Andzejs Lebedevs wins in Guestrow. No Poles on the podium

Victory for Andzejs Lebedevs concluded the 3rd round of the Tauron SEC held in Guestrow. Leon Madsen took second place, and Rasmus Jensen stood on the lowest step of the podium. Dimitri Berge finished in fourth place. The highest-ranked Pole was Piotr Pawlicki, who finished 6th.

The opening race was won by Andzejs Lebedevs, who was the fastest off the tape and confidently secured three points. In the 3rd heat, three Poles participated – Patryk Dudek, Piotr Pawlicki, and Kacper Woryna. The winner in this match was Woryna, who started from the fourth lane. After beginning the fourth lap, Dudek overtook Norick Bloedorn and managed to secure one point.

In the 6th heat, Piotr Pawlicki made a great start off the tape but had to acknowledge the superiority of Rasmus Jensen, who overtook him on the first lap. Mikkel Michelsen then set off in pursuit of the Pole, and although he was close to overtaking him, the Pole managed to defend the second position. In the 7th heat, three representatives of our country met again. However, they were bested by Dimitri Berge. The best among the Poles was Maciej Janowski, who overtook Patryk Dudek on the track.

The third series of starts began with a victory by Leon Madsen, who triumphed over his two compatriots: Rasmus Jensen and Anders Thomsen, who did not finish the race. Patryk Dudek finished in second place. In the 10th heat, Maciej Janowski circled wide, gaining speed, and on the last lap overtook Kacper Woryna, who had led the entire race.

On the third lap of the 13th heat, Mikkel Michelsen unexpectedly fell after breaking a chain. The judge took the results of the race at the moment of the fall, awarding three points to Janusz Kołodziej, followed by Anders Thomsen and Kacper Woryna. Michelsen had to withdraw from the rest of the competition due to the injury. The 16th race was primarily a battle between Maciej Janowski and Andzejs Lebedevs. The Latvian emerged victorious from this clash, accelerating wide to regain first place.

In the 19th race, Rasmus Jensen made the best start and comfortably brought three points home. Up to the third lap, Kacper Woryna redoubled his efforts to score at least one point and eventually, at the end of the third lap, managed to overtake Jevgenijs Kostigovs.

Directly qualifying for the final were Leon Madsen and Andzejs Lebedevs. The last chance race featured Rasmus Jensen, Dimitri Berge, Timo Lahti, and Piotr Pawlicki. Despite scoring nine points, Kacper Woryna and Patryk Dudek did not qualify for the additional race.

In the fight for the final, the best was Rasmus Jensen, followed by Dimitri Berge. In the decisive race, Leon Madsen had an excellent start. Throughout the race, he was pursued by Andzejs Lebedevs, who overtook the Dane on the third lap to secure the victory.

Results (according to WP SportoweFakty):

1. Andzejs Lebedevs (Latvia) – 15 (3,3,0,3,3,3) – 1st place in the final
2. Leon Madsen (Denmark) – 14 (3,1,3,2,3,2) – 2nd place in the final
3. Rasmus Jensen (Denmark) – 11+3 (3,3,1,0,3,1) – 3rd place in the final
4. Dimitri Berge (France) – 9+2 (0,3,3,1,2,0) – 4th place in the final
5. Timo Lahti (Sweden) – 9+1 (1,3,1,3,1)
6. Piotr Pawlicki (Poland) – 9+0 (2,2,2,0,3)
7. Kacper Woryna (Poland) – 9 (3,2,2,1,1)
8. Patryk Dudek (Poland) – 9 (1,1,2,3,2)
9. Maciej Janowski (Poland) – 8 (0,2,3,2,1)
10. Janusz Kołodziej (Poland) – 7 (0,0,3,3,1)
11. Anders Thomsen (Denmark) – 7 (2,1,d,2,2)
12. Jacob Thorssell (Sweden) – 5 (2,0,1,2,0)
13. Norick Bloedorn (Germany) – 5 (0,2,0,1,2)
14. Mikkel Michelsen (Denmark) – 5 (2,1,2,w,-)
15. Kevin Woelbert (Germany) – 2 (1,0,0,1,0)
16. Jewgienij Kostygow (Latvia) – 2 (1,0,1,0,0)
17. Lukas Baumann (Germany) – 0 (0)
18. Patrick Hyjek (Germany) – ns

Klaudia Bujalska