Juan Manuel Fangio
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Juan Manuel Fangio 🇦🇷

Juan Manuel Fangio (Known as "El Chueco")
["racing driver", "Formula One World Champion", "pioneer"]
Born Jun 24, 1911 🇦🇷 Balcarce, Argentina
Passed Away Jul 17, 1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lifespan 84 years old
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Archival Overview

Argentine racing driver who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing, winning five World Championship titles with four different constructors.

Biographical Record

Juan Manuel Fangio (1911–1995), nicknamed El Chueco or El Maestro, was an Argentine racing driver whose staggering 46.15% win rate remains an unmatched pinnacle in Formula One history. Fangio captured five World Drivers' Championships (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957)—a record that stood for 46 years.

Winning titles with Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, and Ferrari, his triumph at the 1957 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring Nordschleife is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest individual driving masterclasses ever witnessed.

Key Life Milestones

October 28, 1951

First Formula One Championship

Captured his first Formula One World Drivers' Championship driving the legendary Alfa Romeo 159 Alfetta.

August 4, 1957

Fifth Title and Nürburgring Masterclass

Broke the lap record nine times in ten laps to win the German Grand Prix and clinch his record fifth world championship.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Cementerio Municipal de Balcarce
Buenos Aires, Argentina
GPS: -37.8464, -58.2553
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