10 Facts About Edgar Barth

Edgar Barth competed in sports car racing, winning the 1959 Targa Florio with Wolfgang Seidel.

Edgar Barth began his career as a DKW motorcycle racer and later switched to BMW sportscars.

Edgar Barth drove the factory team car in the East German Formula 2 Championship, which he won in both 1952 and 1953.

Edgar Barth was allowed to participate in three events in the West in 1953, including his first appearance in the Formula One World Championship.

Edgar Barth finished fifth in the non-championship Eifelrennen, but retired from the Avusrennen and the German Grand Prix.

Edgar Barth drove in the F2 sections at his home race in 1956 and 1957, finishing outside the points both times.

Edgar Barth drove a Formula 1 car in the 1960 Italian Grand Prix, finishing seventh.

Edgar Barth was entered into his home race in 1961 but was later withdrawn and was entered as a substitute at Monza that year.

Edgar Barth won the 1959,1963 and 1964 European Mountain Championships for Porsche and the 1959 Targa Florio.

Edgar Barth began to suffer from cancer at the end of 1964, and succumbed to the disease in May 1965.