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Juan Manuel Fangio ( Spanish: [ˈxwan maˈnwel ˈfaŋxjo], Italian: [ˈfandʒo]; 24 June 1911 – 17 July 1995), [ 1] 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 ...
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.
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.
Jul 17, 2024 · Just by turning up at the inaugural Havana Grand Prix in 1957, Juan Manuel Fangio earned $7,000 — which amounts to about $50,000 today. His victory in the event behind the wheel of a Maserati ...
Scuderia Ferrari Hero: Clear and insatiable individualism was Juan Manuel Fangio’s main characteristic.
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...
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...
The short, stocky Fangio didn’t look the part of a race driver, but with 24 Grands Prix wins and countless others, he is one of the finest who ever lived. 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!
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. Fangio, the sport's only five-time world champion...
Juan Manuel Fangio was an Argentine F1 driver who won the F1 Drivers' World Championship five times in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, and 1957.
