Robert Barth Explained

Robert Barth
Nationality:German
Birth Date:10 August 1968
Career1:Germany
Years2:1990–1992, 2005–2006
Career2:Olching
Years3:1997–2001
Career3:Landshut
Years4:2003–2004
Career4:Güstrow
Career6:Poland
Years7:1999
Career7:Gdańsk
Years8:2000
Career8:Zielona Góra
Indivyear1:2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Indivhonour1:Long Track World Champion
Indivyear2:2000, 2001
Indivhonour2:German Speedway Champion
Indivyear4:1994, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006
Indivhonour4:German Longtrack champion
Indivyear5:1997, 2001, 2002, 2003
Indivhonour5:German Silver Helmet Winner
Indivyear6:1997, 2001, 2002, 2003
Indivhonour6: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

World Team Championships

European Championships

Longtrack

Individual World Championships

Grand-Prix Years

Best Grand-Prix Results

German Longtrack Championship

Grasstrack European Championships

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://speedwaygp.republika.pl/ speedwaygp.republika.pl
  2. Web site: Robert Barth . Grasstrack GB . 5 November 2023.
  3. Book: Montague, Trevor. The A-Z of Sport. 2004. 514. Little, Brown. 0-316-72645-1.
  4. News: Dryml second in German Championship . Bicester Review . 21 September 2001 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 24 August 2024.
  5. News: Wigg back to winning ways after injury setback . Northampton Chronicle and Echo . 7 June 1993 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 24 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Speedway: Barth takes charge at the barracks . Oxford Mail . 24 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Champion Fienhage: What tuner Robert Barth contributes . Speedweek.com . 5 November 2023.