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1950 — 1951
Alfa Romeo
First world championship in 1951.
Juan Manuel FangioF1 career history
Five championships with four different teams — a record of adaptability no one has matched.
- Titles
- 5
- Wins
- 24
- Poles
- 29
- Podiums
- 35
- Starts
- 51
- Teams
- 5
Career Chronology
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5 of 5 team stints shown · 1950 — 1957
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53
1953
Maserati
Win at Monza after a year lost to injury.
54
1954 — 1955
Mercedes-Benz
Two titles with the W196.
56
1956
Ferrari
Fourth title in the Lancia-Ferrari D50.
57
1957
Maserati
Fifth title; the Nürburgring drive.
The Long Version
He arrived in Europe as a road-racing champion in his late thirties and finished runner-up in the first championship season.
Titles followed with Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari.
His 1957 win at the Nürburgring, retaking 48 seconds after a botched pit stop, is regarded as the greatest single drive.
He retired mid-1958 having won 24 of 51 starts.
Where Those Teams Went
Alfa Romeo SpA2 identities
The marque that won the first two World Championships with the pre-war Alfetta, then returned twice as an engine supplier and a works team.
Trace the Alfa Romeo rebrands from 1950 →Officine Alfieri Maserati2 identities
Modena's other great marque: the 250F was the customer car of the 1950s and carried Fangio to his fifth title.
Trace the Maserati rebrands from 1950 →