Juan Manuel Fangio II


Juan Manuel Fangio II is a former auto racing champion and the nephew of auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio. Fangio II grew up meeting some of auto racing's most famous champions of his uncle's era. He inherited his uncle's passion for motorsports.
After some experience in European Formula 3, he 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 II further established his legacy in the world of auto racing by winning the prestigious 12 Hours of Sebring two times, 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 II won pole position ten times 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, an organization which also named Fangio their 1992 driver of the year.
His boss, and also a personal friend, was Dan Gurney. While Fangio II also participated in the CART circuit, he did not win any races, a fact that he regretted.
In 1997, Fangio II called Gurney to let him know that he was retiring. 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."
Said Gurney: "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 II currently resides in Balcarce, Argentina.

Career results

Complete International Formula 3000 results

YearEntrant123456789101112Pts
1985Corbari ItaliaSILTHR
Ret		EST
11		NÜR
C		VAL
Ret		PAU
Ret		SPA
6		DIJ
14		PER
Ret		ÖSTZANDON16th1

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete IMSA GTP results

YearTeam123456789101112131415RankPoints
1989All American RacersD24MIA
18		S12
DNS		ATLWPBLRP
18		MDO
5		WGI
3		ROA
5		PDX
11		HPTSAN
2		SON
5		TPA
23		DLM13th53
1990All American RacersD24
35		MIAS12
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		4th115
1991All American RacersD24
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		5th107
1992All American RacersD24
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		1st215
1993All American RacersD24
27		MIA
1		S12
1		AMS
1		LRP
1		MDO
1		WGI
1		ROALS
2		POR
1		PHO
2		1st183

American Open-Wheel racing results

Indy Lights

CART

Complete American Le Mans Series results

International Race of Champions