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Edgar Barth
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| Edgar Barth | |
| Nationality |  German[1] |
|---|---|
| World Championship Career | |
| Active years | 1953, 1957 - 1958, 1960, 1964 |
| Team(s) | EMW, Porsche, Rob Walker Racing Team |
| Races | 5 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 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.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Team | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | EMW | ARG |
INDY |
DUT |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER Ret |
SWI |
ITA |
EMW | - | 0 | ||
| 1957 | Porsche (F2) | ARG |
MON |
INDY |
FRA |
GBR |
GER 12 |
PES |
ITA |
Porsche (F2) | - | 0 | |||
| 1958 | Porsche (F2) | ARG |
MON |
DUT |
INDY |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER 6 |
POR |
ITA |
MOR |
Porsche (F2) | - | 0 |
| 1960 | Porsche (F2) | ARG |
MON |
INDY |
DUT |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
POR |
ITA 7 |
USA |
Porsche (F2) | - | 0 | |
| 1964 | Walker | MON |
DUT |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER Ret |
AUT |
ITA |
USA |
MEX |
Walker | - | 0 |
- ^ 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.
Edgar's son Jürgen Barth became an engineer at Porsche who also went into motorsport, to win the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1977 in a Porsche 936, with Jacky Ickx and Hurley Haywood. Jürgen also wrote a detailed book about Porsche's racing history, and later would help in the creation of the BPR Global GT Series.
| Preceded by Jacky Ickx Gijs van Lennep |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1977 Jacky Ickx Hurley Haywood Jürgen Barth |
Succeeded by Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Didier Pironi |
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