AUSSIE BAILEY HITS MAX TO PUNCH PRAGUE TICKET

Australian shooting star Beau Bailey will bid to swap FIM Speedway Youth World Championship silver for gold after winning FIM SGP3 Semi-Final 2 with a 15-point maximum on Saturday evening, May 24.

Bailey delivered a perfect five rides at Slovenian club Krsko to book his place at the FIM SGP3 Final – Prague on upcoming Friday (17:00 CEST start).

After taking second place to Polish star Maksymilian Pawelczak at the 2024 FIM SGP3 Final – Gorzow, Bailey will be determined to finish a step higher in the Czech capital.

He is joined in Prague by Ukrainian star Makar Levishyn – younger brother of FIM Speedway of Nations star Marko – who took second spot on 14 points.

Local star Gregor Zorko made it two Slovenian riders in the Final after finishing third on 13 points to join compatriot Sven Cerjak – runner-up in this afternoon’s Semi-Final 1 – in Prague.

Danish racer Villads Pedersen qualified in fourth place on 12, with Poland’s Maksymilian Kostera through in fifth on 11. Slovakia will be represented in Prague by Marek Ziman, who scored nine – a total matched by Czech racer Karel Prusa, who qualified in seventh.

The last place went to American racer Nicolas Hohlbein, who qualified on eight points to join fellow countryman Brady Landon in the Final.

The first Semi-Final was won by Great Britain racer Cooper Rushen, with Cerjak second and Landon third. Germany’s Carlos Gennerich, Denmark’s Elias Jamil, Czech racer Adam Nejezchleba, Germany’s Janek Konzack and Aussie rider Nate Smith also progress to Prague.

A total of 10 countries will be represented in the Czech capital when the FIM Speedway Youth World Championship is decided – Great Britain, Slovenia, the United States, Germany, Denmark, Czechia, Australia, Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.

FIM SGP3 FINAL LINE-UP (not in riding order): Cooper Rushen (Great Britain), Sven Cerjak (Slovenia), Brady Landon (United States), Carlos Gennerich (Germany), Elias Jamil (Denmark), Adam Nejezchleba (Czechia), Janek Konzack (Germany), Nate Smith (Australia), Beau Bailey (Australia), Makar Levishyn (Ukraine), Gregor Zorko (Slovenia), Villads Pedersen (Denmark), Maksymilian Kostera (Poland), Marek Ziman (Slovakia), Karel Prusa (Czechia), Nicolas Hohlbein (United States).

SEMI-FINAL 2 SCORES: 1 Beau Bailey (Australia) 15, 2 Makar Levishyn (Ukraine) 14, 3 Gregor Zorko (Slovenia) 13, 4 Villads Pedersen (Denmark) 12, 5 Maksymilian Kostera (Poland) 11, 6 Marek Ziman (Slovakia) 9, 7 Karel Prusa (Czechia) 9, 8 Nicolas Hohlbein (United States) 8, 9 Thies Schweer (Germany) 6, 10 Tyr Soderblom (Sweden) 5, 11 Archie Rolph (Great Britain) 4, 12 Seth Norman (Great Britain) 4, 13 Agustin Kreder (Argentina) 4, 14 Luca Heikkila (Finland) 3, 15 Fabian Magnusson (Sweden) 2, 16 Imre Vigre (Norway) 1, 17 Mike Jarczewski (Germany) DNR.

SEMI-FINAL 1 SCORES: 1 Cooper Rushen (Great Britain) 13, 2 Sven Cerjak (Slovenia) 12+3, 3 Brady Landon (United States) 12+2, 4 Carlos Gennerich (Germany) 12+1, 5 Elias Jamil (Denmark) 11, 6 Adam Nejezchleba (Czechia) 9, 7 Janek Konzack (Germany) 8, 8 Nate Smith (Australia) 8, 9 Zakhar Lustiuk (Ukraine) 7, 10 Kacper Sobkowiak (Poland) 7, 11 Matys Sambarrey (France) 6, 12 Casper Appelgren (Sweden) 5, 13 Niko Hatva (Finland) 4, 14 Lisandro Lobos Modon (Argentina) 3, 15 Tymofii Zakharov (Ukraine) 2, 16 Brando Lunardi (Italy) 1, 17 Lenja Tebbe (Germany) DNR.