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1955-01-16 – Mercedes 196 W (2) – Juan Manuel Fangio – ARG-Buenos Aires – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio Conquers the Buenos Aires Heat Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix at Buenos Aires in the number 2 Mercedes-Benz W 196, beginning his World Championship title defence with a commanding victory. The race was run in oppressive summer heat, and Fangio…
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1951-10-28 – Alfa 159 (22) – Juan Manuel Fangio – ESP-Pedralbes – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio secures his first world championship Juan Manuel Fangio won the Spanish Grand Prix at Pedralbes in the number 22 Alfa Romeo 159 on 28 October 1951. The victory in the final round of the World Championship allowed him to defeat Ferrari’s Alberto Ascari for…
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1955-09-05 – Mercedes 196 W (18) – Juan Manuel Fangio – ITA-Monza – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio leads Mercedes at Monza Juan Manuel Fangio drove the number 18 Mercedes-Benz W196 to victory at Monza on 5 September 1955, heading teammate Piero Taruffi. The result confirmed Fangio’s authority during a season in which he secured his third World Championship and his second…
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1957-08-05 – Maseratti 250 F (1) – Juan Manuel Fangio – GER-Nurburgring – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio’s masterwork at the Nürburgring Juan Manuel Fangio won the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring on 5 August 1957 in the number 1 Maserati 250F. The victory became the defining drive of his fifth and final World Championship season, achieved against the Ferrari pair…
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1956-08-05 – Lancia-Ferrari D50 V8 (1) – Juan Manuel Fangio – GER-Nurburgring – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio Masters the Nürburgring Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1956 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in the number 1 Lancia-Ferrari D50. On the formidable Nordschleife, the reigning champion converted pole position into a commanding victory and strengthened his pursuit of a fourth World Drivers’…