Jean Behra F1 stats
Driver info
| Nationality | French |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Nice, France |
| Date of birth | |
| Date of death | (aged 38) |
| First race | 1952 Swiss Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1959 French Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 1952-59 |
| Best championship finish | 4th () |
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Jean Behra’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 53 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 52 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Podiums | 9 | 17.3% |
| Pole positions | 0 | |
| Fastest laps | 1 | 1.9% |
| Points | 51.14 | |
| Points finishes | 16 | 30.8% |
| Front row starts | 10 | 19.2% |
| Times as championship leader | 3 | |
| Best start | 2nd | x4 |
| Best finish | 2nd | x2 |
| Did not start | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 31 | 59.6% |
| First lap retirements | 0 | |
| Not classified | 0 | |
| Disqualified | 1 | 1.9% |
| No. of events | 13 | |
| No. of circuits | 16 |
Stats by season
A look at Behra’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordini | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10th | |
| Gordini | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 9 | 6 | – | – | NC | |
| Gordini | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.14 | 26th | |
| Maserati | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9th | |
| Maserati | 7 | 7 | – | 5 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 4th | |
| Maserati | 6 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11th | |
| 10 | 10 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10th | ||
| 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17th | ||
| 53 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 51.14 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
- P: Privateer
- NC: Not classified
Stats by constructor
A look at Behra’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordini (1952-54) | 20 | 20 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6.14 |
| Maserati (1955-57) | 19 | 19 | – | 7 | – | – | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 34 |
| Maserati (privateer) (1958) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| BRM (1958) | 9 | 9 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Ferrari (1959) | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Behra-Porsche (1959) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 53 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 51.14 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- P: Privateer
Teammates
A list of Behra’s teammates (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races |
|---|---|
| (FRA) Robert Manzon (1952-53) | 7 |
| (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (1952-53, 1958) | 11 |
| (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej (1952) | 3 |
| (BEL) Johnny Claes (1952) | 1 |
| (ARG) Carlos Menditeguy (1953, 1955-57) | 7 |
| (USA) Harry Schell (1953, 1955, 1957-58) | 21 |
| (ARG) Pablo Birger (1953) | 1 |
| (USA) Fred Wacker (1953-54) | 4 |
| (ARG) Roberto Mieres (1953, 1955) | 7 |
| (FRA) Elie Bayol (1954) | 1 |
| (ARG) Jesus Iglesias (1954) | 1 |
| (BEL) Andre Pilette (1954) | 3 |
| (BEL) Paul Frere (1954) | 3 |
| (FRA) Jacques Pollet (1954) | 2 |
| (ARG) Clemar Bucci (1954) | 5 |
| (ITA) Luigi Musso (1955) | 6 |
| (ITA) Sergio Mantovani (1955) | 1 |
| (ITA) Cesare Perdisa (1955-56) | 7 |
| (FRA) Andre Simon (1955) | 1 |
| (GBR) Horace Gould (1955) | 1 |
| (GBR) Peter Collins (1955) | 1 |
| (BRA) Chico Landi (1956) | 1 |
| (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (1956) | 1 |
| (ITA) Gerino Gerini (1956) | 1 |
| (GBR) Stirling Moss (1956-57) | 8 |
| (ESP) Francisco Godia (1956-57) | 8 |
| (ITA) Piero Taruffi (1956) | 1 |
| (ITA) Umberto Maglioli (1956) | 2 |
| (ITA) Luigi Villoresi (1956) | 1 |
| (SWE) Jo Bonnier (1956, 1958) | 3 |
| (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (1957) | 6 |
| (ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (1957) | 3 |
| (GBR) Ron Flockhart (1958) | 1 |
| (GBR) Tony Brooks (1959) | 3 |
| (GBR) Cliff Allison (1959) | 2 |
| (USA) Phil Hill (1959) | 3 |
| (BEL) Olivier Gendebien (1959) | 1 |
| (USA) Dan Gurney (1959) | 1 |
F1 records
A selected list of F1 records held by Jean Behra.
- Most front row starts without a pole position
- Most front row starts without a pole position with one constructor
Note: Only records that currently appear on our F1 stats and records page are shown in the above list.