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Juan Manuel Fangio (Spanish: [ˈxwan maˈnwel ˈfaŋxjo], Italian:; 24 June 1911 – 17 July 1995), was an Argentine racing driver. Nicknamed El Chueco ("the bowlegged" or "bandy legged one") or El Maestro ("The Master" or "The Teacher"), he dominated the first decade of Formula One racing, winning the World Drivers' Championship five times.
Juan Manuel Fangio. Many consider him to be the greatest driver of all time. In seven full Formula 1 seasons (he missed one recovering from a nearly fatal injury) he was World Champion five times (with four different teams) and runner-up twice.
The Argentine driver was appraised and feared by his colleagues and adversaries alike. Juan Manuel Fangio was his own infallible manager – a bad habit, we’d say today – and although he always drove the best cars, winning five Formula One World Titles, Enzo Ferrari never took him into his heart.
Jul 13, 2024 · Juan Manuel Fangio (born June 24, 1911, Balcarce, Argentina—died July 17, 1995, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine driver who dominated automobile-racing competition in the 1950s. Fangio began his Grand Prix career in 1948.
Nov 13, 2012 · Juan Manuel Fangio set records so immense that, in percentage terms, they will surely never be beaten. The Argentine competed in 51 Formula 1 grands prix, of which he won 24, set 28 pole...
Juan Manuel Fangio was an Argentine F1 driver who won the F1 Drivers' World Championship five times in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, and 1957.
In the early years of Formula One the sport’s biggest star was Argentina’s Juan Manuel Fangio. He raced in only seven full seasons of Formula One, between 1950 to 1958, winning five titles and finishing runner-up twice.
Learn more about Juan Manuel Fangio, a Member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, AL. Learn his background, achievements and more now!
May 8, 1995 · BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Racing great Juan Manuel Fangio, a five-time Formula 1 world champion, died Monday in a hospital here. Fangio was 84. The Argentinian, who dominated racing in the...
Jul 18, 1995 · Juan Manuel Fangio, the Argentine who was the first great race driver of the postwar era, died yesterday morning in Buenos Aires. He was 84.
