Juan Manuel Silva

Juan Manuel Silva (born 1972-10-12 in Resistencia, Chaco), nicknamed "el Pato" ("the Duck") is an Argentine racing driver. In 2005 he was the champion of the Turismo Carretera competition.

His father used to build racing cars for him. Already as a teenager he won two annual karting 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 the Argentine Formula Renault before competing in the TC2000 series. He spent part of the 1990s in Japan and returned to Argentina and to Turismo Carretera in 1998.

References

* [http://www.patosilva.com.ar/ Official website] [in Spanish]