Maserati is a partner in the realisation of the exhibition entitled ‘Fangio - Cuando el Hombre es mas que el Mito’ (‘Fangio – When then Man is more than the Myth’). The exhibition will run from 1 to 30 October in Modena, at the old Manifattura Tabacchi building. It is supported by the Comune di Modena, the Provincia and the Chamber of Commerce and forms part of the ‘Modena Terra di Motori’ (‘Modena – Land of Engines’) annual event. Images and objects related to the five-time world Formula 1 champion Juan Manuel Fangio will be on display. He won his last title in 1957 in a Maserati 250 F and is considered one of the greatest drivers of all time. The exhibition is being held on the tenth anniversary of his death.

In order to fully evoke the talent of the great Fangio and demonstrate Maserati’s great passion for racing, the House of the Trident has decided to include in the collection of memorabilia at the exhibition the wooden and aluminium steering wheel from Fangio’s Maserati 250 F. Also present will be the winner’s drape that enveloped the World Championship trophy handed to the Argentine driver when he topped the podium at Nürburgring in 1957.

Juan Manuel Fangio and Maserati will be forever linked in motor-racing epic. In its ninety year history, Maserati has collected almost five hundred wins and a countless number of category placements. Between 1949 and 1957 Fangio and his Maserati scored the wins that secured the legend of the Trident marque. There were victories in San Remo, Marseille, Perpignan and Pau in 1949 with Fangio at the wheel of the Maserati 4CLT/48 and then the winning of the world title in 1957 driving the 250F. This was Fangio’s fifth world F1 title. After this win and at the peak of its powers, Maserati decided to retire from competition. It continued to supply its clients with cars and engines in the years that followed with success coming in all sectors of competition. Fangio won in the Maserati in other races too, some in the Sport category: the Grand Prix of Pau in the 4CLT/48 in 1950, the Grand Prix of Modena on board the A6GCM in 1957, the Grand Prix of Portugal, the Grand Prix of Cuba and the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Since then, Maserati has always been the true to itself and transferred the sporting soul and technological research acquired from the racing world to Gran Turismo. Those features go along with the exclusivity of Maserati cars and traditional attention to detail typical of Italian craftsmanship. This year Maserati has already won the Constructors’ Cup in FIA GT Championship a long way before the end of the season, thanks to the four MC12s fielding the Team Vitaphone and JMB.
 

Further, the Trofeo GranSport continues to set top performances in the Trofeo Maserati in Europe and Brazil.

The exhibition is developed along several thematic lines, including:

Simply Fangio: an overview on his private life, from the strong relationship to his family and birthplace to his life with Andreina, to his personal passions, such as the passion for westerns.

Fangio as a mechanic: before becoming an internationally renown champion, Fangio was a real mechanic: already at 10 years of age he spent much of his time at the workshop of Señor Capettini in Balcarce; then, after having completed his school career, at 19 he opened his own workshop. A deep knowledge of the mechanical aspects allowed him to take personally care of almost all his race cars, even when he could count on a team of expert mechanics, always available to him.

Fangio as a driver: The most famous moments in the life and career of Fangio, from the beginning in Argentina with the long stock-car races to the world-wide success, thanks to 5 world championship titles, which were long unequalled, and many GP victories on different circuits.

Fangio and his friends: From affectionate admirers or mere fans to childhood friends who escorted him also on the track, to the relations to Alberto Ascari and Marcello Giambertone, his agent and the co-author of his autobiography: congratulations and memoirs of those who were close to him during the victories as well as through hard times.

Fangio and Modena: The special relation between the champion and the city of Modena, from the races on the circuit to the trophies won with the Modena racing teams, from the special relationship to Enzo Ferrari, the Drake, to the contemporary images collected as evidence of the period Fangio spent in Modena. A special section devoted to the host city, with Fangio’s memoirs connected to it, may be set up for each future location of the exhibition.