Formula One drivers from Argentina
There have been 25 Formula One drivers from Argentina including one World Drivers' Champion. Juan Manuel Fangio, who is regarded as one of the greatest drivers of all time, won the title five times in the first eight seasons of the championship and was twice a runner-up.
Juan Manuel Fangio
Carlos Reutemann driving a Ferrari in 1978 at Watkins Glen in the eastern United States
Juan Manuel Fangio, was an Argentine racing driver. Nicknamed El Chueco or El Maestro, he dominated the first decade of Formula One racing, winning the World Drivers' Championship five times.
Fangio c. 1952
1950 Simca Gordini T15s, as raced, and retired, at the 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans by José Froilán González and Juan Manuel Fangio
Fangio at the 1954 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring
Fangio being chased by Alberto Ascari during the 1954 Italian Grand Prix