Juan Fangio is a racing driver from Argentina who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. Fangio is a five-time champion (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957), with 24 wins and 35 podiums from 51 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,092 ranks Fangio 77th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1958-07-06 | Reims-Gueux | P4 | +21 |
| 1958-01-19 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | P4 | −30 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | P14 | −9 | 7,383 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 46 | P1 | +256 | 7,392 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 33 | P1 | +161 | 7,136 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Mercedes | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 41 | P1 | +286 | 6,974 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Mercedes | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 57 | P1 | +745 | 6,688 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 30 | P3 | +293 | 5,943 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 37 | P1 | +479 | 5,651 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | P3 | +372 | 5,172 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 5,537 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 5,388 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 63% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 4,858 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 94% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean Behra | 4,855 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 94% |
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 5,565 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 79% |
| 🇦🇷 José Froilán González | 5,180 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 4,981 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 5,339 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Villoresi | 5,038 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Musso | 4,994 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
Juan Fangio was an Argentine professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 from 1950 to 1958. Across 51 starts, he won 24 races and finished on the podium 35 times, achieving an average finishing position of 1.9 and securing five world championship titles in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, and 1957. His Racer Rating of 6,092 places him among the strongest drivers of the professional ranks. Fangio raced primarily for Maserati, which fielded him in 19 of his 51 starts.[1]
Fangio's record against his era's leading competitors underscores his sustained dominance. He finished ahead of two-time champion Alberto Ascari in all seven occasions they raced together. Against Nino Farina, a reigning world champion, Fangio prevailed in 11 of 14 shared races. He similarly outpaced Mike Hawthorn, another world champion, in 14 of 20 head-to-head encounters. Against Stirling Moss, a front-running professional contemporary, Fangio finished ahead in 12 of 19 races. His margins over other strong field members such as José Froilán González and Jean Behra were similarly decisive, establishing a pattern of consistent outperformance against the best drivers of his field.[2]
Fangio's final season in 1958 saw his competitiveness decline; he started two races without points finishes, recording a best result of 14th place before retiring from racing. His career spanned a single-seater discipline at the sport's highest level during the 1950s, a formative period in Formula 1's history.