Juan Manuel Bordeu (28 January 1934 – 24 November 1990) was a racing driver from Balcarce,

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. A protégé of

Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio (American Spanish: , ; 24 June 1911 – 17 July 1995), nicknamed ''El Chueco'' ("the bowlegged" or "bandy legged one") or ''El Maestro'' ("The Master" or "The Teacher"), was an Argentine racing car driver. He dominated t ...

, Bordeu had a successful early career but a bad testing accident wrecked his chances in

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. His only World Championship Formula One entry was at the

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in a Lotus run by the

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team, but the car was eventually driven by

Lucien Bianchi Lucien Bianchi (10 November 1934 – 30 March 1969), born Luciano Bianchi, was an Italian-born Belgian racing driver who raced for the Cooper, ENB, UDT Laystall and Scuderia Centro Sud teams in Formula One. He entered a total of 19 Formula One ...

. He raced on until his retirement in 1973, after which he represented his country as a delegate of

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Complete Formula One results

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1934 births 1990 deaths People from Balcarce Partido Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Argentine racing drivers Argentine Formula One drivers British Racing Partnership Formula One drivers Turismo Carretera drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers {{Argentina-autoracing-bio-stub Carrera Panamericana drivers