Name:Juan 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