Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio, Motorsport racing track in Balcarce, Argentina

The Autódromo Juan Manuel Fangio is a 4.592 km asphalt circuit on the northwestern slope of the Sierra La Barrosa, a few blocks from central Balcarce. Its layout combines fast curves, hairpins, chicanes, bridges and constant elevation changes; a chicane was added mid-main-straight in 1999. White and yellow kerbs, low white barriers and tyre walls line the looping bends.

The circuit was inaugurated on 16 January 1972 with a World Sport Prototype race won by Englishman John Hine in a Chevron B19. In 1999 a chicane was added mid-straight for safety, and in early 2011 the track was fully resurfaced for the first time. After Guido Falaschi's fatal crash in November 2011, national championships stopped visiting; in May 2023 the Buenos Aires Province government allocated AR$580 million for FIA-standard upgrades.

The circuit is named after Juan Manuel Fangio, the five-time Formula One world champion born in Balcarce; it was the first Argentine track to bear his name, followed years later by Rosario's municipal circuit. The town also holds the Museo Juan Manuel Fangio, and the track sits a few blocks from the city centre on the north-west slope of the Sierra La Barrosa.

The circuit sits a few blocks from Balcarce's centre, on the north-west slope of the Sierra La Barrosa, so the hillside itself serves as a natural grandstand overlooking the track and the town. Access depends on the racing calendar: national championships stopped coming after 2011, and activity has been limited since. Check locally before travelling.

The circuit was the first in Argentina to be named after Fangio, the five-time Formula One champion born in Balcarce; Rosario's municipal track later followed. The 1999 layout change added a chicane mid-straight so cars reached the first corner slower.