In the qualifying race at the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix, position one was earned by Juan Manuel Fangio, an Argentine racing driver nicknamed El Maestro.
Juan Manuel Fangio (Spanish pronunciation: [fanjo, Italian pronunciation: [fando; 24 June 1911  17 July 1995), nicknamed El Chueco ("the bowlegged" or "bandy legged one") or El Maestro ("The Master"), was an Argentine racing car driver. 
