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Jean Behra F1 stats

Driver info

Nationality

French

Birthplace

Nice, France

Date of birth

16 February 1921

Date of death

1 August 1959 (aged 38)

First race

1952 Swiss Grand Prix

Last race

1959 French Grand Prix

Year(s) active

1952-59

Best championship finish

4th (1956)

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F1 stats

A detailed look at Jean Behra’s F1 stats

Grand Prix entries53 
Grand Prix starts52 
Wins0 
Podiums917.3%
Pole positions0 
Fastest laps11.9%
Points51.14 
Points finishes1630.8%
Front row starts1019.2%
Times as championship leader3 
Best start2ndx4
Best finish2ndx2
Did not start1 
Did not qualify0 
Retirements3159.6%
First lap retirements0 
Not classified0 
Disqualified11.9%
No. of events13 
No. of circuits16 

Stats by season

A look at Behra’s F1 stats by season

YearConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTSWC
1952Gordini66–1–––3432610th
1953Gordini66–––––496––NC
1954Gordini88–––1–55610.1426th
1955Maserati66–1––2533369th
1956Maserati77–5––12425224th
1957Maserati66–1––43221611th
1958
  • Maserati (privateer)
  • BRM
1010–1––27233910th
1959
  • Ferrari
  • Behra-Porsche
43––––12251217th
  535209011031221651.14 
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

ConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTS
Gordini (1952-54)2020–1–1–124336.14
Maserati (1955-57)1919–7––71022934
Maserati (privateer) (1958)11––––1–4512
BRM (1958)99–1––172327
Ferrari (1959)33––––122512
Behra-Porsche (1959)1–––––––––––
 535209011031221651.14
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)

DriverRaces
(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

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