before the season began. 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. Baltas then returned to racing in 2019, joining M2 Competition to race in the Formula Renault Eurocup. 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.
Following a year spent sim racing, Baltas joined B-Max Racing to compete in the 2021 Super Formula Championship. After missing the first rounds due to travel restrictions, 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.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Continuing in the series for 2025, Baltas remained with ACI Motorsports for his sophomore year, this time as a member of the Porsche North America Junior Program. 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. The following year, Baltas remained with ACI as he transitioned to the GT4 America Series alongside Jimmy Llibre.
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 25th2024 Porsche Carrera Cup North America MDK Motorsports 8 1 0 1 21337th 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:
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 BRI1 BRI2 BRI3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3SNE1SNE2SNE3KNO1KNO2KNO3KNO4ROC1ROC2ROC3SIL1SIL2SIL3BHGP1BHGP2BHGP3 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 EST1 EST2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2MNZ1MNZ2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 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 MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 MON1 MON2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 YMC1 YMC2 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 RBR SIL HUN SPA ZND ZND MNZ 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 Points2024 MDK MotorsportsPro SEB1 SEB2 MIA1 MIA2 CGV1 CGV2 WGL1 WGL27th133 GMG Racing ROA1 ROA2 ACI Motorsports IMS1 IMS2 ATL1 ATL2 COT1 COT2 2025 ACI Motorsports Pro SEB1 SEB2 MIA1 MIA2 CGV1 CGV2 WGL1 WGL2 ROA1 ROA2 IMS1 IMS2 ATL1 ATL2 COT1 COT2 7th 151
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