Robert Lambert (speedway rider)

Robert Alan Lambert (born 5 April 1998)[1] is a British speedway rider.

Robert Lambert
Born (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998
Norwich, England
NationalityBritish
Websiterobertlambertracing.com
Current club information
British leagueKing's Lynn Stars
Polish leagueŻKS ROW Rybnik
Swedish leagueLejonen
Career history
2013King's Lynn Young Stars
2014–King's Lynn Stars
2015Peterborough Panthers
2015Rye House Rockets
2016–2017Newcastle Diamonds
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
Starts9
Podiums0 (0-0-0)
Finalist0 time
Winner0 times
Individual honours
2017, 2018, 2019British Under-21 Champion
2017European Under-19 Cup
2017European Junior Champion
2018British Champion
2020SEC Champion

Career

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]

References
  1. "King's Lynn Stars", Speedway Star. Retrieved 28 December 2014
  2. 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
  3. "Speedway welcomes its youngest new star - aged just 16", BBC, 8 April 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014
  4. 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
  5. "Race ace Robert, 15, makes stunning debut", Lynn News, 7 June 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2014
  6. "NKI Backs Lambert to Star", speedwaygp.com, 2 January 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014
  7. "Young speedway star Lambert impresses for King’s Lynn against the Eagles", Eastbourne Herald, 27 June 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014
  8. "2014 Final Elite League Green Sheets", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 28 December 2014
  9. "Young Rob is just the job for Panthers", Peterborough Telegraph, 9 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014
  10. "FIM Team Speedway Under-21 World Championship: Robert Lambert selected for GB", In 2018 years competed in the Speedway Euro Championship and came away with 3rs place overall. Sky Sports, 8 May 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014
  11. "Lambert Crowned Euro U21 Champion", speedwaygb.co, 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017
  12. "Lambert is SEC winner", speedwaygb.co, 30 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020
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