Robert Barth
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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.
Career
Barth won four Long Track World Championships, in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006. He also rode in the Speedway Grand Prix.
Barth twice won the German Individual Speedway Championship 2001 and 2002.
Barth was also a prominent grasstrack rider and won three European Championship titles in 1989, 1990 and 1994. The grasstrack championship merged with the Longtrack and Barth finished runner-up three times (1996, 1999 and 2000) 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.
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 - England Owlerton Stadium - 4th place in Event 1
European Championships
- European Club Champions' Cup 2000 - Poland Piła - Bronze medal (10 points) 2001 - Latvia Daugavpils - 4th place (8 points)
Longtrack
Individual World Championships
- 1991 Semi-final
- 1992 Semi-final
- 1993 Semi-final
- 1994 Czech Republic Mariánské Lázně (14th) 4pts
- 1995 Germany Scheeßel (13th) 4pts
- 1996 Germany 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
- England Abingdon-on-Thames First 2000
- Netherlands Aduard Third 1998
- Germany Berghaupten Second 1999
- Germany Bielefeld First 2003, Third 2002
- England Collier Street Second 2001, 2003
- France Saint-Colomb-de-Lauzun First 2002
- Netherlands Eenrum Second 2000, Third 1999
- Germany Herxheim Second 2001
- France Marmande First 2005, 1998, Third 2003
- France Morizès First 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, Second 2005, Third 2001, 2004
- Germany Mühldorf First 2003, Second 1998, 1999, 2005
- New Zealand New Plymouth Third 2003
- Germany Parchim Second 2002, Third 2005
- Germany Pfarrkirchen Third 2004
- Germany Scheeßel First 2002
- France Saint-Macaire First 2006
- Germany Vechta First 2006
German Longtrack Championship
- 1994 Germany Vilshofen Champion
- 1997 Germany Ludinghausen Third
- 1999 Germany Herxheim am Berg Champion
- 2000 Germany Scheeßel Second
- 2001 Germany Berghaupten Champion
- 2002 Germany Harsewinkel Second
- 2003 Germany Ludinghausen Champion
- 2004 Germany Mühldorf 7th
- 2005 Germany Bad Hersfeld Champion
- 2006 Germany Berghaupten Champion
Grasstrack European Championships
- 1988 Netherlands Joure (7th) 10pts
- 1989 France La Réole (Champion) 21Pts
- 1990 Netherlands Uithuizen (Champion) 24Pts
- 1994 Germany Cloppenburg (Champion) 25Pts