Polish icon Bartosz Zmarzlik extended his Speedway GP World Championship advantage over Brady Kurtz to five points after finishing third in the DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw sprint race on Saturday afternoon.
The five-time Speedway GP world champion moved on to 147 points – five ahead of Wroclaw rider Kurtz, who has 142.
British racer Dan Bewley took victory on his PGE Ekstraliga home track to reduce Swedish star Fredrik Lindgren’s lead in the battle for bronze. Lindgren remains on 117, with Bewley now on 112 – just five points adrift.
In the race for qualification, Great Britain’s Robert Lambert leapfrogged Aussie rival Max Fricke for the all-important seventh and final automatic qualification place.
Lambert scored three championship points for finishing second in the sprint race, with Fricke scoring one for fourth place. Lambert is now seventh on 70, with Fricke on 68.
The DeWalt FIM Speedway GP of Poland – Wroclaw gets underway at 19:00 CEST.
View updated Speedway GP World Championship standings HERE.