Kevin Wölbert

Kevin Wölbert (born 14 June 1989)[1] is a German motorcycle speedway rider who has won the Individual German Championship title three times.[2][3][4]

Kevin Wölbert
Born (1989-06-14) 14 June 1989
Crivitz, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Career history
Germany
2022Stralsund
Poland
2006–2007Zielona Góra
2008Gniezno
2009–2010, 2013Grudziądz
2013Krosno
2017–2019Opole
2020–2021Poznań
2022-2023Rzeszów
Great Britain
2009–2010, 2015–2016Edinburgh
2011Birmingham
2011Poole
2012King's Lynn
2013Belle Vue
2014Glasgow
Denmark
2007Outrup
2009Vojens
2010–2011Holsted
2013Munkebo
2018–2019Slangerup
2021Esbjerg
2023Grindsted
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
Starts1
Podiums0 (0-0-0)
Finalist0 time
Winner0 times
Individual honours
2008, 2011, 2023German Champion
Team honours
2015Premier League
2015Premier League Fours

Career history

When Max Dilger was injured, Wölbert was nominated as second track reserve at the 2008 German Grand Prix.[5] But, after re-staged this event in Bydgoszcz, Poland (as the Final Grand Prix), Wölbert was replaced by Pole Grzegorz Zengota.[6]

Due to having Polish roots through his grandmother, Wölbert expressed interest in Polish citizenship. He applied for citizenship in November 2009 in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Office in Bydgoszcz. His application was supported by Robert Malinowski, the President of Grudziądz and GTŻ Grudziądz, his Polish team.[7]

He started racing in the British leagues during the 2009 Premier League speedway season, when riding for the Edinburgh Monarchs. He made an immediate impression, averaging 8.87 and then 8.53 and 8.82 over the next two seasons with the Scottish club.[8] In 2012, he joined King's Lynn Stars and spent the 2013 season with the Belle Vue Aces.[4]

In 2014, he joined Glasgow Tigers before re-joining his first British club Edinburgh in 2015. He was part of the Edinburgh team that won the 2015 league title and Premier League Four-Team Championship, although he only rode in the semi finals and not the final.[9]

His final season in Britain was in 2016, although he did continue to ride in Poland and Denmark. In 2023, he was part of the German team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland[10] and he also won his third Germany national title.

Major Results

World Team Championship

Individual U-21 World Championship

Team U-21 World Championship

  • 2006 - Poland Rybnik - 4th place (6 pts)
  • 2007 - Germany Abensberg - 4th place (3 pts)
  • 2008 - 3rd place in the Qualifying Round Two
  • 2009 - 2nd place in the Qualifying Round One
  • 2010 - 3rd place in the Qualifying Round Two

European Championships

Individual European Championship

  • 2008 7th place in Semi-Final One

Individual U-19 European Championship

European Pairs Championship

Team U-19 European Championship

Domestic competitions

Individual German Championship

  • 2008 - German Champion
  • 2011 - German Champion
  • 2023 - German Champion

See also

References
  1. Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) 2009, pages 42-43, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. "Rok juniorów - podsumowanie sezonu w Niemczech" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 25 December 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  3. "Wölbert, Kevin". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  4. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. "Zmiana rezerwowego" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 19 September 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  6. "Janowski i Zengota w Final Grand Prix" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  7. "Kevin Woelbert chce być Polakiem!" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  8. "Kevin Wolbert". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. "FOURS CHAMPIONS". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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