cover
Jean Behra profile photo
Jean Behra helmet photo
Jean
Behra
flag
Formula 1

Driver Information

nationality
French
birthday
16 Feb 1921
hometown
Nice
died
1 Aug 1959
Avus Berlin, Germany
helmet

Driver Information

nationality
French
birthday
16 Feb 1921
hometown
Nice
died
1 Aug 1959
Avus Berlin, Germany
helmet

Competitors

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1959
Scuderia Ferrari
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari Dino 246
1
1
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1959
Scuderia Ferrari
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari Dino 156
1
0
1
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Behra
Porsche
1
0
0
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari 250 TR/59
Ferrari 3.0
1
0
0
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
1
year
series
team
points
position
1959
Scuderia Ferrari, Jean Behra
2
17th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari Dino 246
Ferrari 2.4
Dunlop
Behra-Porsche RSK
Porsche 1.5
Dunlop
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
2
year
series
team
points
position
1958
Owen Racing Organisation
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P25
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1958
Owen Racing Organisation
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P25
1
0
0
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P25
1
0
0
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Porsche 718 RSK
Porsche 1.6
1
1
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 300S
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1958
Porsche AG
240
11th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Porsche 718 RSK
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
240
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1958
Ken Kavanagh, Owen Racing Organisation
9
10th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
Maserati 2.5
Pirelli
BRM P25
BRM 2.5
Dunlop
10
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
0
1
0
0
9
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BRM P25
1
1
1
1
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
1
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
Officine Alfieri Maserati
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
1
1
1
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
1
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 450S Spyder
Maserati 4.5
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
Officine Alfieri Maserati
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
0
1
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
Officine Alfieri Maserati
0
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 450S
1
1
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
year
series
team
points
position
1957
Officine Alfieri Maserati
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
1
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1957
Officine Alfieri Maserati
6
11th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
Maserati 2.5
Pirelli
6
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
1
0
0
6
year
series
team
points
position
1956
Automobiles Talbot
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Talbot-Lago Sport
Maserati 2.5
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 300S
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 300S
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 300S
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 150S
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 300S
2
1
2
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
1
2
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
Officine Alfieri Maserati
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 300 S
2
1
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
1
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1956
Officine Alfieri Maserati
22
4th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
Maserati 2.5
Pirelli
7
0
5
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
7
0
5
0
0
22
year
series
team
points
position
1955
Officine Alfieri Maserati
0
4th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
0
0
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
1955
Officine Alfieri Maserati
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
1
1
1
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1955
Officine Alfieri Maserati
0
1st
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
1
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1955
Automobiles Gordini
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T24S
Gordini 3.0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 300S
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 300S
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 150S
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1955
Officine Alfieri Maserati
6
9th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Maserati 250F
Maserati 2.5
Pirelli
6
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
1
0
0
6
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1954
Equipe Gordini
0
3rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
1
1
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
1
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T24S
Gordini 3.0
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T24S 3.0
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1954
Equipe Gordini
0.14
26th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T16
Gordini 2.5
Englebert
8
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
8
0
0
0
0
0.14
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1953
Automobiles Gordini
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T15S
Gordini 2.3
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T15S
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T16
Gordini 2.0
Englebert
6
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Simca-Gordini 15
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Simca-Gordini 15
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini 16
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Simca-Gordini 11
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
Automobiles Gordini
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T15S
Gordini 2.3
1
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1952
Equipe Gordini
6
10th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T16
Gordini 2.0
Englebert
6
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
1
0
0
6
year
series
team
points
position
1951
Equipe Gordini
0
6th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Simca-Gordini 15
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T15S
Simca 1.5
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Simca-Gordini T15
Simca-Gordini 1.5 s/c
Englebert
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1950
Automobiles Gordini
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Gordini T15S
Simca 1.5
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1959
Racing
7
1
2
0
3
1958
Racing
17
1
2
1
1
1957
Racing
14
4
7
2
3
1956
Racing
16
2
12
0
0
1955
Racing
13
2
3
1
1
1954
Racing
19
1
3
0
1
1953
Racing
11
0
0
0
0
1952
Racing
13
0
2
0
0
1951
Racing
3
0
0
0
0
1950
Racing
1
0
0
0
0

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
1959
9° Syracuse Grand Prix - Formula 2
2nd
1959
14° BARC 200 - Aintree - Formula 1
1st
1958
24 Hours of Le Mans - Class S 2.0
1st
1957
9° BRDC International Trophy - Silverstone - F1 & F2
1st
1957
6° Grand Prix du Maroc - Cassablanca - Formula 1
1st
1957
13° Buenos Aires Grand Prix - Formula Libre
2nd
1957
17° Grand Prix de Pau - Formule 1
1st
1957
23° Grand Prix de Reims - Formula 1
2nd
1956
2° Grand Prix of Venezuela - Caracas - Sports Cars
3rd
1956
10° Buenos Aires Grand Prix - Mendoza - Formula Libre
3rd
1956
21° Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne - Formula Libre
2nd
1956
Australian Tourist Trophy - Albert P., Melbourne - Sports Car
2nd
1955
16° Grand Prix de Pau - Formule 1
1st
1955
4° Grand Prix de Bordeaux - Formule 1
1st
1954
6° BRDC International Trophy - Silverstone - Formula 1
2nd
1954
15° Grand Prix de Pau - Formule 1
1st
1954
7° Bari Grand Prix - Formula One
3rd
1952
13° Grand Prix de Pau - Formule 2
3rd

DriverDB Top 100

pos
driver
championship
points
change
01
Formula 1
2216.25
-0.6
02
Formula 1
2117.65
-2.1
03
Formula 1
2041.5
+2.6
04
Formula 1
2038.7
+0.5
05
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
2017.5
+0.5
06
Formula 1
2008
+1.3
07
Formula 1
1986.4
+4.3
08
British GT Championship - GT3
1958.95
-4.8
09
IndyCar
1951.4
-4.8
10
V8 Supercars Series
1946.35
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