Juan Manuel Fangio II (born September 19, 1956 in Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine former auto racing driver. He is the nephew of five-time Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio.
After some experience in European Formula Three, Fangio debuted as a professional auto racer in IMSA in 1984 in the Miami Grand Prix in a Porsche 935 with Hugo Gralia. He had an award-winning career, winning two GTP driver's championships, as well as 2 manufacturer titles when he was racing for Toyota and All American Racers. Fangio further established his legacy in the world of auto racing by winning the prestigious 12 Hours of Sebring two times (as did his uncle), posting 21 GTP wins, and establishing an IMSA record with 19 solo victories. His victories came while driving the Eagle HF89/90 and Eagle MkIII GTP cars.
Fangio won ten pole positions during his career. He made most of his driving career in the United States and was chosen in 1992 and 1993 as an "All-American" by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association (AARWBA), an organization which also named Fangio their 1992 driver of the year. He also participated in the CART series, but did not win any races, a fact that he regretted.
His boss, and also a personal friend, was Dan Gurney. In 1997, Fangio called Gurney to let him know that he was retiring from CART competition. He told Gurney, "I have discovered that regardless of what my passion says, despite what I command my mind to do, I am no longer able to give my whole being, my total focus at the exclusion of everything else to this sport that I love. 99% is not enough, I shall stop." Gurney described Fangio as "A gentleman in a driver's suit with a core of steel exuding an aura of Latin American dignity and honor even in the worst of circumstances will be missing from the grid".
Fangio returned home in 1998 to race in the South American Super Touring Car Championship. He finished fifth in the standings with one win and five podiums at the wheel of a Peugeot 406. Shortly after, he retired from motorsports after a final appearance at the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1999 with a Ferrari 333 SP, finishing in sixth place for Doyle-Risi Racing.
Fangio currently resides in his hometown of Balcarce, Argentina.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
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1985 | Corbari Italia | SIL | THR Ret | EST 11 | NÜR C | VAL Ret | PAU Ret | SPA 6 | DIJ 14 | PER Ret | ÖST | ZAN | DON | 16th | 1 |
Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Team | Co-Drivers | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1993 | C1 | 38 | M | Toyota TS010 Toyota RV10 3.5L V10 | Toyota Team Tom's | Geoff Lees Jan Lammers | 353 | 8th | 5th |
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Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
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1989 | All American Racers | D24 | MIA 18 | S12 DNS | ATL | WPB | LRP 18 | MDO 5 | WGI 3 | ROA 5 | PDX 11 | HPT | SAN 2 | SON 5 | TPA 23 | DLM | 13th | 53 |
1990 | All American Racers | D24 35 | MIA | S12 25 | ATL 3 | WPB 13 | HPT 1 | LRP 5 | MDO 15 | WGI 11 | SON 1 | POR 13 | ROA 3 | SAN 1 | TPA 6 | DLM 1 | 4th | 115 |
1991 | All American Racers | D24 42 | WPB 8 | S12 18 | MIA 25 | ATL DNS | HPT 4 | LRP 2 | MDO 7 | NOR 16 | WGI 1 | LS 7 | POR 1 | ROA 19 | DLM 1 | 5th | 107 | |
1992 | All American Racers | D24 11 | MIA 14 | S12 1 | ATL 14 | LRP 1 | MDO 2 | NOR 1 | WGI 1 | LS 1 | POR 2 | ROA 1 | PHO 1 | DLM 19 | 1st | 215 | ||
1993 | All American Racers | D24 27 | MIA 1 | S12 1 | AMS 1 | LRP 1 | MDO 1 | WGI 1 | ROA | LS 2 | POR 1 | PHO 2 | 1st | 183 |
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Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1986 | Ralph Sanchez Racing | PHX1 | MIL | MEA 11 | TOR 7 | POC 7 | 5th | 69 | [1] | |||||||
ProMotion / Manliba | MDO 8 | ROA 11 | LS 3 | PHX2 2 | MIA 2 | |||||||||||
1987 | TEAMKAR International | PHX 3 | MIL 7 | MEA 11 | CLE | TOR | POC | MDO 3 | NZR | LS | MIA 1 | 7th | 57 | [2] | ||
1988 | TEAMKAR International | PHX | MIL | POR 2 | CLE 1 | TOR | MEA 12 | 5th | 69 | [3] | ||||||
Leading Edge Motorsport | POC 4 | MDO 13 | ROA 1 | NZR | LS 3 | MIA 2 |
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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1995 | PacWest Racing | Reynard 95i | Ford XB V8 t | MIA | SRF | PHX | LBH | NZR | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MIS | MDO 7 | NHM 15 | VAN 28 | LS 13 | 24th | 6 | [4] |
1996 | All American Racers | Eagle Mk-V | Toyota RV8A V8 t | MIA 21 | RIO 17 | SRF 15 | LBH 25 | NZR 25 | 500 22 | MIL 19 | DET 18 | POR 14 | CLE 13 | TOR 28 | MIS 14 | MDO 20 | ROA 8 | VAN 19 | LS 28 | 23rd | 5 | [5] | |
1997 | All American Racers | Reynard 96i | Toyota RV8A V8 t | MIA 20 | SRF 20 | LBH 26 | NZR 15 | 23rd | 9 | [6] | |||||||||||||
Reynard 97i | Toyota RV8B V8 t | RIO 20 | STL 23 | MIL 21 | DET 10 | POR 22 | CLE 21 | TOR 19 | MIS 11 | MDO 25 | ROA 10 | VAN 12 | LS 15 | FON 27 |
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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1999 | Doyle-Risi Racing | LMP | Ferrari 333 SP | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | P | SEB ovr:6 cls:6 | ATL | MOS | SON | POR | PET | MON | LSV | 90th | 0 |
(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
International Race of Champions results | ||||||||
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Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
1993 | Dodge | DAY 10 | DAR 6 | TAL 5 | MCH | 10th | 27 | [7] |
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