Osvaldo López
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Osvaldo "Cocho" López (born December 3, 1947, in
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
), is a retired
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racing driver. He began his career in 1967 and retired in the early 2000s. He won the
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championship in 1979 and he was runner-up in the
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in 1997 and 2000. He won other titles at Club Argentino de Pilotos and Formula 2 Argentina. He was in the 1993
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with Team Argentina, sharing his car with
Oscar Aventín Oscar Raúl ''El Puma'' Aventín (born December 26, 1946, in Morón) is a retired race car driver from Argentina. He competed in the Turismo Carretera (TC) series together with his brother Antonio. After taking part in some zonal races, Aventín ...
, Osvaldo Morresi and Juan Manuel Landa. His son Juan Manuel López is also a racing driver.


Racing record


Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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


References

1947 births Living people Argentine racing drivers Turismo Carretera drivers TC 2000 Championship drivers {{Argentina-autoracing-bio-stub Racing drivers from Buenos Aires