Timeline Juan Manuel Fangio: Five-Time World Champion

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• 1911 Juan Manuel Fangio born in Balcarce Fangio is born in Balcarce, Argentina, the son of Italian immigrants.
• 1940 Fangio wins the Gran Premio del Norte Fangio wins a road race of thousands of kilometres from Buenos Aires to Lima and back, and his first Argentine championship.
• 1951 1951: Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Argentine legend Fangio claimed the first of his five world titles, beginning one of the most dominant careers in motorsport history.
• 1954 1954: Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati / Mercedes Fangio won his second title, starting the season with Maserati before switching to the dominant Mercedes-Benz W196 mid-season.
• 1954 Fangio wins on his Mercedes debut Fangio joins Mercedes-Benz mid-season and wins first time out, at the French Grand Prix at Reims.
• 1955 1955: Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes Fangio's third title came in a season overshadowed by the catastrophic Le Mans disaster that killed 83 spectators and prompted Mercedes to withdraw from racing.
• 1956 1956: Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari Fangio won his fourth championship, this time driving for Ferrari after Mercedes's withdrawal from the sport.
• 1957 1957: Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Fangio's fifth and final championship, sealed with a legendary drive at the Nürburgring widely regarded as the greatest race in F1 history. He retired the following year at the age of 47.
• 1957 Fangio wins the German Grand Prix Fangio breaks the Nürburgring lap record again and again to catch the Ferraris after a slow pit stop, his greatest drive and his last win.
• 1958 Fangio kidnapped in Havana Cuban rebels of Fidel Castros movement abduct Fangio before the Cuban Grand Prix. He is released unharmed the next day.
• 1958 Fangio retires from racing Fangio finishes fourth at the French Grand Prix at Reims and retires.
• 1995 Fangio dies in Buenos Aires Juan Manuel Fangio dies aged 84.