Eisenacher Motorenwerk

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Eisenacher Motorenwerk

EMW logo
Formerly called	BMW
Industry	Automobile and motorcycle manufacture
Founded	Circa 1945 Eisenach, German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
Headquarters	Eisenach

EMW as a Formula One constructor

Official name(s)	Eisenacher Motorenwerk
Base	Eisenach, East Germany
Formula One World Championship career
Engines	EMW 2.0l L6
Entrants	Rennkollektiv EMW
First entry	1953 German Grand Prix
Last entry	1953 German Grand Prix
Races entered	1
Race victories	0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0

Eisenacher Motorenwerk (EMW) was an East German manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles based in Eisenach. EMW also entered Formula One as a constructor in 1953, but participated in only one race, the 1953 German Grand Prix. The car retired after 12 laps with exhaust problems.^[1]

One of the pre-World War II BMW factories was located in Eisenach, which after the war was taken over by the Soviets, since Eisenach was situated in the Soviet occupation zone. The factory continued producing cars and motorcycles under the BMW brand, but after a lawsuit in 1952 they had to change the name to EMW instead. The logotype was also similar, but instead of the blue BMW used, EMW used red.

Later the automobile section of EMW became VEB Automobilwerk Eisenach and built the Wartburg. Motorcycle manufacture ended in the 1950s and was replaced by the AWO 425 built by Simson at Suhl.

An EMW. Note the BMW-like grille.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Points	WCC
1953	EMW	EMW L6	D		ARG	500	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	n/a^*	n/a^*
				Edgar Barth							Ret
Source:[1]

* Constructors' Championship not awarded until 1958.

References

1. Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 46. ISBN 0851127029.