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Edgar Barth

born 26 Jan 1917 · raced 1953–1964

5Races
0Wins
0Podiums
2Top 10s
8.33Avg Position
16.2Avg Grid Pos

Edgar Barth was a German driver who started 5 Grands Prix between 1953 and 1964, spread across three different cars. He debuted with the EMW team in 1953, then drove Porsche in the Formula 2 era of the late 1950s, finishing sixth at the 1958 German Grand Prix. He ended his Formula 1 career with a Cooper-Climax in 1964. Barth was more successful in sports cars and hillclimbs, where he won the 1959 Targa Florio for Porsche and several European Hill Climb titles.

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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Edgar Barth season-by-season championship record
SeasonChampionship positionWinsPoints
19643600
19615100
1960—00
1958—00
19574200
19538800
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19641 race▾
Edgar Barth race results in 1964
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
German Grand PrixCooper-Climax20Clutch0
Earlier seasons1953–1961 (5 seasons)▾
19612 races▾
Edgar Barth race results in 1961
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
Italian Grand PrixPorsche—Withdrew0
German Grand PrixPorsche—Withdrew0
19601 race▾
Edgar Barth race results in 1960
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
Italian Grand PrixPorsche12P70
19581 race▾
Edgar Barth race results in 1958
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
German Grand PrixPorsche13P60
19571 race▾
Edgar Barth race results in 1957
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
German Grand PrixPorsche12P120
19531 race▾
Edgar Barth race results in 1953
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
German Grand PrixEMW24Exhaust0