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Jean Behra

Full name
Jean Marie Behra
Date of birth
Feb 16, 1921 (38)
Date of death
Aug 1, 1959
Nationality
French
Place of birth
Nice

Career stats

8
Seasons active
0/8
Championships
58
Races
0/58
Wins
0/58
Pole positions
9/58
Podiums
Last team
First race
Last race
First podium
Last podium
0
Wins
0
Sprint wins
9
Podiums
15.52%
Podium percentage
5
Most podiums in a season
3
Longest podium streak
31
DNF
1
DNS
1
Fastest laps
2183
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
51.14
Points

Seasons

Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1959 18th 2 4 0 0 0 Behra-Porsche & Ferrari
1958 12th 9 10 0 1 0 BRM & Maserati
1957 11th 6 6 0 1 0 Maserati
1956 4th 22 8 0 5 0 Maserati
1955 9th 6 10 0 1 0 Maserati
1954 26th 0.14 8 0 0 0 Gordini
1953 - - 6 0 0 0 Gordini
1952 11th 6 6 0 1 0 Gordini

Finish positions

1
2
2
3
7
4
2
5
4
6
6
7
2
8
9
10
2
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Starting positions

1
2
4
3
3
4
11
5
7
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
4
10
1
11
3
12
2
13
1
14
2
15
16
17
2
18
1
19
20
21
22
2

Jean Behra: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

Jean Behra is a French Formula 1 driver born on February 16, 1921. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1952 Swiss Grand Prix, driving for Gordini. Over the course of his career, Behra has participated in 58 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout Jean Behra's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 8
  • Races entered: 58
  • Best race result: 2nd
  • Podium finishes: 9
  • Best qualifying result: 2nd
  • Fastest laps: 1
  • Total career points: 51.14

Jean Behra's last race in Formula 1 was the 1959 German Grand Prix. Explore more about Behra's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams Jean Behra has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, Jean Behra has raced for several teams:

  • Gordini (1952-1954)
  • Maserati (1955-1958)
  • BRM (1958)
  • Behra-Porsche (1959)
  • Ferrari (1959)

Learn more about Behra-Porsche and their history in Formula 1.