Jean Behra

French · 1952–1959
VS

Paul Frère

Belgian · 1952–1956
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
1
Qualifyingahead
2
1
Jean Behra · Paul Frère
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
4 7
11 shared
Qualifying H2H
9 2
11 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 0
1952 P11 1955 P9 1956 P4
Teammate battle by season
2
1
1954
Career totals
Jean Behra Paul Frère
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
8
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
48.14
11
Starts
52
11
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jean Behra Paul Frère
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
15.4%
9.1%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.9
1.0
Avg grid
P7.8
P11.2
Avg finish
P11.0
P10.9
Finish rate
44.2%
45.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jean Behra Paul Frère
Mechanical retirements
25
6
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
1952
First win
First pole
First title
P2
Best finish
P2
-3.2
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Jean Behra Paul Frère
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jean Behra Paul Frère
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Jean Behra 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 Paul Frère
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Paul Frère
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Paul Frère
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8 Paul Frère
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Paul Frère
Circuit Bremgarten 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Jean Behra 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Paul Frère
Team history
Jean Behra
GOR
MAS
BRM
FER
Gordini 1952–1954Maserati 1955–1958BRM 1958Ferrari 1959
Paul Frère
SIM
HWM
GOR
FER
Simca 1952HWM 1952–1953Gordini 1954Ferrari 1955–1956
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).