There were 4 Formula One drivers from East Germany, with one of them (

Edgar Barth Wilfried Edgar Barth (; 26 January 1917 – 20 May 1965) was a German racing driver who competed under the East German flag in Formula One in , and as a West German between and , taking part in five Grands Prix in all. He also competed in spo ...

) racing for both

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and

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. No driver ever competed under an East German licence outside of Germany or after 1953.

Former drivers

There have been 4

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drivers who have competed under an East German racing licence, including: *

Ernst Klodwig Ernst Klodwig (23 May 1903 – 15 April 1973) was an East German racing driver. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, driving privately run BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbrevi ...

is the most successful driver to race with an East German licence in Formula One. Klodwig competed in the

1952 German Grand Prix The 1952 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 3 August 1952 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1952 World Championship of Drivers, in which each Grand Prix was run to Formula Two rules rather than the Formula ...

where he finished 12th, and in the

1953 German Grand Prix The 1953 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor racing event held on 2 August 1953 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was race 7 of 9 in the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than ...

where he finished 15th. * Rudolf Krause competed two Formula One races. He made his debut at the 1952 German Grand Prix, but later retired from the race. He finished 14th during the 1953 German Grand Prix. *

made his debut during the 1953 German Grand Prix, but retired from the race. Barth later competed in several other Formula One seasons, racing under a West German licence. * Theo Fitzau also made his debut at the 1953 German Grand Prix, however he retired from the race.

Timeline

* Competed under West German racing license in –, –,

References

* "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 4th ed. {{Formula One nationalities *

Former drivers

Timeline

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