Parnitskyi wins in Riga. Przyjemski second

The second round of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix 2, which took place in Latvia, ended with a victory by Nazar Parnitskyi. Viktor Przyjemski took second place. Third place went to Danish Mikkel Andersen, who fell in the final race. Fourth was Jakub Krawczyk, who was excluded from the competition’s final.

In the first race, Bańbor, after a slower start, cut to the curb, trying to push Henriksson, but the Swede effectively blocked him. Nagel took advantage of this, gaining speed on the outside and overtaking Bańbor on the last lap, who also lost the third position. Nagel overtook Henriksson at the finish line. In the fourth race, Krawczyk moved at the start. In the rerun, Gusts blocked Przyjemski, who got stuck in the first corner, while Krawczyk chased the leading Szostak.

In the ninth race, it got tight between Nagel and Parnitskyi on the way to the first corner, pushing the Ukrainian wide. Despite this, the Ukrainian managed to gain speed and took the lead. In the thirteenth race, Henriksson tried to overtake Flint, which he succeeded in the last corner, thanks to a maneuver by the curb. Krawczyk definitely won at the front. In the fifteenth race, Bańbor repelled Andersen‘s attacks, but on the last lap, the Dane moved under his elbow and overtook him.

In the sixteenth race, Nagel fell after contact with Knudsen, causing the race to be stopped. In the rerun, Szostak definitely won, to the delight of the fans. In the eighteenth race, Flint fell on the second corner, finishing the competition with three points. In the rerun, Gusts fought with Pollestad and Drejer, but could not win the race. In the twentieth race, the riders had considerable difficulties, especially Pedersen and Nagel, and on the last lap, Andersen struggled. Jakub Krawczyk came first at the finish line.

In the first semifinal, Przyjemski tried to overtake Parnitskyi, but the Ukrainian was faster. The Pole took second place, securing his advancement to the final, despite attempts by Pollestad to catch up with him. In the second semifinal, there was a serious crash between Szostak and Pedersen in the first corner. Both riders were conscious and returned to the pit area, but Szostak was excluded. In the rerun, Krawczyk definitely won.

In the final, Andersen had mechanical problems before the start, and after the race started, Krawczyk fell in the first corner, finishing the competition in fourth place. In the rerun, Przyjemski had a poor start, and Andersen tried to overtake Parnitskyi, but the Ukrainian pulled away from the Dane. Andersen did not give up and eventually managed to overtake him, but shortly after, he had a serious fall.

Classification of the 2nd SGP2 final in Riga (according to WP SportoweFakty):

1. Nazar Parnitskyi (Ukraine) – 20 (3,3,3,2,3,3,3) – 20 points to SGP2
2. Wiktor Przyjemski (Poland) – 13 (0,3,3,0,3,2,2) – 18
3. Mikkel Andersen (Denmark) – 9 (2,0,1,3,1,2,w) – 16
4. Jakub Krawczyk (Poland) – 14 (2,3,0,3,3,3,w) – 14
5. Mathias Pollestad (Norway) – 12 (3,1,2,2,3,1) – 12
6. Bastian Pedersen (Denmark) – 12 (2,1,3,3,2,1) – 11
7. Casper Henriksson (Sweden) – 9 (2,2,2,1,2,0) – 10
8. Sebastian Szostak (Poland) – 13 (3,3,3,3,1,w) – 9
9. Philip Hellstroem-Baengs (Sweden) – 7 (1,0,2,2,2) – 8
10. Francis Gusts (Latvia) – 7 (1,2,1,1,2) – 7
11. Villads Nagel (Denmark) – 6 (3,1,1,1,0) – 6
12. Bartosz Bańbor (Poland) – 5 (0,2,1,2,0) – 5
13. William Drejer (Denmark) – 5 (1,2,0,1,1) – 4
14. Leon Flint (Great Britain) – 3 (1,0,2,0,w) – 3
15. Jesper Knudsen (Denmark) – 2 (0,1,0,0,1) – 2
16. Nikita Kaulins (Latvia) – 0 (0,0,0,0,0) – 1
17. Artioms Juhno (Latvia) – NS

Agata Krasek