- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilfried Edgar Barth
- Edgar Barth was born on January 26, 1917 in Herold, Thum, Saxony, Germany [ex-German Empire]. He died on May 20, 1965 in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany [ex-West Germany].
- His son Jurgen Barth was also a race car driver.
- Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for Eisenacher Motorenwerk (EMW) (1953 (1 GP)), Porsche (1960 (1 GP)) and Rob Walker Racing Team (1964 (1 GP)). He started 3 Grands Prix.
- Teammates in Formula One were: Umberto Maglioli and Joakim Bonnier.
- Edgar Barth competed under the East German flag in Formula One in 1953, and as a West German between 1957 and 1964, taking part in five Grands Prix in all.
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