Robert Barth German motorcycle speedway rider
Robert Barth Born (1968-08-10 ) 10 August 1968 (age 57) Nationality German 1990–1992, 2005–2006 Olching 1997–2001 Landshut 2003–2004 Güstrow 1999 Gdańsk 2000 Zielona Góra
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, 2003 German Silver Helmet Winner 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003 German 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 .
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
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
1997 Did not compete
1998 5 app (Second) 93pts
1999 5 app (Second) 79pts
2000 5 app (Second) 98pts
2001 4 app (Third) 70pts
2002 5 app (Champion) 113pts
2003 6 app (Champion) 131pts
2004 2 app (16th) 36pts
2005 4 app (Champion) 83pts
2006 3 app (Champion) 75pts
Best Grand-Prix Results
Abingdon-on-Thames First 2000
Aduard Third 1998
Berghaupten Second 1999
Bielefeld First 2003, Third 2002
Collier Street Second 2001, 2003
Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun First 2002
Eenrum Second 2000, Third 1999
Herxheim Second 2001
Marmande First 2005, 1998, Third 2003
Morizès First 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, Second 2005, Third 2001, 2004
Mühldorf First 2003, Second 1998, 1999, 2005
New Plymouth Third 2003
Parchim Second 2002, Third 2005
Pfarrkirchen Third 2004
Scheeßel First 2002
Saint-Macaire First 2006
Vechta First 2006
German Longtrack Championship
Grasstrack European Championships