Juan Gálvez (racing driver)

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Juan Gálvez
Juan (left) and brother Oscar, 1947
Nationality	Argentine
Born	(1916-02-14)14 February 1916 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	3 March 1963(1963-03-03) (aged 47) Olavarría, Buenos Aires Province
Championship titles
1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961	Turismo Carretera

Juan Gálvez (Buenos Aires, 14 February 1916 – 3 March 1963 in Olavarría) was an Argentine racing driver, and the brother of driver Oscar Alfredo Gálvez.

Life and career

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Juan and his brother started racing together in Turismo Carretera but then took separate ways and competed in different cars. He made his debut in the Avellaneda Automobile Club 1000-Mile race on 14 February 1941 and finished second to Juan Manuel Fangio. His first win came on 22 February 1949 at the I Vuelta de Santa Fe. He won the Turismo Carretera championship nine times, in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1961. His last victory was at the IV Vuelta de Laboulaye (1962) behind the wheel of a Ford.

Death

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He was killed during an accident at Olavarría race in 1963. In 13 years of motorsport he competed in 153 races, winning more than 50 times.

v t e Turismo Carretera Champions
Nine-time	Juan Gálvez
Seven-time	Guillermo Ortelli
Six-time	Juan María Traverso
Five-time	Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Four-time	Dante Emiliozzi Héctor Gradassi Agustín Canapino
Three-time	Roberto Mouras Oscar Castellano Mariano Werner
Two-time	Juan Manuel Fangio Rubén Luis di Palma Francisco Espinosa Antonio Aventín Oscar Aventín Omar Martínez
One-time	Ángel Lo Valvo Rodolfo de Álzaga Juan Manuel Bordeu Eduardo Copello Carlos Pairetti Gastón Perkins Nasif Estéfano Jorge Martínez Boero Oscar Angeletti Emilio Satriano Walter Hernández Eduardo Ramos Ernesto Bessone Juan Manuel Silva Norberto Fontana Christian Ledesma Emanuel Moriatis Mauro Giallombardo Diego Aventín Matías Rossi José Manuel Urcera

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International	VIAF
National	Argentina

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