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'''Juan Manuel Fangio''' (born 24 June 1911 in Balcarce, 17 July 1995 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1954. A very talented sportscar and non-championship driver, he was an occasional front-runner in the early days of the championship, narrowly losing the [[1950 Alternate Formula One season|1950 title]] to [[Giuseppe Farina]]. He won two championship Grands Prix while developing a reputation as a crash-happy driver. He drove for [[Alfa Romeo]] and [[Ferrari]], then signed for [[Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing]], but following an accident at the [[1954 Syracuse Grand Prix]] where he broke his legs, he was forced to sit out the following year and a half. Fearing his career to be over, Fangio announced his retirement, but was nonetheless offered a drive at Ferrari for 1956. | '''Juan Manuel Fangio''' (born 24 June 1911 in Balcarce, 17 July 1995 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1954. A very talented sportscar and non-championship driver, he was an occasional front-runner in the early days of the championship, narrowly losing the [[1950 Alternate Formula One season|1950 title]] to [[Giuseppe Farina]]. He won two championship Grands Prix while developing a reputation as a crash-happy driver. He drove for [[Alfa Romeo]] and [[Ferrari]], then signed for [[Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing]], but following an accident at the [[1954 Syracuse Grand Prix]] where he broke his legs, he was forced to sit out the following year and a half. Fearing his career to be over, Fangio announced his retirement, but was nonetheless offered a drive at Ferrari for 1956, which he accepted. | ||
==Complete Alternate Formula One results== | ==Complete Alternate Formula One results== | ||
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! 8 | ! 8 | ||
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| [[1956 Alternate Formula One season|1956]] | |||
! [[Scuderia Ferrari]] | |||
! [[Ferrari R560]] | |||
! [[Ferrari]] RS560 2.5 L4 | |||
|bgcolor=ffdf9f| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br><small>3</small> | |||
|bgcolor=cfcfff| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br><small>12</small> | |||
|bgcolor=dfffdf| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br><small>6</small> | |||
| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small></small> | |||
| [[1956 East German Grand Prix|GDR]]<br><small></small> | |||
| [[1956 Irish Grand Prix|IRL]]<br><small></small> | |||
| [[1956 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]]<br><small></small> | |||
| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small></small> | |||
| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br><small></small> | |||
| [[1956 Thai Grand Prix|THA]]<br><small></small> | |||
! 6th* | |||
! 5* | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Real-life drivers]] | [[Category:Real-life drivers]] | ||
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]] | [[Category:Formula One Drivers]] | ||
Revision as of 13:25, 6 April 2016
Juan Manuel Fangio (born 24 June 1911 in Balcarce, 17 July 1995 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1954. A very talented sportscar and non-championship driver, he was an occasional front-runner in the early days of the championship, narrowly losing the 1950 title to Giuseppe Farina. He won two championship Grands Prix while developing a reputation as a crash-happy driver. He drove for Alfa Romeo and Ferrari, then signed for Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing, but following an accident at the 1954 Syracuse Grand Prix where he broke his legs, he was forced to sit out the following year and a half. Fearing his career to be over, Fangio announced his retirement, but was nonetheless offered a drive at Ferrari for 1956, which he accepted.
Complete Alternate Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Alfa Romeo SpA | Alfa Romeo 158/50 | Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s | GBR 8 |
MON 2 |
500 DNQ |
SUI 1 |
BEL 4 |
FRA 4 |
ITA Ret |
3rd | 20 (21) | |||
| 1951 | Alfa Romeo SpA | Alfa Romeo 158/50 | Alfa Romeo 158 1.5 L8s | MON Ret |
500 | BEL Ret |
FRA 4 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
NED Ret |
ITA Ret |
16th | 4 | ||
| 1952 | Alfa Romeo SpA | Alfa Romeo 159/52 | Alfa Romeo 159 1.5 L8s | MON 7 |
ENG Ret |
BEL 4 |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER 2 |
NED 4 |
ITA Ret |
USA Ret |
AUS DNS |
9th | 13 |
| 1953 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 | MON 6 |
NED Ret |
BEL Ret |
FRA 6 |
GBR 1 |
GER 9 |
SUI Ret |
ITA 10 |
USA | 11th | 8 | |
| 1956 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari R560 | Ferrari RS560 2.5 L4 | MON 3 |
FRA 12 |
BEL 6 |
GER |
GDR |
IRL |
SCO |
GBR |
ITA |
THA |
6th* | 5* |