Robert Lambert (speedway rider)
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Born | Norwich, England | 5 April 1998
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Nationality | British (English) |
Website | Official website |
Career history | |
Great Britain | |
2013–2019, 2023 | King's Lynn |
2015 | Peterborough |
2015 | Rye House |
2016–2017 | Newcastle |
2022 | Belle Vue |
Poland | |
2018–2019 | Lublin |
2020 | Rybnik |
2021–2024 | Toruń |
Sweden | |
2016 | Masarna |
2018 | Rospiggarna |
2020–2021 | Lejonen |
2022–2023 | Smederna |
2024 | Västervik |
Denmark | |
2014 | Outrup |
2018 | Grindsted |
Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
SGP Number | 505 |
Starts | 44 |
Finalist | 6 times |
Winner | 0 times |
Individual honours | |
2017, 2018, 2019 | British Under-21 Champion |
2017 | European Under-19 Cup |
2017 | European Junior Champion |
2018 | British Champion |
2020 | SEC Champion |
Team honours | |
2021, 2024 | World team champion |
2022 | British champions |
2022 | Swedish champions |
Robert Alan Lambert (born 5 April 1998)[1] is a British motorcycle speedway rider.
Career
[edit]Born in Norwich in 1998,[1] the son of former Mildenhall Fen Tigers rider Paul Lambert, Robert Lambert rode motorbikes from the age of 3, and competed in grasstrack as a junior starting at the age of 6, going on to compete in junior speedway in 2008.[2] He gained much of his early racing experience in Germany between 2012 and 2013, where he was allowed to race at a high level at a younger age (14) than in the UK.[2] He rode in 2013 for King's Lynn Young Stars in the National League, scoring 15 points in his first meeting and winning five of his six races, and was promoted straight into main body of the Stars Elite League team the following year, with the team's early fixtures arranged to ensure that he reached the age of 16 before the first meeting.[3][4][5][6] He impressed with a five ride paid maximum against Eastbourne Eagles in June.[7] He also rode in Denmark for Outrup and in Germany for Berghaupton in 2014.[2]
Starting with an assessed CMA of 3.00, by the end of the season this had risen to 5.32.[8] He was signed for a second year by the Stars for 2015, and was also signed by Peterborough Panthers for their 2015 Premier League campaign.[9]
Lambert was picked in the British team for the 2014 Under-21 World Cup.[10]
In 2017, he won the European Under-19 Cup and the European Individual Speedway Junior Championship.[11] In 2020, Lambert became the first British rider to win the Speedway European Championship when the competition was held exclusively in Poland (over 5 rounds) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]
In 2021, he became a world champion after Great Britain secured the 2021 Speedway of Nations (the world team title).[13] In 2022, Lambert's good form continued and he finished in fifth place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 103 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix. The top six place finish automatically qualified him for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[14]
Towards the end of the 2022 season Lambert returned to ride in the United Kingdom for Belle Vue Aces in the play offs, as a replacement for the injured Max Fricke.[15] He top scored in the play off final and helped Belle Vue win the league title.[16] He also helped Smederna win the Swedish Speedway Team Championship during the 2022 campaign.[17]
In 2023, he was part of the British team that won the silver medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final. Lambert was the leading rider on the night but just failed to hold of Maciej Janowski in the last heat, which would have forced a run-off.[18] He returned to King's Lynn Stars for the latter part of the season following an injury crisis at the club. and finished the World Championship season with a sixth place finish[19] and ensure his place in the 2024 Speedway Grand Prix.[20]
Lambert starred again as he helped Great Britain secure the 2024 Speedway of Nations in Manchester, which was his second world team title.[21]
Major results
[edit]World individual Championship
[edit]- 2018 Speedway Grand Prix - 30th
- 2019 Speedway Grand Prix - 15th
- 2021 Speedway Grand Prix - 10th
- 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 5th
- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - 6th
World team Championships
[edit]- 2017 Speedway World Cup - 5th
- 2016 Speedway World Cup - runner up
- 2017 Speedway World Cup - 4th
- 2018 Speedway of Nations - runner up
- 2019 Speedway of Nations - 7th
- 2020 Speedway of Nations - 6th
- 2021 Speedway of Nations - Winner
- 2022 Speedway of Nations - runner up
- 2023 Speedway World Cup - runner up
- 2024 Speedway of Nations - Winner
References
[edit]- ^ a b "King's Lynn Stars", Speedway Star. Retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ a b c Caney, Gavin (2014) "Photo gallery: Family fuel the fire of teen sensation Robert Lambert’s speedway progress", Eastern Daily Press, 1 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ "Speedway welcomes its youngest new star - aged just 16", BBC, 8 April 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ Caney, Gavin (2013) "Plea to help a rising Star: Teenage ace Robert Lambert needs sponsors to support his speedway talent", Eastern Daily Press, 7 June 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ "Race ace Robert, 15, makes stunning debut", Lynn News, 7 June 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ "NKI Backs Lambert to Star", speedwaygp.com, 2 January 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ "Young speedway star Lambert impresses for King’s Lynn against the Eagles", Eastbourne Herald, 27 June 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ "2014 Final Elite League Green Sheets", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ "Young Rob is just the job for Panthers", Peterborough Telegraph, 9 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ "Robert Lambert selected for GB FIM Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Lambert Crowned Euro U21 Champion", speedwaygb.co, 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017
- ^ "Lambert is SEC winner", speedwaygb.co, 30 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020
- ^ "Speedway: Great Britain claim first world title since 1989 with win over Poland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "ACES ANNOUNCE LAMBERT". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 Premiership Grand final results". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "POLAND WIN SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP AHEAD OF GREAT BRITAIN AS MACIEJ JANOWSKI BEATS ROBERT LAMBERT IN DECISIVE HEAT 20". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "BARTOSZ ZMARZLIK WINS 2023 SGP CHAMPIONSHIP WITH VICTORY IN TORUN, FREDRIK LINDGREN FINISHES SECOND". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Nine nations represented as 2024 Speedway GP line-up is confirmed". FIM Europe. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Great Britain wins FIM Speedway of Nations World Title in Manchester Thriller". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 14 July 2024.