Juan Manuel Fangio (Spanish: [ˈxwam maˈnwel ˈfaŋxjo], Italian: [ˈfandʒo]; 24 June 1911 – 17 July 1995) was an Argentine racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1958.

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. In his 51 championship Grands Prix he started from the front row 48 times (including 29 pole positions) and set 23 fastest race laps en route to 35 podium finishes, 24 of them ...

Jan 4, 2025 · 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. He went on to win what is today called the Formula One (F1) drivers’ championship 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.

Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 – July 17, 1995) was a race-car driver from Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing. He won five World Championship titles—a record which stood for 46 years—with four different teams (Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, and Maserati), a feat that has not been repeated since.

Juan Manuel Fangio was an Argentine F1 driver who won the F1 Drivers' World Championship five times in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, and 1957.

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.

Feb 4, 2025 · We go all the way back to 1955 for the first combination on our list when superstar Juan Manuel Fangio and rising star Stirling Moss were paired at Mercedes – the former a two-time champion and the latter having caught the eye with his early F1 outings. READ MORE: Mercedes F1 car raced by Fangio and Moss sells for record £42.75m at auction

Juan Manuel Fangio was widely regarded as the first great driver of the world championship era, He set a benchmark so high for a long time many thought it unbeatable. After narrowly losing the first world championship to Giuseppe Farina, Fangio claimed the title for the first time in 1951.

Feb 3, 2025 · Of the current Formula 1 grid, Fernando Alonso is the veteran of the field at 43 years old and with a record-breaking 401 starts to his name. ... who was 53 years and 22 days old when he was victorious in a shared drive with team mate Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1951 French Grand Prix. Other statistics in this vein that are still unbroken include ...