LAMBERT LOOKING TO IMPRESS AS FIM SGP NEARS CONCLUSION

Great Britain racer Robert Lambert pledged to “show my worth” in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix series ahead of the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw on Saturday evening, August 30.

The stakes are high going into the penultimate round of the Speedway GP World Championship, with Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik (145 points) leading second-placed Australian star Brady Kurtz (142) by just three points as the most exciting title race in recent years reaches an epic climax.

Zmarzlik bids for his fourth Speedway GP victory at the Olympic Stadium, while SGP debut-season sensation Kurtz competes on his Polish PGE Ekstraliga home track.

Tickets are sold out for the penultimate Speedway GP of the season, and there’s huge local interest with Zmarzlik joined by FIM SGP Challenge winner Dominik Kubera and hometown hero Maciej Janowski in flying the Polish flag.

The battle for bronze is also intense with Swedish racer Fredrik Lindgren holding third place on 117, with Great Britain and Wroclaw star Dan Bewley chasing on 108 in fourth spot in his quest to win a first-ever Speedway GP World Championship medal.

Places in the 2026 Speedway GP series are also up for grabs, with the top seven riders in the standings making the cut. Lambert is on the edge of this pack in eighth spot on 67 points – level on points with Australia’s Max Fricke in seventh place.

Lambert has finished third on both of his previous Speedway GP visits to Wroclaw in 2022 and 2024. The series then concludes on September 13 with the Deluxe Homeart FIM Speedway GP of Denmark – Vojens, where Lambert claimed his first SGP win in 2024 and also reached the final in 2022 and 2023. 

While last year’s Speedway GP silver medallist is yet to appear in a final this season, he’s determined to end 2025 in top form and fight for his spot in the 2026 championship. 

He said: “My season probably hasn’t gone the way I would have initially wanted it to go. It’s tough being in that position where you are on the edge of qualifying or maybe dropping out. It’s definitely a big couple of rounds ahead and a couple of rounds where I need to show my worth in the GPs. I need to try and qualify for next year on my own merit.

“I’ve had plenty of success in Wroclaw and Vojens in the past. I am looking forward to those two rounds and the back end of the season. I want to enjoy things and just try and finish the year on a strong note. That will put me in good stead for next season.

“I have been struggling a little bit this season with getting things rolling as well as they were last year. We have been trying lots of different things with the bikes to go back to basics. We started with the same setup as we finished with last year and we invested a lot in new equipment. It hasn’t quite worked and clicked. I can’t really put my finger on why.

“But I’ve won in Vojens. I’ve had some good meetings in Wroclaw – some successful ones. It’s a meeting I always look forward to. Everyone can be fast there, but I have proved I can be quick there as well. I can have a good GP.” 

Even if Lambert falls short of the top seven, there’s still a chance that he could take his place in the series if he claims one of the three permanent wild card places, awarded by the SGP Commission. But after finishing in the top six for three straight seasons, Lambert insisted: “I don’t really want it to come down to that. I’m sure I am strong enough to earn my spot in the GPs for next year.

“If it comes down to it and I need a permanent wild card, hopefully I will be at the top of the list for that. I have qualified pretty much every season that I have been in the GPs. I might not need a wild card, and we can’t speak about what hasn’t happened yet. I’m optimistic that I can get myself in the top seven.” 

2025 DeWALT FIM SPEEDWAY GP OF POLAND – WROCLAW LINE-UP:
95. Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland)
505. Robert Lambert (Great Britain)
66. Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden)
99. Dan Bewley (Great Britain)
54. Martin Vaculik (Slovakia)
25. Jack Holder (Australia)
155. Mikkel Michelsen (Denmark)
415. Dominik Kubera (Poland)
29. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia)
46. Max Fricke (Australia)
744. Kai Huckenbeck (Germany)
201. Jan Kvech (Czechia)
69. Jason Doyle (Australia)
105. Anders Thomsen (Denmark)
101. Brady Kurtz (Australia)
16. Maciej Janowski (Poland – wild card)
17. Marcel Kowolik (Poland – first track reserve)
18. Nikodem Mikolajczyk (Poland – second track reserve)