Behra’s Hybrid—1959 Behra-Porsche F2

By Karl Ludvigsen on May 21, 2019 2019, All Access Paywall, Asia/Africa, Australia/New Zealand, Current Issue of Racecar, Current Issue Paywall, May '19, North America, Region, UK/Europe, Vintage Racecar Archives, Vintage Racecar Articles, Vintage Racecar Features, Vintage Racecar Profiles

For the burgeoning Formula Two category for 1½-liter cars, French star driver Jean Behra based a new racing car of his own on Porsche components. In 1959, it showed its class by beating the factory Porsches in the year’s biggest F2 race. Built in Modena, Italy, in 1959, for French racing champion Jean Behra, the...

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