Juan Manuel López (racing driver)
| Juan Manuel López | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Born |
March 9, 1980 Buenos Aires (Argentina) |
| Previous series | |
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2009-2012 2007-2010 2001-2010 2002-2009 2004 1997-2001 1999-2000 1998 1997 1997 1995-1996 |
International GT Open Spanish GT TC2000 TRV6 Turismo Nacional Argentina South American ST British F3 Formula Super Renault Argentina Formula Vauxhall Winter Series South American F3 Argentine FR |
Juan Manuel López, also known as Cochito Lopez (born March 9, 1980) is an Argentinian racing driver. He competed in the TC2000 series between 2001 and 2003 (in addition to doing some further events in 2007 and 2010); he also finished eleventh in both the 2005 and the 2006 Top Race V6 championships.
López continued his career in Europe in 2007, where he competed in the Spanish GT Championship in 2007, 2009 and 2010; and the International GT Open, which he competed in from 2009 until 2012. He won the Super GT category of the Spanish GT Championship in both 2007 and 2010, finished fifth in the 2011 International GT Open Super GT class, and fifth in the same series in 2012.
López, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, started his racing career in 1995 in the Argentine Formula Renault Championship. In 1997, he switched to the Campeonato Sudamericano de Formula 3, where he scored eight points and finished 16th overall; he also competed in two rounds of the South American Super Touring Car Championship, driving a Race Car-entered Alfa Romeo 155 TS, and scoring seven points to finish 18th overall, in addition to competing in the Formula Vauxhall Winter Series for Team Meritus, where he finished fourth. For 1998, he switched to the Formula Super Renault Argentina with Ruben Rullo, competing in the full season, and taking three podiums and a pole position; his 66 points were enough for sixth overall.
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