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Turismo Carretera
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Turismo Carretera is a popular stock car racing series in Argentina, and the oldest auto racing series still active in the world. The series is organized by Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera.
Ángel Lo Valvo wins the first official Turismo Carretera event – the 1937 Gran Premio Argentino de Carretera [es].
Ángel Lo Valvo wins the first official Turismo Carretera event – the 1937 Gran Premio Argentino de Carretera [es].
Production-based coupés remained in use into the 1950s.
Production-based coupés remained in use into the 1950s.
Prototype cars, such as the Trueno Naranja, rose to prominence in the late-1960s.
Prototype cars, such as the Trueno Naranja, rose to prominence in the late-1960s.
The series began to evolve into the current format during the 1970s.
The series began to evolve into the current format during the 1970s.
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
Turismo Carretera
…races. Competitors used lightly modified production coupés, and employed navigators due to the nature of the races. Future Formula One World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio was among the first drivers to find success in the category, winning back-to-back titles in the early-1940s, before the brothers Gálvez (Oscar and Juan…
Fangio in 1955
Fangio in 1955
Fangio as a child when he took his Roman Catholic First Communion, c. 1920
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
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 at the 1954 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring