Edgar Barth

Edgar Barth
Edgar Barth after winning the Formula 2 class at the1957 German Grand Prix
Born	Wilfried Edgar Barth (1917-01-26)26 January 1917 Herold,Sachsen,German Empire
Died	20 May 1965(1965-05-20)(aged 48) Ludwigsburg,Baden-Württemberg,West Germany
Nationality	East German (1953) West German (1957–1964)
Relatives	Jürgen Barth(son)
Formula OneWorld Championship career
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(German pronunciation:[ˈvɪlfriːtˈɛt.ɡaːɐ̯baʁt];26 January 1917 – 20 May 1965) was a German (East Germanuntil 1957, thenWest German)Formula Oneandsports car racingdriver.

Racing career

Barth was born inHerold.He began his career as aDKWmotorcycle racer and later switched toBMWsportscars.The East German factory of BMW would become theEisenacher Motorenwerk(EMW) after the war. He drove the factory team car in the East German Formula 2 Championship, which he won in both 1952 and 1953. He was allowed to participate in three events in the West in 1953, including his first appearance in the Formula One World Championship. He finished fifth in the non-championshipEifelrennen,but retired from theAvusrennenand theGerman Grand Prix.

In 1957, he emigrated to the West and drove sporadically for the works Porsche team in Formula One until 1961. He drove in the F2 sections at his home race in 1956 and 1957, finishing outside the points both times. He drove a Formula 1 car in the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, finishing seventh. He was entered into his home race in 1961 but was later withdrawn and was entered as a substitute at Monza that year. His final F1 appearance came at the 1964 German Grand Prix driving a Cooper-Climax for Rob Walker Racing, failing to make the flag.

Barth participated in the 500 kilometers of theNürburgring,in 1960 in aBMW 700,finishing fifth.Barth won the 1959, 1963 and 1964 European Mountain Championships (Hillclimb) for Porsche and also the 1959Targa Florio.Apart fromFormula 2races withPorsche 718,he also took part in the24 Hours of Le Manson numerous occasions.

He began to suffer from cancer at the end of 1964, and succumbed to the disease in May 1965. His sonJürgen Barthbecame an engineer at Porsche and also went into motorsport, winning theLe Mans 24 Hoursin 1977.

from left to right:Jean Behra,Fritz Huschke von Hanstein,Richard von Frankenbergand Edgar Barth

Edgar Barth racing helmet at the Prototyp Museum, Hamburg, Germany.

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
1953	Rennkollektiv EMW	EMWR2	EMW6 2.0L6	ARG	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER Ret	SUI	ITA			NC	0
1957	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	PorscheRS550(F2)	Porsche547/3 1.5F4	ARG	MON	500	FRA	GBR	GER 12	PES	ITA				NC	0
1958	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	PorscheRSK(F2)	Porsche547/3 1.5F4	ARG	MON	NED	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER 6	POR	ITA	MOR	NC	0
1960	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	Porsche718	Porsche547/3 1.5F4	ARG	MON	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	POR	ITA 7	USA		NC	0
1961	Dr Ing F. Porsche KG	Porsche787	Porsche547/3 1.5F4	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER WD						NC	0
	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche718								ITA PO	USA
1964	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	CooperT66	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER Ret	AUT	ITA	USA	MEX		NC	0
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References

• "Edgar Barth".Motor Sport.Retrieved18 December2018.

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