| Edgar Barth | |
|---|---|
Nationality  German[1] |
|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1953, 1957 - 1958, 1960, 1964 |
| Teams | EMW, Porsche, Rob Walker Racing Team |
| Races | 5 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1953 German Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1964 German Grand Prix |
Edgar Barth (January 26 1917, Herold-Erzgebirge – May 20 1965, Ludwigsburg) was a German (East German until 1957, then West German) Formula One and sports car racing driver. 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 defected 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. Edgar Barth's son Jürgen Barth became an engineer at Porsche who also went into motorsport, to win the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1977.
Complete Formula One World Championship Results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Rennkollektiv EMW | EMW | EMW Straight-6 | ARG |
500 |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER Ret |
SUI |
ITA |
- | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Dr Ing F Porsche KG | Porsche 550RS (F2) | Porsche Flat-4 | ARG |
MON |
500 |
FRA |
GBR |
GER 12 |
PES |
ITA |
- | 0 | |||
| 1958 | Dr Ing F Porsche KG | Porsche RSK (F2) | Porsche Flat-4 | ARG |
MON |
NED |
500 |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER 6 |
POR |
ITA |
MOR |
- | 0 |
| 1960 | Dr Ing F Porsche KG | Porsche 718 (F2) | Porsche Flat-4 | ARG |
MON |
500 |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
POR |
ITA 7 |
USA |
- | 0 | |
| 1964 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper T66 | Climax V8 | MON |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER Ret |
AUT |
ITA |
USA |
MEX |
- | 0 |
Notes
- ^ East German until 1957, then West German. Only the flag of West Germany is used here, because until 1959, the flag of East Germany looked exactly the same.
