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🇦🇷 Juan Fangio
Racing driver from Argentina. Formula 1, Maserati. Five-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Juan Fangio
Born
24 June 1911(b. 1911)
Nationality
Argentina
Current team
Maserati
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Championships
51951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
Career wins
24
Career podiums
35
Career starts
51
Career DNFs
10
Racer Rating
6,889
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,889Rank 21 of 40,700 indexed, -989 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
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 6,889 ranks Fangio 21th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1958 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1958-07-06 | Reims-Gueux | P4 | +6 |
| 1958-01-19 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | P4 | −43 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +152 | Circuit de Monaco 1950 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +147 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1950 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +137 | Reims-Gueux 1950 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +129 | Circuit Bremgarten 1951 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +126 | Reims-Gueux 1951 | Formula 1 | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Reims-Gueux6 starts+24
Nürburgring5 starts+20
Silverstone5 starts+7
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez6 starts+1
Struggles
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps6 starts-22
Circuit de Monaco4 starts-5
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza7 starts-3
Circuit Bremgarten4 starts-1
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | P10 | −37 | 7,878 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 46 | P1 | +128 | 7,915 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 33 | P1 | +122 | 7,787 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Mercedes | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 41 | P1 | +164 | 7,665 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Mercedes | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 57 | P1 | +585 | 7,501 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 30 | P3 | +206 | 6,916 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 37 | P1 | +462 | 6,710 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | P3 | +4,897 | 6,247 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Fangio finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 6,087 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 84% |
| 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | 5,961 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 86% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean Behra | 5,968 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 86% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 5,960 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 76% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 6,504 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 70% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 6,330 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 66% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Villoresi | 6,019 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 77% |
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 6,495 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 67% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 6,252 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 60% |
| 🇦🇷 José Froilán González | 6,286 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 79% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 🇺🇸 Denny Hamlin | NASCAR Cup Series | 7,334 |
| 12 | 🇬🇧 Arvid Lindblad | Formula 1 | 7,106 |
| 13 | 🇲🇽 Pato O'Ward | IndyCar | 7,094 |
| 14 | 🇩🇰 Christian Lundgaard | IndyCar | 7,086 |
| 15 | 🇫🇷 Pierre Gasly | Formula 1 | 7,040 |
| 16 | 🇩🇪 Nico Hülkenberg | Formula 1 | 7,001 |
| 17 | 🇩🇪 Pascal Wehrlein | Formula E | 6,966 |
| 18 | 🇬🇧 Oliver Rowland | Formula E | 6,961 |
| 19 | 🇳🇿 Mitch Evans | Formula E | 6,953 |
| 20 | 🇪🇸 Alex Palou | IndyCar | 6,950 |
| 21 | 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | Formula 1 | 6,889 |
| 22 | 🇯🇵 Yuki Tsunoda | Formula 1 | 6,886 |
| 23 | 🇩🇪 Sebastian Vettel | Formula 1 | 6,884 |
| 24 | 🇺🇸 Christopher Bell | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,823 |
| 25 | 🇫🇷 Esteban Ocon | Formula 1 | 6,813 |
| 26 | 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | Formula 1 | 6,802 |
| 27 | 🇯🇵 Sho Tsuboi | Super GT | 6,800 |
| 28 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Blaney | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,787 |
| 29 | 🇪🇸 Carlos Sainz | Formula 1 | 6,786 |
| 30 | 🇳🇿 Scott McLaughlin | IndyCar | 6,770 |
| 31 | 🇧🇷 Gabriel Bortoleto | Formula 1 | 6,758 |
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