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| Juan Manuel Silva | |
|---|---|
 Silva in 2000 | |
| Nationality |  Argentine |
| Born | (1972-10-12)12 October 1972 (age 53) |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 | Turismo Carretera |
Juan Manuel Silva (born October 12, 1972 inResistencia, Chaco),nicknamedel Pato ("the Duck") is anArgentine racing driver. In 1999 he was the champion of theTC 2000 competition and in 2005 he was the champion of theTurismo Carretera competition.
His father used to build racing cars for him. Already as a teenager he won two annualkarting competitions (1986 and 1987). His last three titles are separated by six years each. He crowned himself champion of three different racing series in 1993, 1999 and 2005.
He was a driver of theArgentine Formula Renault before competing in theTC2000 series. He spent part of the 1990s inJapan and returned to Argentina and toTC 2000 and Turismo Carretera in 1998.
Silva spent the late 2000s in TC2000 driving at the Honda works team with great success. He was vice-champion in 2006 and 2009, 3rd in 2008 and 7th in 2007. He moved to Renault in 2010, where he had a disastrous season and finished 15th in the standings. Silva moved to the champion team Ford in 2011.
The driver has also competed at several editions of theDakar Rally since 2011.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Argentine Formula Renault Champion 1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | TC2000 champion 1999 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Turismo Carretera champion 2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of the200 km de Buenos Aires 2007 (withEzequiel Bosio) | Succeeded by |
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