Eugenio Chacarra is reminding himself he can get the better of Rory McIlroy as he aims to win the Race to Dubai title.

Chacarra leads the Race to Dubai heading into the season-ending ending DP World Tour Championship.

There are 2,000 Race to Dubai points on offer to the winner at Jumeirah Golf Estates this weekend, with Chacarra 533.93 ahead of six-time major champion McIlroy.

Should McIlroy overturn Chacarra's lead, the Northern Irishman will win his fifth straight Race to Dubai Crown, and match the record of eight titles, set by Colin Montgomerie.

And while other players are in the mix, Chacarra knows the full focus is on the tussle between McIlroy and himself.

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"Obviously, we know how good Rory McIlroy is and he is one of my idols. It is going to be a tough test and that is what I dreamed of since I was little," Chacarra said.

"But I already beat him in India [at the DP World India Championship in October], so I need to remind myself that I can compete with him and I can beat him like I did already a couple weeks ago.

"This is a course that he has had a lot of success [on] and I only played once and didn't do very good, but they are just numbers. This is golf and crazy things happen.

"I am just going to enjoy myself, and if I bring my A-game, I am going to be able to compete with him on Sunday."

Chacarra is aiming to become just the third Spaniard to win the Race to Dubai.

Seve Ballesteros and Jon Rahm previously achieved the feat.

"It will mean the world to me to just put my name where Seve and Jon is - two of the best Spanish players of all time - will be really special," he said.