Behra-Porsche

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

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WCC	Points
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

References

• Porsche at GrandPrix.com
• Behra-Porsche results