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Tarquini to race with López at Buenos Aires

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Reigning World Touring Car champion Gabriele Tarquini will race for Honda for the first time since 2001 at the Buenos Aires 200km TC2000 race in November.

Tarquini will pair up with two-time TC2000 champion José María López in the No.1 Equipo Petrobras Honda Civic.

“It will be a real pleasure to share the weekend of the 200km from Buenos Aires with Tarquini, the reigning world champion in the field of touring car racing and who has a great deal of experience.” said López.

The endurance format event will see two drivers share a car. In 2009, other international touring stars who took part included Alain Menu, who drove a Chevrolet Vectra, and BTCC stalwart Anthony Reid, who partnered López on that occasion.

Tarquini last drove for Honda in the 2001 European Super Touring Championship, after previously racing for the marque in the BTCC’s super touring era as well the STW Cup. Since then he drove for Alfa Romeo in the ETCC/WTCC until 2006, when he joined SEAT.