Robert Barth
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Born | (1968-08-10) 10 August 1968 (age 56) |
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Nationality | German |
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, 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
Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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3 /6 | ![]() | 11 | 7 | (1,0,3,1,2) +1C | 6 |
Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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2 /6 | ![]() | 22 | 2 | (0,1) | 23 |
Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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1 /6 | ![]() | 14 | 6 | (0,2,2) (0,1) | 23 |
Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
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2 /9 | ![]() | 21 | 2 | (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
- Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
- 2000 - 3rd place in Semi Final B
- 2002 -
Owlerton Stadium - 4th place in Event 1
European Championships
- European Club Champions' Cup
- 2000 -
Piła - Bronze medal (10 points)
- 2001 -
Daugavpils - 4th place (8 points)
- 2000 -
Longtrack
Individual World Championships
- 1991 Semi-final
- 1992 Semi-final
- 1993 Semi-final
- 1994
Mariánské Lázně (14th) 4pts
- 1995
Scheeßel (13th) 4pts
- 1996
Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz (Third) 23pts
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
- 1994
Vilshofen Champion
- 1997
Ludinghausen Third
- 1999
Herxheim am Berg Champion
- 2000
Scheeßel Second
- 2001
Berghaupten Champion
- 2002
Harsewinkel Second
- 2003
Ludinghausen Champion
- 2004
Mühldorf 7th
- 2005
Bad Hersfeld Champion
- 2006
Berghaupten Champion
Grasstrack European Championships
- 1988
Joure (7th) 10pts
- 1989
La Réole (Champion) 21Pts
- 1990
Uithuizen (Champion) 24Pts
- 1994
Cloppenburg (Champion) 25Pts
See also
References
- ^ speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Robert Barth". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 514. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ "Dryml second in German Championship". Bicester Review. 21 September 2001. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wigg back to winning ways after injury setback". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 7 June 1993. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway: Barth takes charge at the barracks". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Champion Fienhage: What tuner Robert Barth contributes". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.