2nd place in the ISS FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland

The sixth tournament of this year’s Speedway Grand Prix series in Gorzów ended with Bartosz Zmarzlik in the second place.

Bartek started race three with his yellow helmet in the fourth position, right next to the barrier. On the first bend, the Pole sped up on the outside of the first bend and moved to the first place, defending it till the end. Two points were scored by Martin Vaculik and one by Mikkel Michelsen. Robert Lambert’s motorbike developed a problem and he was unable to finish the race.

Heat eight had to be repeated due to Tai Woffinden’s fall of on the first attempt. The race referee excluded the British rider from the re-run, in which Zmarzlik triumphed ahead of Holder and Huckenbeck.

Bartosz Zmarzlik led from the very beginning in race ten and secured the maximum score. Max Fricke won two points and Dominik Kubera one. Daniel Bewley was a non-scorer.

In the thirteenth run, Bartek got off to the best start. However, Oskar Fajfer overtook him along the track. Despite a very ambitious ride, Zmarzlik finished with two points. The third place went to Szymon Woźniak and Jan Kvech came fourth.

In race nineteen Zmarzlik scored one point. The winner was Leon Madsen, followed by Fredrik Lindgren and Maciej Janowski. Bartek was an overall winner in this event and with twelve points he secured his advance to the semi-finals.

Bartosz Zmarzlik in the semi-final decided to choose the first position near the kerb. Unfortunately, this race had to be re-run. Jack Holder fell on the track and Kai Huckenbeck laid his motorbike on the track and also made a controlled fall to avoid running into the Australian. The referee excluded Holder was from the re-run, which ended with Madsen winning ahead of Zmarzlik and Huckenbeck respectively.

The final was very interesting. Bartek rode in the lead after the start, but unfortunately Lindgren managed to overtake him in the end. Michelsen was third, followed by Madsen.

Results:

1. Fredrik Lindgren (Szwecja) – (2,2,3,3,2,2,3) 17
2. Bartosz Zmarzlik (Polska) – (3,3,3,2,1,2,2) 16
3. Mikkel Michelsen (Dania) – (1,3,3,1,3,3,1) 15
4. Leon Madsen (Dania) – (2,2,1,2,3,3,d) 13
5. Martin Vaculik (Słowacja) – (2,3,3,0,1,1) – 10
6. Kai Huckenbeck (Niemcy) – (3,1,0,3,2,1) – 10
7. Szymon Woźniak (Polska) – (1,2,2,1,3,0) 9
8. Jack Holder (Australia) – (0,2,2,3,2,w) – 9
9. Jan Kvech (Czechy) – (3,0,1,0,3) 7
10. Daniel Bewley (Wielka Brytania) – (1,3,0,2,1) 7
11. Oskar Fajfer (Polska) – (1,1,0,3,0) 5
12. Max Fricke (Australia) – (0,0,2,2,1) 5
13. Dominik Kubera (Polska) – (2,1,1,0,0) 4
14. Robert Lambert (Wielka Brytania) – (d,0,1,1,2) 4
15. Tai Woffinden (Wielka Brytania) – (3,w) 3
16. Maciej Janowski (Polska) – (0,1,2,t,0) 3
17. Jakub Miśkowiak (Polska) – (0,1) 1
18. Oskar Paluch (Polska) – (0,0) 0

Heat after heat:

1. Huckenbeck, Lindgren, Woźniak, Fricke
2. Kvech, Madsen, Bewley, Holder
3. Zmarzlik, Vaculik, Michelsen, Lambert (d)
4. Woffinden, Kubera, Fajfer, Janowski
5. Bewley, Woźniak, Janowski, Lambert
6. Vaculik, Madsen, Fajfer, Fricke
7. Michelsen, Lindgren, Kubera, Kvech
8. Zmarzlik, Holder, Huckenbeck, Woffinden (w)
9. Michelsen, Woźniak, Madsen, Miśkowiak
10. Zmarzlik, Fricke, Kubera, Bewley
11. Lindgren, Holder, Lambert, Fajfer
12. Vaculik, Janowski, Kvech, Huckenbeck
13. Fajfer, Zmarzlik, Woźniak, Kvech
14. Holder, Fricke, Michelsen, Paluch, Janowski (t)
15. Lindgren, Bewley, Miśkowiak, Vaculik
16. Huckenbeck, Madsen, Lambert, Kubera
17. Woźniak, Holder, Vaculik, Kubera
18. Kvech, Lambert, Fricke, Paluch
19. Madsen, Lindgren, Zmarzlik, Janowski
20. Michelsen, Huckenbeck, Bewley, Fajfer
21. Madsen, Zmarzlik, Huckenbeck, Holder (w)
22. Michelsen, Lindgren, Vaculik, Woźniak
23. Lindgren, Zmarzlik, Michelsen, Madsen