Born:____________June 24th, 1911
Died:____________July 17th, 1995
Nationality:________Argentine
Years in F1:_______1950-1958
Raced with:_______Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes, Ferrari
World Champion:__1951 , 1954 , 1955 , 1956 , 1957
GP Starts :________51
GP Wins :________24
Podiums :_________35
Poles :____________29
Front Row:_______48
Fastest Laps:______23
WC Points:_______322
Affectionately known as "bandy legs" by his many fans, was born in Balcarce, Argentina the son of an Italian immigrant in 1911.
Fangio's first race at eighteen was in a Ford taxi. One particular race which he won in 1940, the Gran Premio del Norte was almost 10,000 kilometers long.In 1950 he was given a drive at Alfa Romeo. Battling with his teammate Nino Farina he ended up in second place but the die had been cast. The next year Fangio won the first of his five titles.
In 1954 he moved to the Mercedes team and won his second World Championship. Fangio drove twelve Grands Prix for Mercedes winning eight times. This began a string of four straight titles. In 1957 Juan-Manuel Fangio won one of his most famous races at the German Grand Prix.
His record of wins against starts will probably never be matched!!!