# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/juan-manuel-fangio
# Generated: 2026-08-31T23:43:54.005Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Fangio left school early for auto mechanics and began racing Ford V8s in Argentina's Turismo Carretera in 1938, winning back-to-back national titles in 1940 and 1941. After competing in Europe through the late 1940s, he entered Formula One's inaugural season in 1950 and dominated the decade that followed, claiming championships with Alfa Romeo in 1951, Mercedes-Benz in 1954 and 1955, Ferrari in 1956, and Maserati in 1954 and 1957—the only driver in history to win with four constructors. At 44, he drove the entire 1955 Argentine Grand Prix alone in searing heat while rivals rotated younger co-drivers, still setting fastest lap. His final victory came at the 1957 German Grand Prix, where a botched pit stop cost him the lead and he clawed it back by shattering the lap record repeatedly, taking risks no one had seen. He retired holding every major F1 record and later served as honorary president of Mercedes-Benz Argentina until his death in 1995.