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FRANCE
Jean Behra
BORN 1921-02-16 / DIED 1959-08-01 / 1952–1959 / 5 CONSTRUCTORS
CAREER · LIFETIME
The big numbers
STARTS
52
WINS
0
PODIUMS
9
POLES
0
FL
1
TITLES
0
PTS
51
CHART · 01
Career cumulative wins by year
Step plot with title-year markers (the yellow rings). Tap a point for the year's count.
Cumulative race wins by season for Jean Behra, with championship seasons marked.
DATA
| YEAR | WINS | CUM | CHAMPION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | 0 | 0 |
CHART · 02
Finishing-position distribution by season
One box per season — quartiles + whiskers. Purple ticks mark wins (P1 finishes).
Distribution of finishing positions by season for Jean Behra, including best, median, and worst classified finishes.
DATA
| YEAR | RACES | BEST | MEDIAN | WORST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 1953 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1954 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1955 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 1956 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1957 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 1958 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1959 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
CHART · 03
Win rate by season
Bars are wins ÷ starts per season. Purple bars are dominant years (≥50%).
Percentage of race starts won in each season by Jean Behra.
DATA
| YEAR | WINS | STARTS | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 1953 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 1954 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 1955 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 1956 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 1957 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 1958 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 1959 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
SEASONS · 8
By the year
Every season this driver entered. Click a year to open that season's timing sheet.
| YEAR | CONSTRUCTORS | POS | STARTS | WINS | PODIUMS | POLES | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Ferrari / Behra-Porsche | P17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1958 | Maserati / BRM | P11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1957 | Maserati | P11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1956 | Maserati | P4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| 1955 | Maserati | P9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1954 | Gordini | P26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | Gordini | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | Gordini | P11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP POSITION P4 · LAST RACED 1959