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🇦🇷 José María López

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Racing driver from Argentina. WEC, Akkodis ASP Team. Four-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
José María López
Born
26 April 1983(b. 1983)
Nationality
Argentina
Current team
Akkodis ASP Team
Series
WEC
Status
Active
Championships
42014, 2015, 2016, 2021
Career wins
49
Career podiums
101
Career starts
260
Career DNFs
14
Racer Rating
5,001
José María López
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,001
Rank 1158 of 38,983 indexed, -25 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

José María López is a racing driver from Argentina who competes in WEC for Akkodis ASP Team. López is a four-time champion (2014, 2015, 2016, 2021), with 49 wins and 101 podiums from 260 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,001 ranks López 1158th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-12SAO PAULO LMGT3WECP7+19
2026-06-13LE MANS LMGT3WECP4+86
2026-05-09SPA FRANCORCHAMPS LMGT3WECP6+45
2026-04-19IMOLA LMGT3WECDNF−177
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+190BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 2020WECP1
+185Race of Morocco 2014World Touring Car ChampionshipP1
+182Race of Argentina 2013World Touring Car ChampionshipP1
+158Race of France 2014World Touring Car ChampionshipP1
+153Race of Morocco 2014World Touring Car ChampionshipP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT7 starts+44
Race of Argentina8 starts+37
LE MANS10 starts+36
FUJI SPEEDWAY7 starts+35
Struggles
Oscar y Juan Gálvez5 starts-66
Race of Russia6 starts-47
Imola4 starts-39
CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS4 starts-33
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸WECAkkodis ASP Team400100—−255,001
2025▸WECAkkodis ASP Team822200P3−1175,026
▸IMSA WeatherTechVasser Sullivan Racing100000P31−156
2024▸WECAkkodis ASP Team801100P28−9365,300
2023▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing745100P2+2356,236
▸European Le Mans SeriesCOOL Racing401000—−256
2022▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing625100P3+1596,257
▸IMSA WeatherTechAlly Cadillac200000P17−208
2021▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing636000P1+2066,306
2020▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing424000—+1886,097
2019▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing726000P2+4385,776
2018▸Formula EGeox Dragon900000P20−4535,568
▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing524000P2+276
2017▸WECToyota Gazoo Racing802100P6−8595,830
▸Formula EDragon Racing700000P16−321
2016▸World Touring Car ChampionshipCitroën Total WTCC22811060P1+306,566
▸Formula EDS Virgin Racing702000P8+137
2015▸World Touring Car ChampionshipCitroën Total WTCC241019170P1+6236,636
2014▸World Touring Car ChampionshipCitroën Total WTCC241017270P1+1,9486,592
2013▸Turismo CarreteraDodge1414000P5+654,092
▸World Touring Car ChampionshipWiechers-Sport211010P15+320
2012▸Turismo CarreteraChevrolet1401000P17−3993,707
2011▸Turismo CarreteraChevrolet1612000P6−974,107
2010▸Turismo CarreteraChevrolet1000000P25−1,6474,203
2008▸FIA GT ChampionshipEscuderia ACA Argentina400100P18−3635,850
2006▸GP2 SeriesSuper Nova International1103010P10+1596,214
2005▸GP2 SeriesDAMS1613000P9+2276,054
2004▸International Formula 3000CMS Performance1002300P6+4,4785,828
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times López finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇬🇧 Robert Huff4,09071571480%
🇵🇹 Tiago MonteiroFIA Gold3,42171571480%
🇫🇷 Yvan MullerFIA Gold5,29470442663%
🇭🇺 Norbert MicheliszFIA Platinum5,14470551579%
🇮🇹 Gabriele TarquiniFIA Silver4,85770561480%
🇲🇦 Mehdi BennaniFIA Gold4,2237061987%
🇬🇧 Tom Chilton4,08770601086%
🇫🇷 John Filippi4,0027067396%
🇫🇷 Hugo ValenteFIA Silver4,06069581184%
🇳🇱 Tom CoronelFIA Gold3,52467571085%
🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum, 9× champion8,638113827%
🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion7,9001551033%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,659220100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
1,148🇫🇷 Gustavo YacamánIMSA WeatherTech5,008
1,149🇺🇸 Elton JulianWEC5,007
1,150🇮🇹 Brando BadoerFormula 35,006
1,151🇺🇸 James AllenAsian Le Mans Series5,006
1,152🇩🇰 Nicki ThiimGT World Challenge Europe5,006
1,153🇦🇷 Nicolás VarroneFormula 25,006
1,154🇺🇸 Mark TaylorIndyCar5,005
1,155🇳🇱 Bent ViscaalEuropean Le Mans Series5,004
1,156🇩🇪 Dirk MuellerIMSA WeatherTech5,004
1,157🇮🇹 Ivan CapelliFIA GT Championship5,003
1,158🇦🇷 José María LópezWEC5,001
1,159🇦🇺 David BrabhamSVRA4,999
1,160🇫🇷 Eric SalignonFormula V8 3.54,998
1,161🇺🇸 Johnny UnserIndyCar4,998
1,162🇩🇪 Marcel TiemannNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,998
1,163🇲🇨 Stéphane RichelmiEuropean Le Mans Series4,998
1,164🇬🇧 Harry TincknellWEC4,996
1,165🇩🇰 Philipp PeterWEC4,992
1,166🇪🇸 Daniel JuncadellaWEC4,991
1,167🇳🇿 Andre HeimgartnerSupercars Championship4,990
1,168🇫🇷 Fred MakowieckiNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,990
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José María López is an Argentine professional sportscar driver competing at the highest level of endurance racing. Rated among the upper half of active FIA Platinum-graded drivers, he has spent the bulk of his career in the FIA World Endurance Championship since 2017, where he has recorded 17 wins and 35 podiums across 63 starts for Akkodis ASP Team. His most prominent achievement came in the WEC with Toyota Gazoo Racing, where he won world championships in 2020 and 2021 and became the second Argentine driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1954. He also holds the distinction of being a three-time World Touring Car Champion with Citroën between 2014 and 2016, reflecting a career that has moved successfully between different categories of professional racing.[1]

In the WEC, López has competed regularly against some of the sport's strongest drivers. His head-to-head record against Sébastien Buemi, a six-time champion, runs heavily in Buemi's favour at 20 finishes ahead against 40 behind across 60 shared races; similar gaps appear against other front-running professionals such as Brendon Hartley, a three-time champion, and André Lotterer, also a six-time champion. However, López has finished ahead of Neel Jani in a near-equal contest of 20 ahead to 16 behind across 36 races, and has consistently outfinished Adam Carroll, a Gold-graded professional, across 32 shared starts. He has also scored occasional results against drivers of Formula 1 pedigree, including finishes ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Fernando Alonso, and Alex Palou, though these remain isolated instances rather than patterns of dominance.[2]

López's career has centred on endurance racing in recent years, with brief campaigns in Formula E and the European Le Mans Series yielding limited success. As of 2026, he remains an active competitor in the WEC with Akkodis ASP, recently called upon as a substitute drive for Toyota in September 2025 following an injury to a teammate, underscoring his continued status as a reliable professional within the sport's top tier.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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