Robert Barth
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| Nationality | German |
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| Germany | |
| 1990–1992, 2005–2006 | Olching |
| 1997–2001 | Landshut |
| 2003–2004 | Güstrow |
| Poland | |
| 1999 | Gdańsk |
| 2000 | Zielona Góra |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 /6 | Germany German SGP | 11 | 7 | (1,0,3,1,2) +1C | 6 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 /6 | Germany German SGP | 22 | 2 | (0,1) | 23 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 /6 | Germany German SGP | 14 | 6 | (0,2,2) (0,1) | 23 |
| Race no. | Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 /9 | Czech Republic Czech Rep. SGP | 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 - Template:Flagicon Owlerton Stadium - 4th place in Event 1
European Championships
- European Club Champions' Cup
- 2000 - Template:Flagicon Piła - Bronze medal (10 points)
- 2001 - Template:Flagicon Daugavpils - 4th place (8 points)
Longtrack
Individual World Championships
- 1991 Semi-final
- 1992 Semi-final
- 1993 Semi-final
- 1994 Template:Flagicon Mariánské Lázně (14th) 4pts
- 1995 Template:Flagicon Scheeßel (13th) 4pts
- 1996 Template:Flagicon 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
- Template:Flagicon Abingdon-on-Thames First 2000
- Template:Flagicon Aduard Third 1998
- Template:Flagicon Berghaupten Second 1999
- Template:Flagicon Bielefeld First 2003, Third 2002
- Template:Flagicon Collier Street Second 2001, 2003
- Template:Flagicon Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun First 2002
- Template:Flagicon Eenrum Second 2000, Third 1999
- Template:Flagicon Herxheim Second 2001
- Template:Flagicon Marmande First 2005, 1998, Third 2003
- Template:Flagicon Morizès First 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, Second 2005, Third 2001, 2004
- Template:Flagicon Mühldorf First 2003, Second 1998, 1999, 2005
- Template:Flagicon New Plymouth Third 2003
- Template:Flagicon Parchim Second 2002, Third 2005
- Template:Flagicon Pfarrkirchen Third 2004
- Template:Flagicon Scheeßel First 2002
- Template:Flagicon Saint-Macaire First 2006
- Template:Flagicon Vechta First 2006
German Longtrack Championship
- 1994 Template:Flagicon Vilshofen Champion
- 1997 Template:Flagicon Ludinghausen Third
- 1999 Template:Flagicon Herxheim am Berg Champion
- 2000 Template:Flagicon Scheeßel Second
- 2001 Template:Flagicon Berghaupten Champion
- 2002 Template:Flagicon Harsewinkel Second
- 2003 Template:Flagicon Ludinghausen Champion
- 2004 Template:Flagicon Mühldorf 7th
- 2005 Template:Flagicon Bad Hersfeld Champion
- 2006 Template:Flagicon Berghaupten Champion
Grasstrack European Championships
- 1988 Template:Flagicon Joure (7th) 10pts
- 1989 Template:Flagicon La Réole (Champion) 21Pts
- 1990 Template:Flagicon Uithuizen (Champion) 24Pts
- 1994 Template:Flagicon Cloppenburg (Champion) 25Pts
See also
References
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- ^ speedwaygp.republika.pl Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Robert Barth". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 514. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dryml second in German Championship". Bicester Review. 21 September 2001. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wigg back to winning ways after injury setback". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 7 June 1993. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Speedway: Barth takes charge at the barracks". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Champion Fienhage: What tuner Robert Barth contributes". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
