Fangio’s Cuban kidnapping

28 February 1958

CRAIG WOOLLARD

Juan Manuel Fangio’s kidnapping ahead of the 1958 Cuban Grand Prix sportscar race in Havana not only hit Autosport’s headlines in what was dubbed as ‘three of the most extraordinary days in the history of motor racing’, but also headlines around the globe. Five-time world champion Fangio was taken at gunpoint by rebels – angry with the government for funding such an event – on the eve of the Monday race. Throughout the ordeal, he was taken to three separate properties but was treated well. Security around the event and other drivers was subsequently tightened. The race was delayed, with Maurice Trintignant substituting for Fangio in his Maserati 450S, and only got under way when it was wrongly reported that Fangio had been freed. The race concluded prematurely, in tragic circumstances. Stirling…

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