 Fangio then competed in Europe between 1947 and 1949, where he achieved further success.He won the World Championship of Drivers five times—a record which stood for 46 years until beaten by Michael Schumacher—with four different teams (Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Maserati), a feat that has not been repeated.He is regarded by many as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time
and holds the highest winning percentage in Formula One – 46.15% – winning 24 of 52 Formula One races he entered.