On Saturday (June 7), two qualifying rounds for next year’s FIM Speedway Grand Prix took place. Two Poles advanced to the Grand Prix Challenge, which is the final qualifying phase.
In Zarnovica, the best was Anders Thomsen. Second place went to Matej Zagar. On the third step of the podium was Kacper Woryna. Perhaps the KRONO-PLAST WŁÓKNIARZA Częstochowa rider would have taken a higher position if not for a breakdown in the extra race for victory in the competition. Additionally, Martin Vaculik and Andzejs Lebedevs secured a pass to the Speedway Grand Prix 2026 final eliminations.
In Italian Lonigo, Mateusz Cierniak triumphed. The second spot went to Francis Gusts. In an additional race for the third spot, Rasmus Jensen defeated Jan Kvech. After twenty races, five riders had 9 points each. Consequently, a mini-tournament was organized for the last position worthy of advancement to the GP Challenge. Kevin Woelbert emerged victorious.
RK GP results in Zarnovica (according to WP Sportowe Fakty):
1. Anders Thomsen (Denmark) – 12+3 (2,1,3,3,3)
2. Matej Zagar (Slovenia) – 12+2 (1,3,3,3,2)
3. Kacper Woryna (Poland) – 12+0 (3,3,2,1,3)
4. Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) – 11 (3,2,1,3,2)
5. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia) – 10 (1,3,2,1,3)
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6. Mathias Pollestad (Norway) – 9 (2,2,3,2,0)
7. Luke Becker (USA) – 9 (0,2,2,2,3)
8. Vaclav Milik (Czech Republic) – 8 (3,0,1,3,1)
9. David Bellego (France) – 8 (1,1,3,2,1)
10. Chris Holder (Australia) – 8 (2,1,1,2,2)
11. Marko Levishyn (Ukraine) – 6 (3,2,0,0,1)
12. Oliver Berntzon (Sweden) – 5 (1,3,0,1,d)
13. Adam Ellis (Great Britain) – 4 (2,d,0,0,2)
14. Matic Ivacic (Slovenia) – 4 (0,0,2,1,1)
15. Andrei Popa (Romania) – 1 (d,0,1,0,0)
16. Antti Vuolas (Finland) – 1 (0,1,w,-,-)
17. Jakub Valković (Slovakia) – 0 (0)
18. Anna Hajkova (Slovakia) – 0 (u)
RK GP results in Lonigo (according to WP Sportowe Fakty):
1. Mateusz Cierniak (Poland) – 14 (2,3,3,3,3)
2. Francis Gusts (Latvia) – 13 (2,3,3,3,2)
3. Rasmus Jensen (Denmark) – 10+3 (3,3,1,3,0)
4. Jan Kvech (Czech Republic) – 10+2 (3, 2, 3, 1, 1)
5. Kevin Woelbert (Germany) – 9+W+2+3 (1,1,2,2,3)
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6. Paco Castagna (Italy) – 9+2+3+2 (3,2,d,2,2)
7. Nicolas Covatti (Italy) – 9+3+1 (1,2,0,3,3)
8. Jacob Thorssell (Sweden) – 9+3+0 (1,3,2,1,2)
9. Rohan Tungate (Australia) – 9+2+1 (2,2,2,2,1)
10. Dimitri Berge (France) – 8 (3,1,2,2,0)
11. Tom Brennan (Great Britain) – 7 (2,1,3,d,1)
12. Anze Grmek (Slovenia) – 4 (0,0,1,0,3)
13. Sebastian Koessler (Austria) – 4 (1,1,1,1,d)
14. Gino Manzares (USA) – 3 (0,w,0,1,2)
15. Richard Geyer (Germany) – 2 (0,u,1,0,1)
16. Alex Acuna (Argentina) – 0 (0,w,d,d,d)
Norbert Giżyński
