Pagani Automobili wished to commemorate the extraordinary race Juan Manuel Fangio drove on that most difficult of race circuits, the Nürburgring Nordschleife, 50 years ago on the 4th of August 1957. Running 45 seconds behind with just 10 laps to go, Fangio beat the lap record constantly over the last few times around the Nordschleife before moving up to first place on the very last lap, victory. For the Argentinean, who won five F1 world titles with four team (Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Maserati and Mercedes-Benz) it was the greatest race of his distinguished life and it is still rated by many as the single greatest drive in motor sport history.

The Pagani Zonda F Clubsport carries the spirit of Fangio and it was a natural choice to celebrate the achievements of this most legendary of F1 champions at the Nordschleife. At 7:28pm, with 10°C on the diabolical circuit of 20,6 km and 73 corners, the Zonda F crossed the finish line posting a time of 7:27:82, and in the process setting a new record for production supercars.

The Zonda F comes with shock absorbers that are fully adjustable, so it was easy for the driver Marc Basseng to find the right setup, in the same way it is done with every Pagani customer. At the Nürburgring Nordschleife aerodynamics come to shine. In combination with Pirellis the Zonda’s efficient downforce package permitted to achieve average lateral G forces of 1,5 G which is impressive for a street car. Fangio wins with Pirelli and Zonda F uses Pirelli Pzero, signing in this way the start of the official collaboration between Pirelli and Pagani Automobili.

Pagani is proud to be able to dedicate this success to the great champion Juan Manuel Fangio and wishes to thank the technical partners AMG, Aspa, Automac, Bosch, COBO, Digitek, MHG, SPS, Texa.