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5 Facts About Juan Manuel Fangio
Fangio's 5 F1 titles in 8 seasons: 47.1% race wins, 94.1% front-row starts.
In brief
Fangio's 5 F1 titles in 8 seasons: 47.1% race wins, 94.1% front-row starts. Juan Manuel Fangio won five Formula 1 championships in eight seasons with 47.1% of his races won and 94.1% of starts in front row. Originally reported by Jalopnik.
Five F1 championships
Juan Manuel Fangio won five Formula 1 driver's championships from 1950 through 1957.
24 race wins
Fangio has 24 Formula 1 race wins, placing him 12th on the all-time wins leaderboard.
Short career
Fangio won five championships in eight seasons of racing, from 1950 through 1957.
47.1% win rate
Fangio won 47.1% of the 51 Formula 1 Grand Prix races he entered.
94.1% front row starts
Fangio qualified on the front row in 94.1% of his Formula 1 races.
Funded by Perón
Juan Perón, the Argentinean president, funded Fangio's move to Paris and gave him a Maserati to start his European racing career.
Started at 39
Fangio began his first modern Grand Prix race at age 39, retiring at 40 with his fifth championship.
1955 Le Mans crash
Fangio narrowly avoided death in the 1955 Le Mans crash that killed 80 people.
1958 kidnapping
Fangio was kidnapped by Cuban revolutionaries in 1958 before the Cuban Grand Prix.
Four teams
Fangio won championships for four different Formula 1 teams: Maserati, Mercedes, Ferrari, and Alfa Romeo.
1955 crash details
Fangio avoided death when Levegh's Mercedes crashed into the crowd at Le Mans, killing 80 people.
1958 kidnapping details
Fangio was kidnapped by Cuban revolutionaries in 1958 before the Cuban Grand Prix, but released unharmed.
1955 crash aftermath
Fangio's 1955 Le Mans crash avoided death, but the event killed 80 people and injured 120.
1958 kidnapping aftermath
Fangio was kidnapped by Cuban revolutionaries in 1958 before the Cuban Grand Prix, but released unharmed.
The headline
Juan Manuel Fangio won five Formula 1 championships in eight seasons with 47.1% of his races won and 94.1% of starts in front row.
