Fangio's 1990 IMSA GTP car

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.

Career results

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(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
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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Class No Tyres Car Team Co-Drivers Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1993 C1 38 M Toyota TS010
Toyota RV10 3.5L V10		 Japan Toyota Team Tom's United Kingdom Geoff Lees
Netherlands Jan Lammers		 353 8th 5th

Complete IMSA GTP results

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points
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

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
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

CART

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points Ref
1995 PacWest Racing Reynard 95i Ford XB V8t 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 V8t 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 V8t MIA
20		 SRF
20		 LBH
26		 NZR
15		 23rd 9 [6]
Reynard 97i Toyota RV8B V8t 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

Complete American Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine Tyres 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
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

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

References

  1. ↑ "Juan Manuel Fangio II – 1986 CART American Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Juan Manuel Fangio II – 1987 CART American Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Juan Manuel Fangio II – 1988 CART American Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Juan Manuel Fangio II – 1995 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Juan Manuel Fangio II – 1996 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Juan Manuel Fangio II – 1997 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Juan Manuel Fangio II – 1993 IROC Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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