Edgar Barth

Edgar Barth

Edgar Barth after winning the Formula 2 class at the 1957 German Grand Prix
Born	(1917-01-26)26 January 1917
Died	20 May 1965(1965-05-20) (aged 48)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	East German (1953–1957) West German (1958–1964)
Active years	1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964
Teams	EMW, Porsche, Rob Walker Racing Team
Entries	5
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

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.

Racing career

Barth was born in Herold. He began his career as a DKW motorcycle racer and later switched to BMW sportscars. 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.

Barth won the 1959, 1963 and 1964 European Mountain Championships (Hillclimb) for Porsche and also the 1959 Targa Florio.

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.

Career results

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC	Pts
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 547/6 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

External links

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