Which Argentine town was the home of the legendary racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio, and has a circuit named after him hosting touring-car and other events?
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Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio is a motorsports circuit located near Balcarce, Argentina. It has hosted events in the Turismo Carretera series. The 2011 race saw tragedy as young Argentine Guido Falaschi was fatally injured in a multi-car crash.
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Turismo Carretera Turismo Carretera (Road racing, lit., Road Touring) is a popular touring car racing series in Argentina, and the oldest car racing series still active in the world.
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Palacio Alcorta Palacio Alcorta was originally a large test track that was converted into a housing complex in the neighborhood of Palermo Chico, Buenos Aires.
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Autódromo Ciudad de Paraná Autódromo Ciudad de Paraná is a motorsports circuit located in Entre Ríos, Argentina. It has hosted events in the TC2000, TRV6 and Turismo Carretera series and till 2011 also of the South American Formula Three Series, namely the Formula 3 Sudamericana.
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2011 FIA GT1 San Luis round The 2011 FIA GT1 San Luis round was an auto racing event held at the Potrero de los Funes Circuit, San Luis, Argentina on 4–6 November, and was the final round of the 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the FIA GT1 World Championship's second race held in Argentina, a week after the 2010 San Luis round at the 6.270 km circuit. This event was supported by the TC 2000 Championship, Fiat Linea Competizione and the Argentine Formula Renault Championship.
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Cuban Grand Prix The Cuban Grand Prix was a sports car motor race held for a brief period in the late 1950s. The race is now defunct, having been held for the last time in 1960. The race is best remembered as the backdrop to the kidnapping of Formula One World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio by anti-government rebels linked to the 26th of July Movement.
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Juan Pablo Raies Juan Pablo Raies (born in Argentina) is a rally race car driver.
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Autódromo Rosendo Hernández The Autódromo Rosendo Hernández is a motorsports circuit located in San Luis, Argentina. It has hosted events in the TC2000, Turismo Carretera and Formula Renault series, as well as the World RX of Argentina of the FIA World Rallycross Championship in 2014. The circuit is close to Potrero de los Funes Circuit, which hosted the FIA GT Championship.
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1955 Formula One season The 1955 Formula One season was the ninth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1955 World Championship of Drivers, which commenced on 16 January 1955 and ended on September 11 after seven races. Juan Manuel Fangio won his second consecutive World Championship title in a season that was curtailed by tragedies.
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1947 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (II) The second of two 1947 Buenos Aires Grand Prix (official name: I Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón, also known as the II Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires) was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Retiro street circuit in Buenos Aires on February 15–16, 1947. Competitions opened on February 15 with two preliminary rounds of the Mecánica Argentina - Fuerza Limitada and Mecánica Argentina - Fuerza Libre classes for a combined final which determined the qualification for the February 16, Formula Libre main event.
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1998 Argentine Grand Prix The 1998 Argentine Grand Prix (formally the XXI Gran Premio Marlboro Argentina) was a Formula One motor race held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires, on 12 April 1998. The race is (to date) the last Argentine Grand Prix. It was the third race of the 1998 Formula One season. The 72-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher for the Ferrari team, from a second position start. Mika Häkkinen finished second in a McLaren, with Eddie Irvine third in the other Ferrari car.
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2014 Buenos Aires 200km The 2014 200 km of Buenos Aires was the seventh edition of this race in the TC2000 season. The race was held in the Autódromo Juan y Óscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires.
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2014 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina The 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina was the eighth round of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season and the second running of the FIA WTCC Race of Argentina. It was held on 3 August 2014 at the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo in Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina.
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Montmeló Montmeló (] ) is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental, within the Barcelona metropolitan area, in Catalonia, Spain. It contains the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which is the home of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix and the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix.
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Las Paredes Las Paredes is an Argentine motorsports circuit located near San Rafael, Mendoza Province.
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Autódromo Roberto José Mouras Autódromo Roberto José Mouras is a motorsports circuit located in La Plata, Argentina. It has hosted events in the Turismo Carretera series. Currently the track is 2.7 miles long. The inaugural race was on October 20, 1996 with a Turismo Carretera race, which was won by Emilio Satriano The lap record is held by Mariano Werner.
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Darlington Raceway Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.
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1956 Formula One season The 1956 Formula One season featured the tenth season of FIA's Formula One motor racing. It featured the seventh World Championship of Drivers as well as numerous non-championship races. The championship series commenced on 22 January 1956 and ended on 2 September after eight races. Juan Manuel Fangio won his third consecutive title, the fourth of his career. Until the season this was the last season during which no British constructor won any championship race.
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Guillermo Maldonado (racing) Guillermo Maldonado (born October 29, 1952 in Buenos Aires Province), is an Argentine racing driver. He won the TC2000 championship in 1994.
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Autódromo Ciudad de Mar del Plata Autódromo Ciudad de Mar del Plata is a motorsports circuit located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Pontevedra, Buenos Aires Pontevedra is a city located in Merlo Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The town was named after the homonymous city of Pontevedra, Spain.
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Fiorano Circuit The Fiorano Circuit is a private racetrack owned by Ferrari for development and testing purposes. It is located in Fiorano Modenese, near the Italian town of Maranello.