Jean Behra

French · 1952–1959
VS

Juan Fangio

Argentine · 1950–1958
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
6
Qualifyingahead
1
6
Jean Behra · Juan Fangio
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
8 27
35 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 34
35 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
5
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
7
P4
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 4
1954 P1 1955 P1 1956 P1 1957 P1 1958 P12
Teammate battle by season
1
5
1957
0
1
1958
Career totals
Jean Behra Juan Fangio
Championships
0
5
Wins
0
22
Poles
0
28
Podiums
8
31
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
48.14
260.64
Starts
52
51
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jean Behra Juan Fangio
Win rate
0%
43.1%
Podium rate
15.4%
60.8%
Pole rate
0%
54.9%
Points / start
0.9
5.1
Avg grid
P7.8
P2.0
Avg finish
P11.0
P4.8
Finish rate
44.2%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jean Behra Juan Fangio
Mechanical retirements
25
12
Crash retirements
4
0
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1952
Debut season
1950
First win
1950 · aged 38
First pole
1950
First title
1951 · aged 40
P2
Best finish
P1
-3.2
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958
Jean Behra Juan Fangio
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jean Behra Juan Fangio
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 5 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 5 · P1 Juan Fangio
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 3 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 3 · P1 Juan Fangio
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 4 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 4 · P1 Juan Fangio
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 3 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 3 · P1 Juan Fangio
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 3 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 3 · P1 Juan Fangio
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1 Juan Fangio
Circuit Bremgarten 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1 Juan Fangio
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 Juan Fangio
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Juan Fangio
Circuit de Pedralbes 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Juan Fangio
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 Juan Fangio
Aintree 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Juan Fangio
Pescara Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Juan Fangio
Team history
Jean Behra
GOR
MAS
Gordini 1952–1954Maserati 1955–1958BRM 1958Ferrari 1959
Juan Fangio
ALF
MAS
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Maserati 1953Mercedes 1954Maserati 1954Mercedes 1955Ferrari 1956Maserati 1957–1958
19501959
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).