Juan Manuel Fangio
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Juan Manuel Fangio was an Argentine racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1958. Nicknamed "el Chueco" and "el Maestro", Fangio won five Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles
Fangio in 1955
Fangio as a child when he took his Roman Catholic First Communion, c. 1920
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
1957 Formula One season
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The 1957 Formula One season was the 11th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 8th World Championship of Drivers which was contested over eight races between 13 January and 8 Septemb
Juan Manuel Fangio
…record that stood for 46 years—and became the only driver in F1 history to win titles with four different teams: Alfa Romeo (1951), Maserati (1954 and 1957), Mercedes-Benz (1954 and 1955), and Ferrari (1956). He holds the highest winning percentage in Formula One at 46.15%, winning 24 of 52 Formula One…
Stirling Moss finished runner-up in the World Championship of Drivers.
Luigi Musso finished third in the World Championship of Drivers.
Juan Manuel Fangio won his 5th and final Drivers' Championship at the age of 46 years and 41 days driving for Maserati