Edgar Barth

Edgar Barth (born 26 January 1917 in Herold, died 20 May 1965 in Ludwigsburg) was a German racing driver. He mostly owed his Formula One career to the wishes of East German motorsport to reach out to Western audiences, driving for the American/East German Team Ultimate as well as for West German Trod von Hoff Racing and Argentine Escuderia Hernandez. He was recognised as a reliable hand, whose F1 highlight was a fourth place finish in the 1953 Swiss Grand Prix. After the drives dried up, he defected to West Germany in 1957, where he continued his racing career in sportscars. He died of cancer in May 1965, aged just 48.

Complete Alternate Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	WDC	Pts.
1952	Team Ultimate	Ultimate 001	BMW 328 2.0 L6	MON	ENG	BEL 23	FRA DNQ	GBR 9	GER 9	NED DNQ	ITA DNQ	USA 16	AUS 11	NC	0
1953	Team Ultimate	Ultimate 002	O.S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8	MON DNPQ	NED 11	BEL Ret	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER 11	SUI 4	ITA Ret	USA		16th	3
1954	Team Ultimate	Ultimate 002	O.S.C.A. 156s 1.5 L6s	MON DNQ	FRA Ret	BEL 9	NED Ret	GBR 10	SUI Ret	GER DNA	USA Ret	ITA Ret		NC	0
1955	Trod von Hoff Racing	Von Hoff TVHR100	O.S.C.A. 156s 1.5 L6s	MON	FRA	BEL	GBR DNPQ	SCO DNPQ	SOV	ITA				NC	0
1956	Escuderia Hernandez	Lancia D50	Lancia DS50 2.5 V8	MON	FRA	BEL	GER	GDR DNQ	IRL	SCO	GBR	ITA	THA	NC	0

* denotes season still in progress