Today the two qualifiers for the U21 World Championships took place in Daugavpils and Gustrow.
Daugavpils
Motor Lublin’s Wiktor Lampart scored a maximum 15 pts to win the competition and Russian teammate, Mark Kairon also qualified with just one point less.
Latvians, Francis Gusts and Daniil Kołodinski used local knowledge to ensure their qualifications, whilst Ukraine’s Marko Levyshyn will return to the finals in 2021 after a brilliant finish with 3 wins after a poor start to the programme.
However, TV fans were treated to a four-man extra heat to decide the 6th and final place.
It was a third Latvian who made it to the final as Ernest Matjuszonok gated to win the deciding heat.
Sweden’s Philip Hellström Bängs failed to qualify when he came last in the race off. However, the real problem was an engine failure in Heat 14, which was the only heat he wasn’t first or second.
Wiktor Lampart POL 15
Mark Kairon RUS 13
Francis Gusts LAT 11+3
Daniil Kolodinski LAT 11+2
Marko Levyshyn UKR
Ernest Matjuszonok LAT +3
Gustrow
This match was not televised but it was another Pole who is signed by an Ekstraliga club who won the competition. In Germany it was Częstochowa’s outstanding junior, Jakub Miskowiak who qualifying first from Gustrow. Assuming he maintains his current form, which places him at 13th in the Ekstraliga, the 19 year old will be the clear favourite when the competition begins in September.
The top six who qualified to the U21 World Championship are:
Jakub Miskowiak POL 14
Mads Hansen DAN 13+3
Jonas Seifert Salk DAN 13+2 (pictured)
Jan Kvech CZE 13+1
Alexander Woentin SWE 12
Steven Goret FRA 9
According to Speedwaynews.pl live updates, Australian Matthew Gilmore (5) was taken off in ambulance after being hit by Germany’s Lukas Baumann (7) riderless bike in heat 19.
The organizers will announce three wildcards in the coming days in addition to the 12 riders named above.
