Juan Manuel Fangio

Argentine racing driver (1911–1995)

Juan Manuel Fangio was an Argentine racing driver, born in Balcarce in 1911. He died in 1995.

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He turned out for Scuderia Ferrari, Mercedes F1 Team, Alfa Romeo Racing and Maserati.

Juan Manuel Fangio is widely regarded as one of the defining figures of auto racing in his era, and remains the benchmark against which later competitors are measured.

The public record credits Juan Manuel Fangio with 4 senior teams. Motorsport pairs athlete and machine, and the drivers who dominate an era do so against constantly shifting technical rules.

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