Francisco López Contardo

Francisco "Chaleco" López Contardo (born 15 September 1975 in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile) is a rally raid, motocross and enduro motorcycle rider and Off-road racing driver.

In 1989 López came first in the Latin American Motocross Championship in the 85cc class, which resulted in him becoming an official Honda rider.

In 2001 López became the first Chilean rider to receive a gold medal in the Six Days of France competition at Brive-la-Gaillarde.

The following year he rode in the 250cc four-stroke endurance world championship in Finland, gaining eighth place.

After a gold medal in the 2003 Six Days of Brazil competition at Fortaleza he was named as "best rider of year" by Chilean sports' journalists.

Lopez in the 2010 Dakar Rally , near Copiapó .