Fangio - Champion Driver

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1470A
Date Released
8 Aug 1957
Date Other
Aug 1957
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
Ace drivers assembled for the Grand Prix at Nurburg. It was a twisting circuit of three hundred and ten miles. Mike Hawthorn, took the lead at the start, Peter Collins was on his tail. But neither of them could hold off Juan Fangio. He broke the lap record and left Hawthorn and Collins to take second and third place, and won the Grand Prix, World Champion for the fifth time.
Keywords
Sport; Motor racing
Locations
Nurburgring; West Germany
Card file number
71379A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Fangio - Champion Driver', British Movietone News Issue No. 1470A, 8 Aug 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21846 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)