Jean Behra

Jean Marie Behra (born 6 February 1921 in Nice, Alps-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France – died 1 August 1959 at the AVUS, in West Berlin, West Germany) was a French racing driver who competed in Formula One the 1950s.
Originally racing motorcycles, Behra switched full-time to four wheels in , and won two non-championship races that year, alongside a podium at his first race, the . After three years racing with , in he moved to , continuing to win non-championship races, but despite five podiums in , a full World Championship win eluded him.
In he raced for the team, scoring a pair of points finishes alongside a host of retirements, while racing for in sports car races. In he made the move to , partnering Brit Tony Brooks. This however, was only to last a few months as disagreements within the team saw Behra punch two Ferrari personnel, including team manager Romolo Tavoni, and he was fired from the team.
Behra, in association with , was to use his car at the next race, the 1959 German Grand Prix. However, in a sports car race that preceded the Grand Prix race, Behra suffered a horrendous accident as he spun off on the banking and hit a flag pole, suffering fatal skull fractures. The funeral was held six days later in both Berlin and Paris, and he was buried in Nice. Reflecting their ruined relationship, Enzo Ferrari didn't attend the funeral.
At the time of his death, Behra held the record for the most World Championship entries and starts, with 55 entries and 52 starts, one more than Juan Manuel Fangio for both. Harry Schell broke both of these records within a year.
==Formula One Career==
===Pre-Formula One===
===First races===
===1952===
===1953===
===1954===
===1955===
===1956===
===1957===
===1958===
===1959===
====Death====
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Note: Italics denotes an entrant or constructor competed for in non-World Championship entries only.
Year	Entrant 	Team 	Points 	Pos. 	Report
 	SFACS Ecurie France 	 	No World Championship 	No World Championship 	No World Championship
 	Did not compete 	Did not compete	Did not compete 	Did not compete 	Did not compete
 	Equipe Gordini 	 	Non-World Championship races only	Non-World Championship races only	Non-World Championship races only
 	Equipe Gordini 	 	6 	11th 	Report
 	Equipe Gordini 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Equipe Gordini 	 	 	26th 	Report
 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	6 	9th 	Report
 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	22 	4th 	Report
 	Officine Alfieri Maserati	 	6 	11th 	Report
 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	6 	11th 	Report
 	Ken Kavanagh 	 	9 	11th 	Report
 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	9 	11th 	Report
 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	2 	17th 	Report
 	Jean Behra 	 	2 	17th 	Report
===Career Statistics===
===Race Wins===
Note: All non-championship.
Win Number	Grand Prix
1 	1952 Circuit du Lac
2 	1952 Marne Grand Prix
3 	1954 Pau Grand Prix
4 	1954 Circuit de Cadours
5 	1955 Pau Grand Prix
6 	1955 Bordeaux Grand Prix
7 	1957 Pau Grand Prix
8 	1957 Caen Grand Prix
9 	1957 BRDC International Trophy
10 	1957 Modena Grand Prix
11 	1957 Moroccan Grand Prix
12 	1959 BARC Aintree 200
===Career Results===
==Notes==
==External links==
* Wikipedia article
* STATS F1 profile
* OldRacingCars.com profile
* Grand Prix Encyclopedia profile
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Category:Talbot-Lago Drivers
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