Juan (left) and brother Oscar, 1947.
Juan Gálvez (Buenos Aires, 14 February 1916 – 3 March 1963 in Olavarría) was an Argentine racing driver, and the brother of driver Óscar Alfredo Gálvez. They 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. 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.
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Champion drivers |
- 1939 Ángel Lo Valvo
- 1940-41 Juan Manuel Fangio
- 1947-48, 1953-54, 1960 Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
- 1949-52, 1955-58, 1961 Juan Gálvez
- 1959 Rodolfo de Álzaga
- 1962-65 Dante Emiliozzi
- 1966 Juan Manuel Bordeu
- 1967 Eduardo Copello
- 1968 Carlos Pairetti
- 1969 Gastón Perkins
- 1970-71 Rubén Luis di Palma
- 1973 Nasif Estéfano
- 1974-76 Héctor Gradassi
- 1977-78, 1995-97, 1999 Juan María Traverso
- 1979-80 Francisco Espinosa
- 1980-81 Antonio Aventín
- 1982 Jorge M. Boero
- 1983-85 Roberto Mouras
- 1986 Oscar Angeletti
- 1987-89 Oscar Castellano
- 1990 Emilio Satriano
- 1991-92 Oscar Aventín
- 1993 Walter Hernández
- 1994 Eduardo Ramos
- 1998, 2000-02, 2008, 2011, 2016 Guillermo Ortelli
- 2003 Ernesto Bessone
- 2004, 2015 Omar Martínez
- 2005 Juan Manuel Silva
- 2006 Norberto Fontana
- 2007 Christian Ledesma
- 2009 Emanuel Moriatis
- 2010, 2017 Agustín Canapino
- 2012 Mauro Giallombardo
- 2013 Diego Aventín
- 2014 Matías Rossi
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