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Jean Behra Formula 1 driver
F1 Jean Behra profile

Jean Behra Formula 1 driver

F1 seasons
Jean Behra
NationalityFRANCE
Hometown
Date of birth1921 February 16
Date of death1959 August 01
First Race Bremgarten 1952
Last Race Avus 1959
Year active1952 » 1959
Best championship position 4th 1 time
1956
Grands Prix entered53
Teams6
Seasons8
Circuits16
Best race starting position 2 X 4
Best race finishing position 2 X 2
Victories0
Podiums9
Pole positions0
First row start4
Fastest lap1
Points finishes16
Points50.14

Championship position

Starting grid positions

Final race positions

Positions heatmap (starting grid / final race)

Statistics by age

Average pole and final position by age

More statistics by age for Jean Behra


Career chart profile

Seasons: nr of season from first GP until the last.

Juan Manuel Fangio started in 1950 and had last race in 1958. But he skipped 1952 season.

#Grand Prix: nr of GrandPrix in all seasons.

100% for Kimi Raikkonen even he did not start in 2010 and 2011 but in those seasons there were no new GrandPrix except in the other seasons he started

not 100% for Damon Hill. At debut in 1982 did not start the first three GP. In that season was the last race GP Kyalami.

GP entered: total number of races from all seasons.

Not 100% if a driver did not start at least a race, or entered in all but skip a season

Victories, Podiums, Pole positions, Fastest laps, Finish in points: percentage from total race entrance

Points: percentage from total points he could get if win all races, and bonus if availabe(ex 1 point for fastest lap)

Jean Behra, F1 partners

SeasonChamp
Position
Points Partner(s)Race
entries
Vict.Poles PodiumsFastLap
1959 17th 2 Olivier Gendebien , Tony Brooks , Cliff Allison , Phil Hill , Dan Gurney 4
1958 11th 9 Maurice Trintignant , Harry Schell , Ron Flockhart , Jo Bonnier 10 1
1957 11th 6 Juan Manuel Fangio , Harry Schell , Stirling Moss , Carlos Menditeguy , Giorgio Scarlatti 6 1
1956 4th 22 Jose Froilan Gonzalez , Luigi Villoresi , Stirling Moss , Piero Taruffi , Mike Hawthorn , Francisco Landi , Carlos Menditeguy , Umberto Maglioli , Cesare Perdisa , Luigi Piotti , Gerino Gerini , Jo Bonnier , Francisco Godia 8 5
1955 9th 6 Harry Schell , Andre Simon , Peter Collins , Carlos Menditeguy , Roberto Mieres , Luigi Musso , Sergio Mantovani , Clemar Bucci , Horace Gould , Cesare Perdisa 10 1
1954 26th 0.14 Andre Pilette , Paul Frere , Elie Bayol , Fred Wacker , Roger Loyer , Georges Berger , Clemar Bucci , Jacques Pollet 8 1
1953 Maurice Trintignant , Robert Manzon , Harry Schell , Carlos Menditeguy , Pablo Birger , Roberto Mieres , Fred Wacker 6
1952 11th 5 Johnny Claes , Birabongse Bhanudej , Maurice Trintignant , Robert Manzon 6 1