Jean Behra

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Jean Behra
Nationality Flag of France French
World Championship Career
Active years 1952 - 1959
Team(s) Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Ferrari
Races 53
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podium finishes    9
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 1
First race 1952 Swiss Grand Prix
Last race 1959 French Grand Prix

Jean Marie Behra (born in Nice, France, February 16, 1921 - died in Berlin, Germany, August 1, 1959) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Ferrari and Porsche teams.

Although he never achieved a victory, he managed an unquenchable thirst for motorsport, being considered a formidable competitor to the day he died. He hit the headlines when he won the non-title 1952 Reims Grand Prix. Between then and 1959 he scored many victories but in non-championship races. In 1959 he moved to Ferrari where he partnered with Tony Brooks. When he retired in the French Grand Prix at Reims-Gueux after a piston failure, he was involved in a strong discussion in which he punched team manager Romolo Tavoni, and was instantly dismissed from the team. Less than a month later he crashed his Porsche RSK in the sports car race that preceded the German Grand Prix at AVUS. He was thrown from his car and fatally injured against a flagpole.


(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Team WDC Points
1952 Gordini SWI
3		 INDY
 BEL
Ret		 FRA
7		 GBR
 GER
5		 DUT
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 Gordini 11th 6
1953 Gordini ARG
6		 INDY
 DUT
 BEL
Ret		 FRA
10		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 SWI
Ret		 ITA
 Gordini - 0
1954 Gordini ARG
DSQ		 INDY
 BEL
Ret		 FRA
6		 GBR
Ret		 GER
10		 SWI
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 ESP
Ret		 Gordini 26th 0.14
1955 Maserati ARG
6		 MON
3		 INDY
 BEL
5		 DUT
6		 GBR
Ret		 ITA
4		 Maserati 9th 6
1956 Maserati ARG
2		 MON
3		 INDY
 BEL
7		 FRA
3		 GBR
3		 GER
3		 ITA
Ret		 Maserati 4th 22
1957 Maserati ARG
2		 MON
 INDY
 FRA
6		 GBR
Ret		 GER
6		 PES
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 Maserati 11th 6
1958 Ken Kavanagh ARG
5		 MON
Ret		 DUT
3		 INDY
 BEL
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 GER
Ret		 POR
4		 ITA
Ret		 MOR
Ret		 BRM 11th 9
1959 Ferrari MON
Ret		 INDY
 DUT
5		 FRA
Ret		 GBR
 DEU
DNS		 POR
 ITA
 USA
 Jean Behra 17th 2
Preceded by
Stirling Moss		 BRDC International Trophy winner
1957		 Succeeded by
Peter Collins
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