Behra-Porsche

The car made an initial outing at the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix, with Behra's good friend Maria Teresa de Filippis at the wheel. De Filippis was unable to qualify, however, and the car did not start the race.^[1][2]

After the French Grand Prix, Behra was dismissed from the Ferrari team following an altercation with the team manager.^[3] This meant, however, that Behra was able to race the Behra-Porsche himself in the upcoming German Grand Prix.^[1]

The German Grand Prix was the only one ever to be held at the AVUS circuit in Berlin. Not only had Behra entered the Behra-Porsche into the Grand Prix, he had also entered his RSK sportscar into a support race. It was in this race that Behra crashed fatally, spinning out over the top of the infamous AVUS banking and being thrown from his vehicle. Behra hit a flagpole and fell to the ground, fracturing his skull and breaking many ribs. It was concluded by a doctor on the scene that he died on impact.^[4]

Following Behra's death, the Behra-Porsche was acquired by

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WCC	Pts
1959	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	Behra-Porsche RSK	F4	D		MON	500	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	USA		NC	0
					Maria Teresa de Filippis	DNQ
	Jean Behra	Behra-Porsche RSK	F4	D	Jean Behra						DNS
1960	Camoradi International	Behra-Porsche RSK	F4	D		ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA	USA	NC	0
					Masten Gregory	12
					Fred Gamble									10
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