Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio

{{Motorsport venue

| Name = Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio

| Location = Balcarce, Buenos Aires Province

| Time = UTC−03:00

| Coordinates = {{Coord|37|52|58.9|S|58|16|1.4|W|display=inline,title}}

| Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1972|01|16}}

| Closed =

| Image = 250px

| Image_caption = Full Circuit with Chicane (1972–present)

| Events = Former:
Turismo Carretera (1984–2002, 2004–2011)
Top Race V6 (1998, 2000, 2005–2007)
Turismo Nacional (1973–1974, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2001)
TC2000 (1982–1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)

| Layout1 = Full Circuit with Chicane (1972–present)

| Length_km = 4.592

| Length_mi = 2.853

| Turns = 19

| Record_time = 1:46.305

| Record_driver = {{flagicon|ARG|1861}} Omar Martínez

| Record_car = Ford Falcon

| Record_year = 2010

| Record_class = TC

| Layout2 = Full Circuit (1972–present)

| Length_km2 = 4.522

| Length_mi2 = 2.810

| Turns2 = 16

| Record_time2 = 1:34.070

| Record_driver2= {{flagicon|ITA|1846}} Carlo Facetti

| Record_car2 = Alfa Romeo T33/3

| Record_year2 = 1972

| Record_class2 = Group 6

}}

Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio is a {{cvt|4.592|km|mi|abbr=on}} motorsports circuit located near Balcarce, Argentina. The track was named after five-time Formula One World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio, who was born in Balcarce.

History

The circuit was inaugurated in January 1972 with a race for Group 6 sport prototypes, and was won by Englishman John Hine in a Chevron B19.{{cite web |title=1972 Carrera Sports de Balcarce |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/1972_Carrera_Sports_de_Balcarce |website=Racing Years |date=16 January 1972 |access-date=4 September 2024}}

In 2011, Guido Falaschi was fatally injured in a multi-car crash during a Turismo Carretera event.{{Cite web |title=La tragedia golpeó al TC: murió Guido Falaschi |url=https://www.clarin.com/deportes/terrible-accidente-Turismo-Carretera_0_r1iK35hDXg.html |publisher=Clarín.com |language=es |date=13 November 2011 |access-date=28 February 2021}} After this, the circuit was abandoned by Argentina's top national championships and lay mostly dormant aside from a domestic rallycross round in 2019.{{cite news |title=CARX - Aftermovie 1ra Fecha - Balcarce 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxuhrranl1U |publisher=CARXrallycross on YouTube |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=1 April 2025}} In May 2023, the Buenos Aires Province government allocated AR$580 million to upgrading the circuit to meet FIA standards.{{cite news |title=Balcarce: continúan las obras en el autódromo |url=https://www.solotc.com.ar/autodromo-balcarce-obras-seguridad-automovilismo-tc/ |publisher=SoloTC |language=es |date=29 August 2024 |access-date=1 April 2025}}

File:Autodromo JM Fangio.jpg

Lap records

As of March 2010, the fastest official race lap records at the Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio are listed as:

colspan=5 \| Full Circuit with Chicane: 4.592# km (1972–present)
class="wikitable" !Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
Turismo Carretera	1:46.305{{cite web \|title=2010 Turismo Carretera Gran Premio Balcarce \|url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2010_Turismo_Carretera_Gran_Premio_Balcarce \|date=7 March 2010 \|access-date=3 August 2023}}	Omar Martínez	Ford Falcon	2010 Balcarce Turismo Carretera round
colspan=5 \| Full Circuit: 4.522# km (1972–present)
Group 6	1:34.070	Carlo Facetti	Alfa Romeo T33/3	1972 Carrera Sports de Balcarce
Formula Three	1:38.210{{cite web \|title=Gran Premio de Balcarce 1979 \|url=https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F379_W8.htm \|date=28 October 1979 \|access-date=23 April 2025}}	Oscar Larrauri	Martini MK27	1979 Gran Premio de Balcarce

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