Erwin Erich Bauer (17 July 1912 in Stuttgart – 3 June 1958 in Cologne) was a German Formula One driver who raced a privately entered Veritas in his one World Championship Grand Prix.

[1] In April, 1953, Bauer co-drove a Porsche 356 Super 1500 with Hans Herrmann at the Mille Miglia.

His sole race in the Formula One World Championship came in 1953 at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.

In a field of thirty four, Bauer qualified 33rd, only ahead of fellow Veritas entrant Oswald Karch.

Five years later, again at the Nürburgring racetrack, he was killed in a 2-litre sports Ferrari where, not realising he had passed the chequered flag, kept on racing and crashed fatally on what was supposed to be his slowing-down lap.