RACING DRIVER

José María López

1983 - Today

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José María "Pechito" López (born 26 April 1983) is an Argentine race car driver who is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Akkodis ASP. He is three-time World Touring Champion with Citroën in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and two-time World Endurance Champion with Toyota Gazoo Racing in 2020 and 2021, also becoming that last year the second Argentine driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans since José Froilán González in 1954. López raced in the 2006 GP2 Series for the Super Nova team, and previously for the DAMS team, and the CMS team in Formula 3000. He was also at Renault F1 as a test driver. He was supposed to make his Formula One debut in 2010 for US F1 Team but the team shut down before contesting a single race. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José María López is the 902nd most popular racing driver (down from 867th in 2019), the 831st most popular biography from Argentina (down from 807th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Argentinean Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, José María López ranks 902 out of 1,080Before him are Tommy Byrne, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Jack Miller, Brendon Hartley, Joey Logano, and Toshi Arai. After him are Hiroshi Aoyama, Alex Yoong, Shinya Nakano, Sam Posey, Max Papis, and Adam Carroll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, José María López ranks 457Before him are Donald Cerrone, Édouard Roger-Vasselin, Christian Chávez, Carlos Diogo, Brody Jenner, and Andrius Pojavis. After him are Zlatan Ljubijankić, Park Sung-hyun, Luis León Sánchez, Daniel Carvalho, Laura Smet, and Melaine Walker.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, José María López ranks 831 out of 1,154Before him are Franco Squillari (1975), Sol Gabetta (1981), Juan Iturbe (1993), Matías Silvestre (1984), Germán Cano (1988), and Leonardo Ulloa (1986). After him are Lucía Puenzo (1976), Cristian Pavón (1996), Gonzalo Rodríguez (1984), Pablo Prigioni (1977), Óscar Trejo (1988), and Pablo Piatti (1989).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Argentina

Among racing drivers born in Argentina, José María López ranks 25Before him are Miguel Ángel Guerra (1953), Juan Manuel Bordeu (1934), Jesús Iglesias (1922), Gastón Mazzacane (1975), Alberto Rodriguez Larreta (1934), and Norberto Fontana (1975). After him are Esteban Tuero (1978), and Jorge Andrés Boero (1973).