RACING DRIVER

Jean Behra

1921 - 1959

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Jean Marie Behra (16 February 1921 – 1 August 1959) was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1952 to 1959. Behra contested 54 Formula One Grands Prix across eight seasons for Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Ferrari, and Behra-Porsche. He achieved nine podiums and one fastest lap, finishing fourth in the 1956 World Drivers' Championships with Maserati. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Behra is the 114th most popular racing driver (down from 101st in 2019), the 2,377th most popular biography from France (down from 2,280th in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jean Behra ranks 114 out of 1,080. Before him are Colin McRae, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Rolf Stommelen, Stig Blomqvist, Charles Leclerc, and Markku Alén. After him are Riccardo Paletti, Tommi Mäkinen, Peter Collins, Nico Hülkenberg, Pedro Rodríguez, and Lucien Bianchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Jean Behra ranks 133. Before him are Anne Golon, Arthur Grumiaux, Maurice Yaméogo, Pierre Clostermann, Wolfgang Borchert, and Branko Stanković. After him are Paulo Evaristo Arns, Alan Hale Jr., Vasco Gonçalves, Sena Jurinac, John Money, and Dinko Šakić. Among people deceased in 1959, Jean Behra ranks 64. Before him are Una O'Connor, Albert Ketèlbey, Bak Jungyang, Enrique Guaita, George Reeves, and Aleksandar Tsankov. After him are Karl Mauss, Mutara III Rudahigwa, Dmitry Manuilsky, Victor McLaglen, Benjamin Péret, and Kathryn Adams.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Behra ranks 2,377 out of 6,770. Before him are Robert Surcouf (1773), Petronilla of Aquitaine (1125), François Habeneck (1781), Émile Boutroux (1845), Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414), and Édouard Séguin (1812). After him are Pierre Clémenti (1942), Charles Vanel (1892), Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons (1635), Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres (1840), Jacques Copeau (1879), and Lucile Desmoulins (1770).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Jean Behra ranks 17. Before him are Maurice Trintignant (1917), Pierre Levegh (1905), Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937), Jean-Louis Schlesser (1948), Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946), and Jo Schlesser (1928). After him are Paul Frère (1917), Paul Belmondo (1963), Henri Pescarolo (1942), Sébastien Loeb (1974), Guy Ligier (1930), and Thierry Sabine (1949).

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