Notable former drivers Juan Manuel Fangio won nearly half of the races he started. His victory in the
1957 German Grand Prix at
Nürburgring is sometimes cited as one of the greatest drives in the history of the sport. In a poll of drivers undertaken by
Autosport Fangio was voted as the third best racer in the history of Formula One, behind
Michael Schumacher and
Ayrton Senna. Fangio's record of winning the drivers' title five times stood for 46 years, finally being surpassed by Schumacher, and he holds
several other records including the highest percentage of race wins (46% – 24 out of 52). He remains the oldest ever champion, winning his final title at the age of 46. While some of his records have been broken, Ayrton Senna said of Fangio "Even if I or someone else can equal or beat Fangio's record, it still will not compare with his achievements." José Froilán González was another successful 1950s Grand Prix driver from Argentina. Known as
El Cabezón (Fat Head) and
The Pampas Bull, González was built more like a wrestler than a modern racing driver. He was runner-up to compatriot Fangio in the 1954 season and is celebrated by
Ferrari as their first Formula One championship race winner. He might have achieved other successes but González never contested a full season in any of the nine years he competed and his victory for Ferrari was his second and last win. The following year started with a second place at the
South African Grand Prix but he would only last one more race before leaving Williams and quitting the sport amidst speculation of dissension between him and the team. Team mate
Keke Rosberg went on to win the championship. In the
Autosport vote Reutemann was placed 34th in the list of greatest ever F1 drivers. He is one of only a small number of racers who qualified in pole position at their debut race, As well as those detailed above, the following drivers started at least ten races: == All-time table ==