Jean Behra

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{{Short description|French racing driver (1921–1959)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jean Behra
| image = Jean Behra - El Gráfico 1953.jpg
| caption = Behra in 1953, on the cover of ''[[El Gráfico (Argentina)|El Gráfico]]''
| birth_name = Jean Marie Behra
| birth_date = {{birth date|1921|2|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Nice]], France
| death_date = {{death date and age|1959|8|1|1921|2|16|df=y}}
| death_place = [[West Berlin]], [[West Germany]]
| death_cause = [[#Final season and death|Injuries sustained at the 1959 AVUS Formula Two round]]
| children = 1
| relatives = [[José Behra]] (brother)
| module = {{infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| nationality = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Formula One drivers from France|French]]
| Years = {{F1|1952}}–{{F1|1959}}
| Team(s) = [[Gordini]], [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]], [[BRM]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[Behra-Porsche]]
| Races = 54 (53 starts){{efn|name=1951 Italian GP|Behra secretly replaced the unwell [[Maurice Trintignant]] for the race of the [[1951 Italian Grand Prix]]. Team principal [[Amédée Gordini]] did not inform the race organisers about the switch as it would have cut the team's starting fee. Behra competed in the race but was not officially credited with the race start.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/jean-behra|title=Jean Behra - Biography|work=MotorSportMagazine|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/italie/engages.aspx#|title=Seasons - Italy 1951|work=www.statsf1.com|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref>}}
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 9
| Points = 51 {{frac|1|7}}
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 1
| First race = [[1952 Swiss Grand Prix]]
| Last race = [[1959 French Grand Prix]]
}}
}}

'''Jean Marie Behra''' (16 February 1921 – 1 August 1959) was a French [[racing driver]], who competed in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|1952}} to {{F1|1959}}.

Behra contested 54 [[Formula One Grands Prix]] across eight seasons for [[Gordini]], [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]], [[BRM]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], and [[Behra-Porsche]]. He achieved nine podiums and one fastest lap, finishing fourth in the {{F1|1956}} World Drivers' Championships with Maserati.

==Appearance and personality==
Behra was small in stature, stocky, and weighed 178 pounds.<ref name=appearance>''Behra Arrives To Drive In $14,500 U.S. Grand Prix'', [[Los Angeles Times]], 10 October 1958, Page C1.</ref> Behra had big shoulders and was scarred from 12 crashes. In 1955 he had an ear torn off from a collision. He sometimes drove magnificently, while at other times he drove with a lack of enthusiasm.<ref>''Grand Prix Drivers Accentuate The Positive'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', 3 May 1959, Page S7.</ref> Behra was known for being hard-charging and temperamental, which led to confrontations with [[Ferrari]] team managers after being accused of overstressing engines at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] and the [[Reims Grand Prix]] race in 1959. He was dismissed from the Ferrari team after assaulting a team manager, shortly before his death.

==Career synopsis==
[[File:Porsche-Team, Huschke von Hanstein.jpg|thumb|Jean Behra (left) with [[Fritz Huschke von Hanstein]], [[Richard von Frankenberg]] and [[Edgar Barth]]]]
He raced motorcycles for [[Moto Guzzi]] prior to changing to sports cars and Grand Prix racing. In January 1950 he drove (with Julio Quinlin) a [[Simca 8]] coupé to third place in the [[Monte Carlo Rally]]. Behra began driving cars competitively in 1952. [[Joakim Bonnier]] claimed that he learned the majority of his racing skill from Behra.<ref name=appearance/> Although he never achieved victory in a World Championship Formula One race, 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 none in [[Formula One]] World Championship races.

==Gordini==
Behra was in a [[Gordini]] in the [[Carrera Panamericana|Panamericana]] road race in the [[Mexican state]] of [[Oaxaca]] in November 1952. He won the first stage of the five-day race from Mexico's southern border to the [[US-Mexico border|United States border]] at [[Ciudad Juárez]] near [[El Paso]]. He started 19th and finished with a time of 3 hours, 41 minutes, and 44 seconds.<ref>''Behra and Faulkner Lead Sections On First Leg of Mexican Auto Race'', New York Times, 20 November 1952, Page 41.</ref> On the second day of competition Behra crashed his car on a curve approximately fifty miles from [[Puebla (city)|Puebla]].<ref>''Italian Auto Pilot Paces Mexican Race'', New York Times, 21 November 1952, Page 32.</ref> In April 1954 Behra passed the leader in the last ten minutes on his way to victory in the Grand Prix of [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]], France. He finished {{convert|200|yd}} ahead of [[Maurice Trintignant]] after having to make many pit stops due to mechanical trouble. Behra drove a six-cylinder Gordini.<ref>''Behra Wins Pau Auto Race'', New York Times, 20 April 1954, Page 37.</ref>

==Maserati==
Behra finished first at the Grand Prix de Pau for a second consecutive year, this time at the wheel of a Maserati. [[Alberto Ascari]] led until the 19th lap but dropped back after brake failure. A crowd of 50,000 watched as only eleven of sixteen starters finished the race.<ref>''Behra Takes Pau Race; Italian Driver Is Killed'', New York Times, 12 April 1955, Page 34.</ref> Behra and [[Luigi Musso]] were teammates in the 1,008 kilometer Supercortemaggiore Grand Prix at [[Monza, Italy]]. The two Italians shared a 3000cc Maserati that won and established course and lap records for 6.3 kilometer track.<ref>''Behra, Musso Take Monza Race'', New York Times, 30 May 1955, Page 9.</ref>

Behra had surgery on his leg in June 1956,
forcing him to miss a 1,000 kilometer Monza Grand Prix.<ref>''Behra Faces Surgery'', New York Times, 20 June 1956, Page 37.</ref> He earned the pole position for the Rouen GP, a non-championship race for 3000cc sports cars, in July 1956.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GP Rouen 1956 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/grid/Rouen-1956-07-08-4816.html |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=www.racingsportscars.com}}</ref> His [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] was clocked at an average speed of nearly 155.46 kilometers per hour.<ref>''Behra At Pole Position'', New York Times,
8 July 1956, Page 144.</ref> Behra drove a Maserati to capture the [[Grand Prix of Rome]], a 2000cc sports car event, in October 1956. His winning distance was 166.030 kilometers. He covered one lap in 2 minutes, 16.9 seconds, to average 174.003 kilometers an hour. This established a record for the Castelfusano track.<ref>''Behra Of France Takes Auto Race'', 22 October 1956, Page 47.</ref>

Behra had his best season in the Formula One World Championship in 1956, finishing 4th overall in the championship, with 5 podiums out of 7 starts.

In April 1957 Behra turned in the quickest time for the Pau Grand Prix. He circuited the 2.77 meter course in
1 minute 35.7 seconds, which was a half second slower than his lap record time. The race covered a distance of 304.6 kilometers or about {{convert|190|mi|km}}.<ref>''Behra Has Fast Trial'', 21 April 1957, Page 183.</ref> Behra won the race which was run through the streets of Pau, with an average speed of {{convert|62.7|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>''Behra's Auto First In Pau Grand Prix'', New York Times, 23 April 1957, Page 37.</ref>
Behra was injured while testing a car for the [[Mille Miglia]] in May 1957. He recovered and entered a [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] in the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] on 22 June.<ref>''Jean Behra Rides Again After Accident'', ''[[The Washington Post and Times-Herald]]'', Page C5.</ref> Behra was triumphant in a Maserati at [[Kristianstad, Sweden]] in August 1957. He drove in a Swedish 6-hour Grand Prix at the Rabelov, 6,537 meter,
asphalt track.<ref>''Behra Takes Auto Race'', New York Times, 12 August 1957, Page 23.</ref> He followed this with a win in the Grand Prix of [[Modena, Italy]] in September.<ref>''Briefs'', [[Los Angeles Times]], 23 September 1957, Page C2.</ref>

==Porsche==
Behra drove a [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]] to victory in the 6th Rouen Grand Prix. He bested the British drivers, [[Graham Hill]] and [[Alan Stacey]].<ref>''Behra Takes Rouen Race'', New York Times, 9 June 1958, Page 32.</ref> Behra took 4th place at [[Porto]] in the [[1958 Portuguese Grand Prix]], driving for [[British Racing Motors|BRM]].<ref>''Moss Wins Portugal's Grand Prix'', ''The Washington Post and Times-Herald'', 25 August 1958, Page A15.</ref> He drove a Porsche to achieve first place in the Grand Prix of [[Berlin]], Germany held in September. He
navigated the twenty circuits of the {{convert|5.19|mi|km|adj=on}} track with a time of {{convert|128.2|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. in 48 minutes, 14.8 seconds.<ref>''Behra's Porsche Wins'', New York Times, 22 September 1958, Page 36.</ref> Altogether he scored wins in 8 straight European races in 1958. In each sports car event he piloted a [[Porsche Spyder]]. In Formula One he drove exclusively for BRM that year.<ref name=appearance/> Behra
finished 4th at [[Riverside International Raceway]] in a small Porsche RSK, in October 1958. He made a quick exit and took an airplane to Europe,
where he left for the Grand Prix of [[Morocco]] at [[Casablanca]]. He
was in such a hurry that he left [[Riverside, California]] in an ambulance to make his flight.<ref>''Behra Makes Hurried Departure From Race'', Los Angeles Times, 13 October 1958, Page C2.</ref>

==Final season and death==
[[File:Jean Behra Grave.jpg|thumb|The grave of Jean Behra]]
In 1959 he moved to Ferrari where he partnered with [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]]. Behra won a {{convert|200|mi|km|adj=on}} international race of Formula One cars at [[Aintree]], in April 1959. He averaged 88.7 miles per hour in an event in which Brooks took second place, 10 seconds behind.<ref>''Behra's Ferrari First At Aintree'', New York Times, 19 April 1959, Page S1.</ref>

While still contracted to the team, he began development of a [[Formula Two]] car based on a [[Porsche 718 RSK]]. The team, known as [[Behra-Porsche]], entered the [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix]] with [[Maria Teresa de Filippis]] at the wheel but did not qualify. Despite the lack of initial success, Behra regarded the project as "tremendous fun" and was rewarded when [[Hans Herrmann]] drove the car to second in the prestigious [[Reims-Gueux|Reims]] F2 race supporting that year's [[1959 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]]. In so doing, Behra had beaten [[Scuderia Ferrari]]'s own F2 entries, enraging [[Enzo Ferrari]] and doing little to ease tensions in an already strained relationship with the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://revsinstitute.org/the-collection/1958-porsche-behra-formula-ii/|title=1958 Porsche-Behra Formula 2 - Revs Institute|work=Revs Institute|access-date=14 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711174348/https://revsinstitute.org/the-collection/1958-porsche-behra-formula-ii/|archive-date=11 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Things came to a head later that weekend, after he retired from the Grand Prix with a piston failure. Behra was involved in a strong discussion in a restaurant in which he punched team manager Romolo Tavoni and another patron, and was instantly dismissed from the team.

Less than a month later he crashed his [[Porsche in motorsport|Porsche]] RSK in rainy weather in the sports car race that preceded the [[German Grand Prix]] at [[AVUS]], in [[Berlin, Germany]].<ref name=death>''Jean Behra Killed In Race Crack-Up'', New York Times, 2 August 1959, Page S1.</ref> He was thrown from his car and fatally injured when he hit a flagpole, causing a skull fracture.

The sports car race featured entries of small, under 1,500 c.c. engine capacity. After three laps Behra
was third behind [[Wolfgang von Trips]] and Bonnier, who eventually finished one and two.
The AVUS was unique among race tracks. It used a strip of the [[Autobahn]] {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} in length. The north and south bound lanes were fifty feet apart. At one end was a [[hairpin turn|hairpin]] turn which drivers negotiated at around {{convert|30|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. At the other end was a {{convert|30|ft|m|adj=on}} high, steeply banked loop. Behra lost control in the pouring rain, while going {{convert|110|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. The Porsche began to fishtail with the tail of the car going higher and higher up the slick, steep bank. Then the Porsche spun and went over the top of the banking, with its nose pointing toward the sky. It landed heavily on its side on top of the banking. It remained there wrecked, while the race continued on underneath. Behra was thrown out and for a fleeting moment he could be seen against the background of the sky, with his arms outstretched as though attempting to fly. He impacted one of eight flagpoles arranged at the summit of the embankment
which bore the flags of the competing nations. The flagpole toppled over when Behra collided with it,
about halfway to its top.

Behra came down into trees and rolled almost into a street where drivers and cars often waited in a paddock to practice. A doctor arrived from a Red Cross ambulance close by. He examined Behra briefly and shook his head. A hospital bulletin stated that Behra broke most of his ribs in addition to the skull fracture which killed him.<ref name=death/> Currently AVUS is a vital part of the German public highway system as Autobahn A 115.

==Mourning==
Behra was buried in Nice on 7 August, six days after his fatal crash. He had three funeral services: one in Berlin, another in Paris, and a final one in Nice. At the Nice service, 3,000 mourners lined the streets from wall to wall.

Behra left a nineteen-year-old son, Jean Paul. Behra's demise left only [[Maurice Trintignant]] among living French drivers of fame. Trintignant comforted Behra's family and called on the young men of France to defend the colours of their country in international motor racing. Conspicuously absent among those present in the racing community was [[Enzo Ferrari]]. He dropped Behra as a factory driver ten days before his death when he learned that Behra was going to race a [[Porsche]] at Avus in breach of their agreement and sent no remembrance to the funeral masses.<ref>''A Tribute To Behra'', New York Times, 11 August 1959, Page 30.</ref>

{{Clear}}

==Racing record==
===Complete Formula One World Championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Race in ''italics'' indicates fastest lap (shared))
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! WDC
! Points
|-
| [[1951 Formula One season|1951]]
! [[Gordini|Equipe Gordini]]
! [[Simca-Gordini]] [[Simca-Gordini T15|T15]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1951 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[1951 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1951 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1951 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1951 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1951 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1951 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
|
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| {{f1|1952}}
! [[Gordini|Equipe Gordini]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Gordini Type 16|Type 16]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Straight-6]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1952 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]] {{small|3}}
| [[1952 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1952 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|7}}
| [[1952 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1952 German Grand Prix|GER]] {{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
! 11th
! 6
|-
| {{f1|1953}}
! [[Gordini|Equipe Gordini]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Gordini Type 16|Type 16]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Straight-6]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1953 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] {{small|6}}
| [[1953 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1953 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1953 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 British Grand Prix|GBR]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 German Grand Prix|GER]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1953 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
| {{f1|1954}}
! [[Gordini|Equipe Gordini]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Gordini Type 16|Type 16]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Straight-6]]
|style="background:#000000; color:#ffffff"| [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] {{small|DSQ}}
| [[1954 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1954 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[1954 British Grand Prix|GBR]]'' {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1954 German Grand Prix|GER]] {{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] {{small|Ret}}
|
|
! 26th
! {{frac|1|7}}
|-
| {{f1|1955}}
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Officine Alfieri Maserati]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1955 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] 6 *
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] 3 †
| [[1955 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1955 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] 5 ‡
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1955 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] {{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1955 British Grand Prix|GBR]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1955 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|4}}
|
|
|
|
! 9th
! 6
|-
| {{f1|1956}}
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Officine Alfieri Maserati]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1956 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] {{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] {{small|3}}
| [[1956 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1956 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] {{small|7}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1956 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1956 British Grand Prix|GBR]] {{small|3}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1956 German Grand Prix|GER]] {{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1956 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
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! 4th
! 22
|-
|rowspan=2| {{f1|1957}}
!rowspan=2| [[Maserati in motorsport|Officine Alfieri Maserati]]
!rowspan=2| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1957 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] {{small|2}}
| [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1957 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1957 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1957 British Grand Prix|GBR]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1957 German Grand Prix|GER]] {{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1957 Pescara Grand Prix|PES]] {{small|Ret}}
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!rowspan=2| 11th
!rowspan=2| 6
|-
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[V12 engine|V12]]
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1957 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
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|-
|rowspan=2| {{f1|1958}}
! [[Ken Kavanagh]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] {{small|5}}
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!rowspan=2| 11th
!rowspan=2| 9
|-
! [[BRM|Owen Racing Organisation]]
! [[BRM]] [[BRM P25|P25]]
! [[BRM]] [[Straight-4]]
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] {{small|3}}
| [[1958 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1958 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1958 German Grand Prix|GER]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1958 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]] {{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1958 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|MOR]] {{small|Ret}}
|-
|rowspan=2| {{f1|1959}}
! [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari 246 F1|Dino 246]]
! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[V6]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1959 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1959 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] {{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1959 French Grand Prix|FRA]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1959 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
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!rowspan=2| 17th
!rowspan=2| 2
|-
! Jean Behra
! [[Behra-Porsche]] [[Porsche 718|RSK]]
! [[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]] [[Flat-4]]
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|style="background:#ffffff;"| [[1959 German Grand Prix|GER]] {{small|DNS}}
| [[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1959 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1959 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
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|}

:''<nowiki>*</nowiki> Indicates shared drive with [[Harry Schell]]''
:''<nowiki>†</nowiki> Indicates shared drive with [[Cesare Perdisa]]''
:''<nowiki>‡</nowiki> Indicates shared drive with [[Roberto Mieres]]''

===Non-Championship Formula One results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 3|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
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! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! 29
! 30
! 31
! 32
! 33
! 34
! 35
! 36
|-
| 1951
! [[Gordini|Equipe Gordini]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Gordini Type 16|Type 16]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Straight-6]]
| [[1951 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
| [[1951 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[1951 Richmond Trophy|RIC]]
| [[1951 San Remo Grand Prix|SRM]]
| [[1951 Bordeaux Grand Prix|BOR]]
| [[1951 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1951 Paris Grand Prix|PAR]]
| [[1951 Ulster Trophy|ULS]]
| [[1951 Scottish Grand Prix|SCO]]
| [[1951 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1951 Albi Grand Prix|ALB]] {{small|6}}
| [[1951 Pescara Grand Prix|PES]]
| [[1951 Bari Grand Prix|BAR]]
| [[1951 Goodwood Trophy|GOO]]
|-
|rowspan=3| 1952
!rowspan=3| [[Gordini|Equipe Gordini]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Gordini Type 11|Type 11]]
!rowspan=3| [[Gordini]] [[Straight-6]]
| [[1952 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix|RIO]]
| [[1952 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
| [[1952 Valentino Grand Prix|VAL]]
| [[1952 Richmond Trophy|RIC]]
| [[1952 Lavant Cup|LAV]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1952 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]] {{small|3}}
| [[1952 Ibsley Grand Prix|IBS]]
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! [[Gordini]] [[Gordini Type 15|Type 15]]
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 Marseille Grand Prix|MAR]] {{small|NC}}
| [[1952 Aston Martin Owners Club Grand Prix|AST]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 BRDC International Trophy|INT]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1952 Eläintarhanajot|ELÄ]]
| [[1952 Naples Grand Prix|NAP]]
| [[1952 Eifelrennen|EIF]]
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! [[Gordini]] [[Gordini Type 16|Type 16]]
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 Paris Grand Prix|PAR]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 Albi Grand Prix|ALB]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1952 Grand Prix des Frontières|FRO]]
| [[1952 Ulster Trophy|ULS]]
| [[1952 Monza Grand Prix|MNZ]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[1952 Circuit du Lac|LAC]]''''' {{small|1}}
| [[1952 West Essex CC Race|ESS]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1952 Marne Grand Prix|MAR]] {{small|1}}
| [[1952 Sables Grand Prix|SAB]] {{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1952 Caen Grand Prix|CAE]] {{small|2}}
| [[1952 Daily Mail Trophy|DAI]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1952 Comminges Grand Prix|COM]] {{small|3}}
| [[1952 National Trophy|NAT]]
| [[1952 National Trophy|NAT]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 Baule Grand Prix|BAU]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 Modena Grand Prix|MOD]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1952 Circuit de Cadours|CAD]]
| [[1952 Skarpnäcksloppet|SKA]]
| [[1952 Madgwick Cup|MAD]]
| [[1952 Avusrennen|AVU]]
| [[1952 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy|JOE]]
| [[1952 Newcastle Journal Trophy|NEW]]
| [[1952 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix|RIO]]
|-
| 1953
! [[Gordini|Equipe Gordini]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Gordini Type 16|Type 16]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Straight-6]]
| [[1953 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1952 Lavant Cup|LAV]]
| [[1953 Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race|AST]]
| [[1953 Bordeaux Grand Prix|BOR]]
| [[1953 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1953 Eläintarhanajot|ELÄ]]
| [[1953 Naples Grand Prix|NAP]]
| [[1953 Ulster Trophy|ULS]] DNA
| [[1953 Winfield JC Formula 2 Race|WIN]]
| [[1953 Grand Prix des Frontières|FRO]]
| [[1953 Coronation Trophy|COR]]
| [[1953 Eifelrennen|EIF]]
| [[1953 Albi Grand Prix|ALB]]
| [[1953 Coupe de Printemps|PRI]]
| [[1953 West Essex CC Formula 2 Race|ESS]]
| [[1953 Midlands MECC Race|MID]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 Rouen Grand Prix|ROU]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1953 Crystal Palace Trophy|CRY]]
| [[1953 Avusrennen|AVU]]
| [[1953 United States Air Force Trophy|USF]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[1953 Circuit du Lac|LAC]]'' {{small|Ret}}
| [[1953 Bristol MC & LCC Race|BRI]]
| [[1953 Mid-Cheshire MC Race|CHE]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 Sables Grand Prix|SAB]] {{small|NC}}
| [[1953 Newcastle Journal Trophy|NEW]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1953 Circuit de Cadours|CAD]] {{small|3}}
| [[1953 RedeX Trophy|RED]]
| [[1953 Skarpnäcksloppet|SKA]]
| [[1953 London Trophy|LON]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 Modena Grand Prix|MOD]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1953 Madgwick Cup|MAD]]
| [[1953 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy|JOE]]
| [[1953 Curtis Trophy|CUR]]
|-
| 1954
! [[Gordini|Equipe Gordini]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Gordini Type 16|Type 16]]
! [[Gordini]] [[Straight-6]]
| [[1954 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1954 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]'' {{small|1}}
| [[1954 Lavant Cup|LAV]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Bordeaux Grand Prix|BOR]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1954 BRDC International Trophy|INT]] {{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1954 Bari Grand Prix|BAR]] {{small|3}}
| [[1954 Curtis Trophy|CUR]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1954 Rome Grand Prix|ROM]] {{small|4*}}
| [[1954 Grand Prix des Frontières|FRO]]
| [[1954 I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race|COR]]
| [[1954 BARC Formula 1 Race|BRC]]
| [[1954 Crystal Palace Trophy|CRY]]
|style="background:#000000; color:#ffffff"| [[1954 Rouen Grand Prix|ROU]] {{small|DSQ}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1954 Caen Grand Prix|CAE]] 3†
| [[1954 August Cup|AUG]]
| [[1954 II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race|COR]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 International Gold Cup|OUT]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1954 RedeX Trophy|RED]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1954 Pescara Grand Prix|PES]] {{small|5}}
| [[1954 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy|JOE]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1954 Circuit de Cadours|CAD]]'' {{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Berlin Grand Prix|BER]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1954 Goodwood Trophy|GOO]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|[[1954 Daily Telegraph Trophy|DAI]] {{small|16}}
|-
| 1955
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Officine Alfieri Maserati]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
| [[1955 Buenos Aires Grand Prix|BUE]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[1955 Valentino Grand Prix|VLN]]'' {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1955 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]] {{small|1}}
| [[1955 Glover Trophy|GLV]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[1955 Bordeaux Grand Prix|BOR]]''' {{small|1}}
| [[1955 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[1955 Naples Grand Prix|NAP]]'' {{small|4}}
| [[1955 Albi Grand Prix|ALB]]
| [[1955 Curtis Trophy|CUR]]
| [[1955 Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race|CRN]]
| [[1955 London Trophy|LON]]
| [[1955 Daily Record Trophy|REC]]
| [[1955 RedeX Trophy|RDX]]
| [[1955 Daily Telegraph Trophy|TLG]]
| [[1955 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
| [[1955 Avon Trophy|AVO]]
| [[1955 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
|-
| 1956
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Officine Alfieri Maserati]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix|BUE]] {{small|3}}
| [[1956 Glover Trophy|GLV]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1956 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1956 BARC Aintree 200|AIN]]
| [[1956 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1956 Naples Grand Prix|NAP]]
| [[1956 Aintree 100|100]]
| [[1956 Vanwall Trophy|VNW]]
| [[1956 Caen Grand Prix|CAE]]
| [[1956 BRSCC Formula 1 Race|BRH]]
|-
|rowspan=2| 1957
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Officine Alfieri Maserati]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1957 Buenos Aires Grand Prix|BUE]] {{small|2}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1957 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]] {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[1957 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]''''' {{small|1}}
| [[1957 Glover Trophy|GLV]]
| [[1957 Naples Grand Prix|NAP]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[1957 Reims Grand Prix|RMS]]'' {{small|2}}
|
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1957 Modena Grand Prix|MOD]]'' {{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1957 Moroccan Grand Prix|MOR]] {{small|1}}
|-
! Jean Behra
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P25|P25]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[Straight-4]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[1957 Caen Grand Prix|CAE]]''''' {{small|1}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[1957 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]''''' {{small|1}}
|
|
|-
| 1958
! [[BRM|Owen Racing Organisation]]
! [[BRM]] [[BRM P25|P25]]
! [[BRM]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1958 Buenos Grand Prix|BUE]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1958 Glover Trophy|GLV]] {{small|Ret}}
| [[1958 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[1958 BARC Aintree 200|AIN]]''' {{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[1958 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]'' {{small|4}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''[[1958 Caen Grand Prix|CAE]]'' {{small|Ret}}
|-
| 1959
! [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari 246 F1|Dino 246]]
! [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[V6]]
| [[1959 Buenos Aires Grand Prix|BUE]]
| [[1959 Glover Trophy|GLV]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1959 BARC Aintree 200|AIN]] {{small|1}}
| [[1959 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1959 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
| [[1959 Silver City Trophy|SIL]]
|}

:''<nowiki>*</nowiki> Indicates shared drive with [[André Simon (racing driver)|André Simon]]''
:''<nowiki>†</nowiki> Indicates shared drive with [[Jacques Pollet]]''

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{succession box|title=[[BRDC International Trophy]] Winner |before=[[Stirling Moss]]|after=[[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins]]|years=1957}}
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{{succession box| before = [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] 52 entries, 51 starts ({{f1|1950}} – {{f1|1958}}) | title = [[List of Formula One driver records#Total entries|Most Grand Prix entries]] | after = [[Harry Schell]] 56 entries (56 starts), 54th at the [[1959 Italian Grand Prix|1959 Italian GP]] | years = '''53 entries''', 52 starts ({{f1|1950}} – {{f1|1959}}), 53rd at the [[1959 German Grand Prix|1959 German GP]]}}
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