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 RSK-based Porsche Special FII, her expression one of serious concentration. Leaning over the car’s metallic bodywork to speak with her is Jean Behra, the Frenchman recognizable by a plastic ear—a reminder of an earlier accident. The photograph captures this intense moment before the race, for which de Filippis and her so-called "Behra-Porsche" ultimately did not qualify.

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GPMonaco, Racing

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