Name:Juan Manuel FangioJuan Manuel Fangio
Nationality: Argentinian
Date of Birth: 1911
Drivers championships:1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
Grand Prix victories: 24
TeamsAlfa 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.

Previous Seasons Results
Year Team PointsPosition
1958 Maserati 7 14
1957 Maserati 40 1
1956 Ferrari 30 1
1955 Merceedes 40 1
1954 Maserati 42 1
1953 Maserati 28 2
1952
1951 Alfa Romeo 31 1
1950 Alfa Romeo 27 2