What car number was Fangio?
Juan Manuel Fangio set records so immense that, in percentage terms, they will surely never be beaten. The Argentine competed in 51 Formula 1 grands prix, of which he won 24, set 28 pole positions and 23 fastest laps.
What cars did Fangio drive?
Fangio won world titles driving for Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, and Maserati. He also won the 12-hour Sebring, Fla., sports car race in 1956 and 1957. After his retirement from racing, he worked for Mercedes-Benz in Argentina.
Is Fangio still alive?
Deceased (1911–1995)
Juan Manuel Fangio/Living or Deceased
How old is Juan Manuel Fangio?
84 years (1911–1995)
Juan Manuel Fangio/Age at death
Where is Fangio buried?
Balcarce Cemetery, Balcarce, Argentina
Juan Manuel Fangio/Place of burial
How good was Juan Manuel Fangio?
He holds the highest winning percentage in Formula One – 46.15% – winning 24 of 52 Formula One races he entered. Fangio is the only Argentine driver to have won the Argentine Grand Prix, which he won four times in his career, more than any other driver.
Where is Juan Manuel Fangio buried?
Did Fangio ever crash?
During his time racing in Argentina, he drove Chevrolet cars and was Argentine National Champion in 1940 and 1941. Later on at an overnight stop in Bolivia one of the townspeople crashed into Fangio’s car and bent an axle- he and his co-driver spent all night fixing it.
Did Fangio speak English?
Fangio possessed an air of absolute charisma; the ability to lighten up a room just by walking in. He had a high-pitched yet soft voice, and spoke only Italian and Spanish, not English. For him, however, motor racing was a universal language.
Is Fangio married?
One passenger stated the incident was the first time Fangio had been so terrified. Fangio was never married, but was involved in a romantic relationship with Andrea Berruet with whom he broke up in 1960. They had a son named Oscar Cacho Espinosa who was acknowledged as the unrecognised son of Fangio in 2000.
Who was the oldest F1 driver?
Kimi Raikkonen
The oldest driver on the F1 grid is Kimi Raikkonen, with the Finn starting the season aged 41.