Former Peterborough Panthers star wins his first individual speedway World Championship title
Former Peterborough Panthers rider Robert Lambert has been crowned FIM Speedway Grand Prix World Champion after an unforgettable night in Toruń, Poland.
The Great Britain star entered the final round leading the championship and delivered when it mattered most, winning the DEWALT FIM Speedway GP of Poland to secure his first world individual title.
Lambert’s achievement comes after a remarkable 2026 Speedway Grand Prix campaign in which he established himself at the very top of the sport. Going into the final round, the Championship could hardly have been closer, with Lambert on 142 points, reigning champion Bartosz Zmarzlik on 141 and Australia’s Brady Kurtz on 139. All three riders were guaranteed a place on the Championship podium, but the biggest prize was still firmly up for grabs.
The pressure had intensified during the closing stages of the season. Lambert had moved into the Championship lead with victory at Vojens earlier in September, overcoming a 10-point deficit to Zmarzlik. His win there, combined with three points from the sprint gave him a slender one-point advantage heading into the decisive meeting in Toruń.
That form continued when the biggest prize of all was on the line. Lambert produced the performance required on the famous Toruń circuit, taking victory in the final Grand Prix of the season and, in doing so, sealing his place in British Speedway history.
Lambert’s World Championship is also a major moment for the sport in this country. The title places a British rider at the summit of the sport’s premier individual championship and provides another opportunity to celebrate the quality of talent produced by British Speedway. Lambert has now completed that journey to the very top, turning years of experience at the highest level into a World Championship crown.
For Panthers fans, this is therefore a moment to celebrate one of their former riders reaching the pinnacle of individual speedway. From his time wearing the Peterborough colours in 2015 to becoming a British international and now a World Champion, Lambert’s career has taken him to the very highest level of the sport.
He now races professionally in Sweden and Poland.