Juan Manuel Fangio
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Juan manuel fangio. Juan manuel fangio share many consider him to be the greatest driver of all time. Events in the life of juan manuel fangio. Born june 24 1911 in balcarce buenos aires province argentina died july 17 1995 in buenos aires argentina nicknamed el chueco knock kneed or el maestro the master was a racing car driver from argentina who dominated the first decade of formula one racing. After military service he opened his own garage and would race in local events.
Wins by 3 points from juan manuel fangio. He dominated the first decade of formula one racing winning the world drivers championship five times. 24 de junio de 1911 buenos aires argentina. Juan manuel fangio was the formula one king winning five world championships in the early 1950s before protective gear or safety features were used.
His pallbearers were his younger brother ruben renato toto stirling moss compatriot racers josé froilán gonzález and carlos reutemann jackie stewart and the president of mercedes benz argentina at the time. Juan manuel fangio died in buenos aires in 1995 at the age of 84 from kidney failure and pneumonia. 1950 09 03 giuseppe nino farina wins inaugural formula 1 world drivers championship by taking out the italian grand prix at monza in an alfa romeo. Juan manuel fangio fange ee oh.
Juan manuel fangio nicknamed el chueco the bowlegged one also commonly translated as bandy legged or el maestro the master was an argentine racing car driver. Affectionately known as bandy legs by his many fans juan manuel fangio was born in balcarce argentina the son of an italian immigrant in 1911. Juan manuel fangio is in my mind the greatest driver that ever lived with jim clark the second greatest even ahead of ayrton senna. 1951 10 28 juan manuel fangio of argentina wins formula 1 world drivers championship by taking out the spanish grand prix at pedralbes in an alpha romeo.
Juan manuel fangio balcarce argentina.