Karting After starting to race in karts at the age of six, Barter progressed into national competitions, where he came second in the Australian Kart Championship in 2019 and won the opening round of the 2020 season, prior to the season being abandoned due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. He also competed in the
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals on two occasions, where he achieved eighth and ninth places in 2016 and 2019 respectively.
Lower formulae 2021 Barter began racing in cars in 2021, having signed up for the
French F4 Championship. The first round at
Nogaro brought immediate success, as the Australian took victory on Sunday, whilst the following event at
Magny-Cours heralded a triple of podiums, bringing Barter into the championship fight. However, the middle part of the season would not yield the strongest results, with just two podiums coming his way in the space of four rounds, which meant that Barter had lost a lot of ground to fellow contenders
Esteban Masson and
Macéo Capietto going into the season finale. There, Barter showed some more good form, scoring a pair of podiums in the main races, and after a disqualification for Capietto, Barter inherited the win of the final race, which put him second in the standings.
2022 For the 2022 season, Barter opted to remain in Formula 4, citing his lack of pole positions and their importance in higher-level championships, such as
Formula Regional, as a main reason for him to stay in the category. The Australian remained in
French F4, whilst also competing for
Campos Racing in the
F4 Spanish Championship. In the latter, Barter started his campaign out strongly, being victorious in the season opener at
Portimão. After this however, teammate
Nikola Tsolov would become the dominant force within the championship, leading Barter to only take one podium from the subsequent two rounds. He would experience a more successful weekend at
Spa-Francorchamps, finishing second in all three races to Tsolov, cementing himself in second place overall. At the next round in
Aragón, Barter would add to his tally with two victories, as well as a third place in Race 2, before taking a hattrick of wins at
Navarra, where he also took a pair of pole positions. By this stage, Tsolov had been crowned as the champion, with Barter ending his season by scoring two further podiums at
Barcelona, securing himself the runner-up spot. In the latter championship, Barter proved his experience within the category by taking pole position for and winning the main races in
Nogaro, before following that up with a win at the tricky
Pau Circuit, taking the overall lead which he extended with another podium in Race 3 on the same weekend. Throughout the next four events, Barter would win seven races and take two more podiums in a dominant display at
Lédenon, but he would be hindered from taking any points from the weekends at
Spa and
Valencia, as he had competed at those tracks during his Spanish F4 campaign, which meant that Barter went into the season finale with a 32-point deficit to Alessandro Giusti. An early retirement in Race 1 meant an end for Barter's title ambitions, as, despite taking another podium on Sunday, he finished second in the championship.
FIA Formula 3 Championship In late September 2022, Barter partook in the
FIA Formula 3 post-season test with
Campos Racing during the second and third days. In January 2023, Campos announced that Barter had signed with the team for the full
2023 season. He finished sixth in the
Silverstone sprint race after a right gamble, and again finished sixth in
the Spa sprint race having started on reverse pole. Shortly before the
Monza finale, it was announced that Barter would be unable to complete the season due to unspecified issues, and was replaced by
FRECA racer
Joshua Dufek. He placed 19th overall, with 14 points.
Formula E In April 2023, Barter participated in the
Formula E Berlin rookie test with
Maserati MSG Racing. Two years later in July 2025, Barter returned to the Berlin rookie test, driving for
Lola Yamaha ABT. He made another appearance with the team the next year during the
2026 Miami ePrix, whilst also being announced as their test and simulator driver. He will make a further appearance with the team during the rookie test at the
Madrid ePrix.
E-Sports Barter races for Drago Racing Esports Team in iRacing. == Personal life ==