Behra-Porsche
Base | France |
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Founder(s) | Jean Behra |
Formula One World Championship career | |
Engines | Porsche 547/6 1.5l F4 |
Entrants | Jean Behra Camoradi International |
First entry | 1959 Monaco Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1960 Italian Grand Prix |
Races entered | 4 (2 starts) |
Race victories | 0 |
Constructors' Championships | 0 |
Drivers' Championships |
0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Behra-Porsche was a Formula One constructor competing briefly in 1959 and 1960. The team entered four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix (two starts) but scored no championship points.
The company was founded by Jean Behra, an established French racer. He had been driving a Ferrari D246 in 1959 but was dismissed from the team after the French GP. With designer Valerio Colotti, using Porsche components, he had an F1 car built at Modena in 1959.
The car was to debut at Monte Carlo in 1959 but Maria Teresa de Filippis failed to qualify. Behra intended to race the car in Germany but was killed in a racing accident driving a Porsche RSK at AVUS on 1 August 1959, just before the Grand Prix. The car was taken on by the Colotti team.
The Behra-Porsche Porsche Special made its first race start at the Argentine Grand Prix of 7 February 1960 driven by Masten Gregory, he finished 12th. Fred Gamble drove the car in the 1960 Italian Grand Prix at Monza on 4 September 1960 and finished 10th - nine laps down and the last of the cars still running at the finish.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WCC | Points |
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1959 | Maria Teresa de Filippis | Behra-Porsche RSK | Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4 | D | MON | 500 | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | — | 0 | ||
Maria Teresa de Filippis | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
Jean Behra | Behra-Porsche RSK | Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4 | D | Jean Behra | DNS | ||||||||||||
1960 | Camoradi International | Behra-Porsche RSK | Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4 | D | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | — | 0 | |
Masten Gregory | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Fred Gamble | 10 |