The Argentine Jose Maria small chest Lopez (Toyota Hybrid) won this morning in the Hypercar division at the 1000 Miles of Sebring, in the United States, as part of the inaugural race of the motorsport World Endurance Championship (WEC).
The 39-year-old driver from Córdoba, accompanied by the Japanese Kamui Kobayashi and the British Mike Conway, recorded a cumulative time of 8 hours. 00 m. 19 years. 877/1000, to cover the 239 rounds of the requirement.
The unit of the Japanese make number 7 preceded by just over two seconds (2s. 168/1000) the number 8 commanded by the Swiss Sebastien Buemi, the New Zealander Brendon Hartley and the Japanese Ryo Hirakawa (Toyota), who finished second.
Pechito López was champion in the 2019 and 2021 seasons of this category.
the porteno Esteban Guerrieri (Vanwall), meanwhile, finished 30th. general placement, in the company of the Canadian Jacques Villeneuve (former Formula 1 world champion) and the Frenchman Tom Dillmann. The Mataderos driver finished eighth in the Hypercar division, 24 laps behind the winner.
Meanwhile, in the GTE AM division, Nicolas Varro of Buenos Aires (Chevrolet Corvette) won the race, together with Dutchman Nicky Catsburg and American Ben Keating.
The car driven by the 22-year-old driver Ingeniero Maschwitz finished seventeenth overall and remained in the LM GTE AM category, with a time of 8 hours. 01 m. 42s. 512/1000, after completing 221 rounds.
Meanwhile, he too Argentine Luis Perez Companc (Ferrari 488) had to start when he was heading into the fourth lap of the race, following a serious accident in which he caught a row of front tires which contained a frontal hit to the guardrail.
The next race on the calendar will be on Friday 14 April at the 6 Hours of Portimao in Portugal.
Source: Clarin
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