Robert Barth

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Robert Barth
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Born (1968-08-10) 10 August 1968 (age 56)
NationalityGerman
Career history
Germany
1990–1992, 2005–2006 Olching
1997–2001 Landshut
2003–2004 Güstrow
Poland
1999 Gdańsk
2000 Zielona Góra
Individual honours
2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 Long Track World Champion
2000, 2001 German Speedway Champion
1994, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 German Longtrack champion
1997, 2001, 2002, 2003German Silver Helmet Winner
1997, 2001, 2002, 2003German Longtrack Golden Helmet Winner

Robert Barth (born 10 August 1968) is a German former motorcycle speedway rider. He is a four time champion of the world.

Contents

Life

Barth was born on born 10 August 1968. [1]

Career

Barth won four Long Track World Championships, in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006. [2] He also rode in the Speedway Grand Prix. [3]

Barth twice won the German Individual Speedway Championship 2001 [4] and 2002.

Barth was also a prominent grasstrack rider [5] and won three European Championship titles in 1989, 1990 and 1994. [2] The grasstrack championship merged with the Longtrack and Barth finished runner-up three times (1996, 1999 and 2000 [6] ) before winning his world titles.

He retired in 2006 but retained an interest in the sport becoming an engine tuner. He helped Lukas Fienhage become the 2020 World Longtrack champion. [7]

Major results

Speedway

World Individual Championships

Speedway Grand Prix results

1997 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 16)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
3 /6 Flag of Germany.svg German SGP 117(1,0,3,1,2) +1C6
1998 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 23)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
2 /6 Flag of Germany.svg German SGP 222(0,1)23
2001 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 23)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
1 /6 Flag of Germany.svg German SGP 146(0,2,2) (0,1)23
2004 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 23)
Race no.Grand PrixPos.Pts.HeatsDraw No
2 /9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Rep. SGP 212(0,1)23
 permanent speedway rider
  wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
 rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

World Team Championships

European Championships

Longtrack

Individual World Championships

Grand-Prix Years

Best Grand-Prix Results

German Longtrack Championship

Grasstrack European Championships

See also

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References

  1. ↑ speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Robert Barth". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 514. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.
  4. ↑ "Dryml second in German Championship" . Bicester Review. 21 September 2001. Retrieved 24 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Wigg back to winning ways after injury setback" . Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 7 June 1993. Retrieved 24 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Speedway: Barth takes charge at the barracks". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Champion Fienhage: What tuner Robert Barth contributes". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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