Slovak sensation Marek Ziman blazed into Friday’s Beckhoff FIM SGP3 Final – Wroclaw as he topped the podium at Semi-Final 1 in Pardubice with a 15-point maximum on Tuesday evening.
Ziman finished 11th in the 2025 FIM SGP3 Final – Prague, and he underlined his desire to chase FIM Speedway Youth World Championship gold with a big performance in the Czech Republic.
Denmark’s 2023 SGP4 champion Elias Jamil Jensen was second on 13 points, with 2024 SGP4 winner Brady Landon from the USA finishing third on 12.
Latvia’s Andzejs Smulkevics qualified in fourth place on 11, with Ukrainian racer Arsenii Mykulchyn making it through in fifth on 10 and Polish star Oskar Winczewski taking his place in his homeland with nine points.
The battle for the final two spots went to a run-off after Aussie duo Cooper Antone and Nate Smith tied on eight points with Britain’s Oliver Bovingdon.
The duo from Down Under prevailed, with double SGP4 silver medallist Antone winning the run-off, with Smith second.
Semi-Final 2 takes place in Pardubice on Wednesday night.
FIM SGP3 SEMI-FINAL 1 – PARDUBICE SCORES:
1. Marek Ziman (Slovakia) 15
2. Elias Jamil Jensen (Denmark) 13
3. Brady Landon (USA) 12
4. Andzejs Smulkevics (Latvia) 11
5. Arsenii Mykulchyn (Ukraine) 10
6. Oskar Winczewski (Poland) 9
7. Cooper Antone (Australia) 8+3
8. Nate Smith (Australia) 8+2
9. Oliver Bovingdon (Great Britain) 8+1
10. Casper Kluczniak (Great Britain) 7
11. Bruno Preibisch (Germany) 6
12. Jesper Kvarnstrom (Sweden) 5
13. Chelu Denis Alberto (Romania) 3
14. Ondrej Trnik (Slovakia) 2
15. Lenja Tebbe (Germany) 2
16. Topias Manner (Finland) 1
17. Tia Zorko (Slovenia) 0
SEMI-FINAL 2 LINE-UP (Wednesday, June 17)
1. Makar Levishyn (Ukraine)
2. Archie Rolph (Great Britain)
3. Levi Böhme (Germany)
4. Ky Mitchell (Australia)
5. Storm Thomsen (Denmark)
6. Luca Heikkilä (Finland)
7. Franciszek Szczyrba (Poland)
8. Andre Damian (Romania)
9. Niklas Bager (Denmark)
10. Fabian Magnusson (Sweden)
11. Jan Oeltjenbruns (Germany)
12. Lisandro Lobos Modon (Argentina)
13. Dawid Oscenda (Poland)
14. Jameson Hutchinson (USA)
15. Lukas Tlapak (Czech Republic)
16. Adrian Axelsson (Sweden)