The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2018, at Premiership, Championship and National League level.
NOTE: (1) All entries for the current season are as per the declared team line-ups, but do not necessarily relate to actual appearances for the named clubs, particularly in the case of No. 8s and/or guest riders; (2) The symbol II after a team's name differentiates between a club's National level and higher league side, when more than one team was operated in the same season; (3) With regard to 'Club Honours', riders have been credited with a contribution to a league title-winning side if they rode in 6 or more matches of the team's league programme - and with a cup-winning contribution if they appeared in at least one leg of the final; (4) The Speedway Grand Prix and Speedway of Nations statistics will be updated for participating riders after each round of the 2018 series.
LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 29, 2018
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LAMBERT, Robert Alan DATE OF BIRTH: 5 April 1998, Norwich, Norfolk. BRITISH CAREER: (2013) King’s Lynn II; (2014) King’s Lynn; (2015) King’s Lynn, Peterborough, Rye House; (2016-17) King’s Lynn, Newcastle; (2018) King’s Lynn. MAJOR HONOURS: British Under-21 Champion: 2017, 2018; European Under-19 Champion: 2017; European Under-21 Champion: 2017; British Champion: 2018. CLUB HONOURS: Pairs Championship winner: 2017 [King's Lynn]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 2 GPs ridden, 2 points. WORLD CUP RECORD: 5 meetings, 32 points, 1 Silver medal. SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 3 meetings, 19 points, 1 silver medal.
LAMBERT, Simon James DATE OF BIRTH: 21 February 1989, Boston, Lincolnshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2004) Boston, King’s Lynn II; (2005) Boston; (2006) King’s Lynn II, Boston; (2007) Boston; (2008) King’s Lynn, Boston; (2009) Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe II; (2010) Scunthorpe, King’s Lynn II, Sheffield; (2011) Sheffield, Stoke; (2012) Leicester; (2013) Rye House; (2014) Birmingham, King’s Lynn, Rye House, Workington, Kent; (2015) Leicester, Peterborough; (2016-18) King’s Lynn, Peterborough. CLUB HONOURS: Pairs Championship winner: 2007, 2008 [both Boston] and 2011 [Stoke]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2017 [Peterborough]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2017 [Peterborough].
LAWLOR, Joseph (Joe) DATE OF BIRTH: 29 June 2000, Greater Manchester. BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Belle Vue II; (2017) Cradley; (2018) Sheffield, Belle Vue II. MAJOR HONOURS: Northern Junior League Riders’ Champion: 2017.
LAWSON, Richard (Rich) DATE OF BIRTH: 14 February 1986, Whitehaven, Cumbria. BRITISH CAREER: (2008) Redcar II; (2009) Workington; (2010) Workington, Wolverhampton; (2011) Workington, Peterborough; (2012) Workington; (2013) Lakeside, Workington; (2014) Lakeside, Redcar; (2015-16) Lakeside, Glasgow; (2017) Somerset, Glasgow; (2018) Somerset, Lakeside. CLUB HONOURS: Four-Team Championship winner: 2009 [Workington]; Young Shield winner: 2010 [Workington]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2016 [Glasgow], 2018 [Somerset]. RIDER LINKS: Son of Steve Lawson (born: 11 December 1957, Workington, Cumbria).
LAWSON, William DATE OF BIRTH: 27 February 1987, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. BRITISH CAREER: (2002) Newcastle II; (2003-04) Newcastle, Newcastle II; (2005) Edinburgh, Armadale; (2006-07) Edinburgh, Wolverhampton; (2008) Edinburgh; (2009) Berwick, Glasgow; (2010) Belle Vue, Edinburgh; (2018) Edinburgh. MAJOR HONOUR: British Under-18 Champion: 2005. CLUB HONOURS: Conference Trophy winner: 2005 [Armadale]; Premier Trophy winner: 2008 [Edinburgh]; League Championship winner: 2008, 2010 [both Edinburgh]; Play-Off winner: 2008 [Edinburgh].
LEEK, Macauley Frank DATE OF BIRTH: 2 August 1999, Ipswich, Suffolk. BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Rye House II; (2017) Birmingham; (2018) Plymouth.
LINDGREN, Ludvig DATE OF BIRTH: 23 September 1990, Örebro, Närke, Sweden. BRITISH CAREER: (2008) Wolverhampton; (2009) Birmingham; (2010) Wolverhampton; (2011) Wolverhampton, Berwick; (2012) Poole, Newcastle; (2013) Wolverhampton, Newcastle; (2014-15) Newcastle; (2016) Leicester, Newcastle; (2017-18) Newcastle. MAJOR HONOUR: European Under-19 Team Champion: 2008. CLUB HONOURS: Elite Shield winner: 2010, 2011 [both Wolverhampton]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Poole]; League Cup winner: 2013 [Newcastle]; Premier Shield winner: 2013 [Newcastle]. RIDER LINKS: Son of Tommy Lindgren (born: 19 November 1966, Östersund, Jämtland, Sweden). Brother of Fredrik Lindgren (born: 15 September 1985, Örebro, Närke, Sweden). GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 2 GP points.
LINDMAN, John DATE OF BIRTH: 28 March 1994, Nyköping, Sweden. BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Berwick.
LUNNA, Nike DATE OF BIRTH: 4 September 1996, Kotka, Finland. BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Scunthorpe; (2016-17) Glasgow; (2018) Peterborough, Redcar. MAJOR HONOUR: Estonian Champion: 2013; Finnish Under-21 Champion: 2014, 2015. CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2016 [Glasgow]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GPs ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 0 GP points.