Maria Teresa de Filippis, (4) RSK-based Porsche Special FII with Italian body ("Behra-Porsche"), didn't qualify for the race. On left Jean Behra, the Frenchman with a plastic ear, a reminder of an earlier accident. Monaco Grand Prix 1959.

At the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix, Maria Teresa de Filippis sits in the cockpit of her number 4 RSK-based Porsche Special FII. Leaning over to speak with her is Jean Behra, the car's designer, a Frenchman identifiable by the plastic ear he wore after an earlier accident. De Filippis, in the so-called "Behra-Porsche," would ultimately fail to qualify for the race.

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