Edgar Barth
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Edgar Barth | |
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![]() Edgar Barth after winning the Formula 2 class at the1957 German Grand Prix | |
Born | Wilfried Edgar Barth 26 January 1917 |
Died | 20 May 1965 Ludwigsburg,Baden-Württemberg,West Germany | (aged 48)
Nationality | ![]() ![]() |
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.[1]
Racing career
[edit]Barth was born inHerold.He began his career as aDKWmotorcycle racer and later switched toBMWsportscars.[1]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 He was entered into his home race in 1961 but was later withdrawn and was entered as a substitute at Monza that year.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.[2]Barth won the 1959, 1963 and 1964 European Mountain Championships (Hillclimb) for Porsche and also the 1959Targa Florio.[1]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.
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Career results
[edit]Complete Formula One World Championship results
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Pts |
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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
[edit]- ^abc"Drivers: Edgar Barth".www.grandprix.com.Retrieved1 December2016.
- ^"1960 Nurburgring 500 km".www.dlg.speedfreaks.org.Retrieved9 April2020.
- ^"Edgar Barth – Involvement".statsf1.com.Retrieved20 January2019.
- "Edgar Barth".Motor Sport.Retrieved18 December2018.
External links
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