Edgar Barth
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![]() Edgar Barth after winning the Formula 2 class at the 1957 German Grand Prix | |
Born | 26 January 1917 |
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Died | 20 May 1965 | (aged 48)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() ![]() |
Active years | 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964 |
Teams | EMW, Porsche, Rob Walker Racing Team |
Entries | 7 entries (5 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1953 German Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1964 German Grand Prix |
Wilfried Edgar Barth (26 January 1917 in Herold – 20 May 1965 in Ludwigsburg) was a German (East German until 1957, then West German) Formula One and sports car racing driver.[1]
Racing career
Barth was born in Herold. He began his career as a DKW motorcycle racer and later switched to BMW sportscars.[1] The East German factory of BMW would become the Eisenacher Motorenwerk (EMW) after the war. He raced these Formula 2 cars even in Western Germany until politics prevented this. In 1957, he emigrated to the West.
Edgar participated in the 500 kilometers of the Nurburgring, in 1960 in a BMW 700, finishing fifth.[2] Barth won the 1959, 1963 and 1964 European Mountain Championships (Hillclimb) for Porsche and also the 1959 Targa Florio.[1]
Apart from Formula 2 races with Porsche 718, he also took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on numerous occasions.
He participated four times in the German Grand Prix, the last one in 1964 for Rob Walker in a Cooper. Nine months later he succumbed to cancer, and died, aged 48, in Ludwigsburg.
Edgar Barth's son Jürgen Barth became an engineer at Porsche and also went into motorsport, winning the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1977.
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Career results
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Pts |
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1953 | Rennkollektiv EMW | EMW R2 | EMW 6 2.0 L6 | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER Ret |
SUI | ITA | NC | 0 | ||
1957 | Dr Ing F. Porsche KG | Porsche RS550 (F2) | Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | ARG | MON | 500 | FRA | GBR | GER 12 |
PES | ITA | NC | 0 | |||
1958 | Dr Ing F. Porsche KG | Porsche RSK (F2) | Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | ARG | MON | NED | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER 6 |
POR | ITA | MOR | NC | 0 |
1960 | Dr Ing F. Porsche KG | Porsche 718 | Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA 7 |
USA | NC | 0 | |
1961 | Dr Ing F. Porsche KG | Porsche 787 | Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER WD |
NC | 0 | |||||
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche 718 | ITA PO |
USA | |||||||||||||
1964 | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Cooper T66 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER Ret |
AUT | ITA | USA | MEX | NC | 0 | |
Source:[3]
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References
- ^ a b c "Drivers: Edgar Barth". www.grandprix.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "1960 Nurburgring 500 km". www.dlg.speedfreaks.org. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Edgar Barth – Involvement". statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- "Edgar Barth". Motor Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
External links
Media related to Edgar Barth at Wikimedia Commons
- 1917 births
- 1965 deaths
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- German Formula One drivers
- EMW Formula One drivers
- Porsche Formula One drivers
- Rob Walker Racing Team Formula One drivers
- German racing drivers
- People from Thum
- Racing drivers from Saxony
- German motorcycle racers
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
- East German Formula One drivers
- German auto racing biography stubs