Grand Prix in Bydgoszcz was a sensational for Matej as he reached superb second place in an exciting final heat.
He was ranked in the final as fourth, so the only start position left was blue. He gated well, actually was first out from the corner, but there, on the outside line, was overtaken by Sayfutdinov.
“I knew somebody will be faster on the outside line as there was many more dirt, which provides much more speed. And for the Gollob, I know him very well so I knew excatly what he will do,” commented after the final Matej and added: “I feel fantastic! Second place is excelent achievement, but I would be lying if saying not to be sorry for the win. But if I look on the podium who was beside me, I can be proud as both riders feel on this track like at home and I look forward to the next rounds, where I hope to listen Slovenian national anthem.”
Next Grand Prix is on the 4th of May in Sweden, city Gothenburg: “I never raced on Ullevi stadion, so I’m travelling there completely unburdened with my previous results. Hope I can write a good story there,” describes his following performance Matej.
Results:
1. Emil Sajfutdinow (RUS) – 15 (2,3,1,2,1,3,3) + 1st place in the final
2. Matej Žagar (SLO) – 14 (3,1,2,1,3,2,2) + 2nd place in the final
3. Tomasz Gollob (PL) – 16 (3,0,3,3,3,3,1) + 3rd place in the final
4. Tai Woffinden (GB) – 14 (2,2,3,3,2,2,0) + 4th place in the final
5. Darcy Ward (AUS) – 13 (1,3,2,3,3,1)
6. Nicki Pedersen (DK) – 10 (1,3,3,1,2,Ef)
7. Chris Holder (AUS) – 10 (1,1,2,3,2,1)
8. Niels Kristian Iversen (DK) – 9 (1,3,0,2,3,0)
9. Jarosław Hampel (PL) – 8 (3,Ef,2,2,1)
10. Greg Hancock (USA) – 8 (3,2,1,1,1)
11. Krzysztof Buczkowski (PL) – 6 (2,2,1,0,1)
12. Martin Vaculik (SVK) – 4 (0,1,3,0,0)
13. Andreas Jonsson (SWE) – 4 (0,0,0,2,2)
14. Fredrik Lindgren (SWE) – 4 (2,1,1,Ef,0)
15. Antonio Lindbaeck (SWE) – 3 (0,2,0,1,0)
16. Krzysztof Kasprzak (PL) – 0 (0,0,0,Ef,0)
17. Szymon Woźniak (PL) –
18. Mikołaj Curyło (PL) –
Heat results:
1. Hancock, Lindgren, Holder, Vaculik
2. Gollob, Buczkowski, Pedersen, Kasprzak
3. Hampel, Sajfutdinow, Ward, Jonsson
4. Žagar, Woffinden, Iversen, Lindbaeck
5. Iversen, Buczkowski, Lindgren, Hampel (Ef)
6. Sajfutdinow, Lindbaeck, Vaculik, Kasprzak
7. Ward, Hancock, Žagar, Gollob
8. Pedersen, Woffinden, Holder, Jonsson
9. Woffinden, Ward, Lindgren, Kasprzak
10. Vaculik, Žagar, Buczkowski, Jonsson
11. Pedersen, Hampel, Hancock, Lindbaeck
12. Gollob, Holder, Sajfutdinow, Iversen
13. Gollob, Jonsson, Lindbaeck, Lindgren (Ef)
14. Ward, Iversen, Pedersen, Vaculik
15. Woffinden, Sajfutdinow, Hancock, Buczkowski
16. Holder, Hampel, Žagar, Kasprzak (Ef)
17. Žagar, Pedersen, Sajfutdinow, Lindgren
18. Gollob, Woffinden, Hampel, Vaculik
19. Iversen, Jonsson, Hancock, Kasprzak
20. Ward, Holder, Buczkowski, Lindbaeck
Semifinal:
21. Gollob, Žagar, Holder, Iversen
22. Sajfutdinow, Woffinden, Ward, Pedersen (Ef)
FINAL:
23. Sajfutdinow, Žagar, Gollob, Woffinden
Standings after two rounds:
1. Gollob 31 p, 2. Ward 25 p, 3. Hampel 23 p, 4. Woffinden 23 p, 5. Pedersen 22, 6. Sayfutdinov 21, 7. Žagar, Hancock, Holder all 19 p, 10. Iversen 16, …
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