Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 68
- Honours
- 60
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 1 | |
| 1954 | 1 | |
| 1955 | 2 | |
| 1956 | 2 | |
| 1957 | 2 | |
| 1958 | 1 | |
| 1959 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jean Behra ranks #98 in Formula 1
Jean Behra ranks 98th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2216th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 71.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 86, Longevity 68, Honours 60, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1952–1959 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1955, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes podiums 9, grand prix starts 52, career points 51, non-championship wins 9.
Immediately ahead sits Olivier Panis on 71.4, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Gilles Villeneuve on 71.1. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Jean Behra GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Behra stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1955. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity68/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 68/100.
- Honours60/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 60/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top Behra comparisons
Jean Behra — frequently asked
- Is Jean Behra the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jean Behra ranks 98th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 71.3, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Jean Behra's GOAT Score?
- 71.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 68 (20%), Honours 60 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jean Behra rank all time?
- 2216th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 98th within Formula 1.
- Jean Behra vs Olivier Panis: who ranks higher?
- Olivier Panis, on 71.4 against Jean Behra's 71.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.