Bartosz Zmarzlik was very close to winning the British Grand Prix, but finished the final in Manchester in third place. This result had serious consequences for the balance of power in the World Championships. The Pole lost the lead in the general classification, and the leader’s golden plastron was taken over by Brady Kurtz.
Bartosz Zmarzlik loses the lead after the round in Manchester
Saturday’s competition at the National Speedway Stadium significantly changed the situation in the fight for the title of individual world champion. Zmarzlik was in the fight for victory until the end, but in the end he had to settle for third place. For such an effective competitor, this is still a valuable result, but in the context of the general classification it turned out to be insufficient to maintain the leading position.
The biggest winner of the night was Brady Kurtz. The Australian won in Manchester and thus overtook Zmarzlik in the series table. He currently has 65 points, which is three more than the Pole. Third is Jack Holder, who has accumulated 55 points and is still in the game for the highest goals.
Brady Kurtz is the new leader of the Grand Prix series
Kurtz made the most of his outstanding performance in the UK. He not only won the round, but also took a symbolic lead in the championship. The leader’s golden plastron went from Zmarzlik to the Australian.
Behind the top three is Michael Jepsen Jensen. The Dane was second in Saturday’s competition and has 45 points in the general classification. Kacper Woryna is right behind him with 44 points. The Pole is in the group of players who currently occupy places that allow them to stay in the series for the next season.
Poles in the world championship standings
In addition to Zmarzlik and Woryna, there are also Patryk Dudek and Dominik Kubera. Dudek is in 10th place with 29 points. Kubera is fifteenth and has 17 points, but his situation was made much more difficult by an injury, which caused him to miss both rounds in Manchester.
At the moment, the top seven include Brady Kurtz, Bartosz Zmarzlik, Jack Holder, Michael Jepsen Jensen, Kacper Woryna, Max Fricke and Robert Lambert. This is an important boundary because this group has a guaranteed place in next year’s Grand Prix series.
General classification of the Grand Prix after the competition in Manchester
- Brady Kurtz, Australia – 65 points
- Bartosz Zmarzlik, Poland – 62 points
- Jack Holder, Australia – 55 points
- Michael Jepsen Jensen, Denmark – 45 points
- Kacper Woryna, Poland – 44 points
- Max Fricke, Australia – 42 points
- Robert Lambert, Great Britain – 42 points
- Jason Doyle, Australia – 37 points
- Leon Madsen, Denmark – 35 points
- Patryk Dudek, Poland – 29 points
- Andrei Lebedev, Latvia – 23 points
- Daniel Bewley, Great Britain – 18 points
- Anders Thomsen, Denmark – 18 points
- Jan Kvech, Czech Republic – 18 points
- Dominik Kubera, Poland – 17 points
- Fredrik Lindgren, Sweden – 12 points
- Nazar Parnicki, Ukraine – 10 points
- Kai Huckenbeck, Germany – 10 points
- Tom Brennan, Great Britain – 7 points
- Norick Bloedorn, Germany – 4 points
- Adam Bednar, Czech Republic – 1 point
- Kevin Woelbert, Germany – 0 points
Wrocław will be another test for Zmarzlik
The next round of the Grand Prix will take place on June 20 at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław. For Zmarzlik, it will be an opportunity to respond quickly and regain the lead in front of his home crowd. The loss to Kurtz is small, so just one successful evening can reverse the rankings again.
Maciej Janowski will appear as a wild card in the Polish GP. The substitutes will be Nikodem Mikołajczyk and Marcel Kowolik, and the competition will be officiated by British referee Craig Ackroyd. After the emotions in Manchester, the competition moves to Wrocław when the fight for the world championship is becoming more and more fierce.
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