| Name | Juan Manuel Fangio |  |
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| Nationality |  |
Argentinian | |
| Date of Brith | 1911 | ||
| Drivers championships | 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 | ||
| Grand Prix victories | 24 | ||
| Teams | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Ferrari | |||
| Maserati | |||
| Merceedes | |||
Fangio is rated by many people asa the greatest grand prix driver of all time. His record of 5 championship wins in the 1950's stood until Michael Schumacher overtook it in 2003. It is not possible to properly compare drivers from different eras of the sport, but he was definitely one of the greatest of his generation. Unusually he was 40 when he won his first championship title.
Year |
Team |
Points |
Position |
1958 |
7 |
14 |
|
1957 |
40 |
1 |
|
1956 |
30 |
1 |
|
1955 |
Merceedes |
40 |
1 |
1954 |
42 |
1 |
|
1953 |
28 |
2 |
|
1952 |
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1951 |
Alfa Romeo |
31 |
1 |
1950 |
Alfa Romeo |
27 |
2 |