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Profile of Jean Behra
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Jean Behra |
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1st August 1921 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Nice, France |
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Racing driver |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Jean Behra (16 February 1921 - 1 August 1959) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Ferrari and Porsche teams.
He was born in Nice, France.
Although he never got 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 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.
Jean Behra
| Nationality |
French |
| Active years |
1952 - 1959 |
| Team(s) |
Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Ferrari, Porsche |
| Race starts |
53 |
| Championships |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Podium finishes |
8 |
| Pole positions |
0 |
| Fastest laps |
1 |
| First Grand Prix |
1952 Swiss Grand Prix |
| First win |
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| Last win |
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| Last Grand Prix |
1959 German Grand Prix |
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Complete Formula One results
(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)
| Yr |
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Team |
| 1952 |
Gord |
SWI |
IND |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
DEU |
DUT |
ITA |
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Gord |
| 1953 |
Gord |
ARG |
IND |
DUT |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
DEU |
SWI |
ITA |
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Gord |
| 1954 |
Gord |
ARG |
IND |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
DEU |
SWI |
ITA |
SPA |
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Gord |
| 1955 |
Mase |
ARG |
MON |
IND |
BEL |
DUT |
GBR |
ITA |
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Mase |
| 1956 |
Mase |
ARG |
MON |
IND |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
DEU |
ITA |
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Mase |
| 1957 |
Mase |
ARG |
MON |
IND |
FRA |
GBR |
DEU |
PES |
ITA |
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Mase |
| 1958 |
Mase |
ARG |
MON |
DUT |
IND |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
DEU |
POR |
ITA |
MOR |
BRM |
| 1959 |
Ferr |
MON |
IND |
DUT |
FRA |
GBR |
DEU |
POR |
ITA |
USA |
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Ferr |
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