Osvaldo "Cocho" López (born December 3, 1947, in Buenos Aires), is a retired Argentine racing driver. He began his career in 1967 and retired in the early 2000s.

"Cocho" López in 1978

He won the TC2000 championship in 1979 and he was runner-up in the South American Super Touring Car Championship in 1997 and 2000.[1] He won other titles at Club Argentino de Pilotos and Formula 2 Argentina. He was in the 1993 24 Hours of Daytona with Team Argentina, sharing his car with Oscar Aventín, Osvaldo Morresi and Juan Manuel Landa.[2]

His son Juan Manuel López is also a racing driver.[3]

Racing record

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Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
1979 BFO Racing Team March 792 BMW SIL
HOC
THR
NÜR
VAL
MUG
PAU
HOC
ZAN
9
PER
Ret
MIS
9
DON
Ret
NC 0

References

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  1. ^ "Osvaldo López on the official TC2000 website" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
  2. ^ "Retro Pilotos - L - LOPEZ, OSVALDO ABEL". www.retropilotos.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  3. ^ "Osvaldo Abel López | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
None
TC2000 champion
1979
Succeeded by