Jean Behra

French · 1952–1959
VS

Mike Hawthorn

British · 1952–1958
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Jean Behra · Mike Hawthorn
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
14 28
42 shared
Qualifying H2H
14 27
41 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P4
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 4
1952 P5 1954 P3 1956 P4 1957 P4 1958 P1
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1956
Career totals
Jean Behra Mike Hawthorn
Championships
0
1
Wins
0
3
Poles
0
4
Podiums
8
17
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
48.14
124.64
Starts
52
46
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jean Behra Mike Hawthorn
Win rate
0%
6.5%
Podium rate
15.4%
37%
Pole rate
0%
8.7%
Points / start
0.9
2.7
Avg grid
P7.8
P5.8
Avg finish
P11.0
P7.1
Finish rate
44.2%
73.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jean Behra Mike Hawthorn
Mechanical retirements
25
10
Crash retirements
4
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1952
Debut season
1952
First win
1953 · aged 24
First pole
1958
First title
1958 · aged 29
P2
Best finish
P1
-3.2
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Jean Behra Mike Hawthorn
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jean Behra Mike Hawthorn
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1 Mike Hawthorn
Circuit de Pedralbes 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Mike Hawthorn
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P3
Jean Behra 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P3 Mike Hawthorn
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2 Mike Hawthorn
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Mike Hawthorn
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Mike Hawthorn
Circuit Bremgarten 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Mike Hawthorn
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 Mike Hawthorn
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Mike Hawthorn
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Mike Hawthorn
Aintree 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Mike Hawthorn
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Mike Hawthorn
Ain Diab 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Mike Hawthorn
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 Mike Hawthorn
Team history
Jean Behra
GOR
MAS
BRM
FER
Gordini 1952–1954Maserati 1955–1958BRM 1958Ferrari 1959
Mike Hawthorn
COO
FER
VAN
MAS
BRM
VAN
FER
Cooper 1952Ferrari 1953–1955Vanwall 1955Maserati 1956BRM 1956Vanwall 1956Ferrari 1957–1958
19521959
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).