Speedway Grand Prix 2022 Wroclaw LIVE - Rivals set sights on championship leader Bartosz Zmarzlik

Updated 27/08/2022 at 20:09 GMT

The 2022 FIM Speedway Grand Prix is in Poland for the third time this season as the Olympic Stadium in Wroclaw hosts Round 7. Championship leader Bartosz Zmarzlik will be looking to extend his lead in front of his home supporters in Poland but the chasing pack will be on his back, hoping to narrow his advantage in the title race. The 2022 Speedway Grand Prix will be available live on discovery+.

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Thank you and goodnight

It has been an action-packed night of Speedway in Wroclaw and Bewley was the one all smiles in the end. Thank you for being with us tonight and come back again in two weeks time for the next round in the FIM Speedway Grand Prix.

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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 7 EVENTS

Madsen is now closing in on Zmarzlik after he missed out on the final. Bewley has now crept up to third and puts him in a strong chance of finishing in the top three.

1 – Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) 108 pts
2 – Leon Madsen (Denmark) 92 pts
3 – Dan Bewley (United Kingdom) 84 pts
4 – Patryk Dudek (Poland) 76 pts
5 – Maciej Janowski (Poland) 74 pts
6 – Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden) 70 pts
7 – Robert Lambert (United Kingdom) 68 pts
8 – Tai Woffinden (United Kingdom) 64 pts
9 – Mikkel Michelsen (Denmark) 61 pts
10 – Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) 58 pts
11 – Jason Doyle (Australia) 57 pts
12 – Anders Thomsen (Denmark) 51 pts
13 – Jack Holder (Australia) 50 pts

BEWLEY GOES BACK TO BACK

Oh wow. Bewley turned it around to take two wins in a row.

Final - Bewley, Janowski, Madsen, Lambert

Bewley has done it!!!!

Bewley steals the win with confidence. Madsen follows him in second with Lambert in third and Janowski crossing the line last.

Final Draw - Janowski, Bewley, Madsen, Lambert

Janowski goes with gate 2, Bewley opts for the inside. Madsen chooses gate 3 with Lambert on the outside.

Semi-final 2 - Zmarzlik, Lambert, Bewley, Woffinden

After leaving getting through to the semi-final to the last heat, Bewley takes the win to get through to the final and is followed by Lambert. Zmarzlik and Woffinden miss out!!

Semi-final 1 - Madsen, Janowski, Michelsen, Dudek

Janowski takes the win in the first semi-final with Madsen being the man that follows him through after a grand battle with Dudek.

Janowski storms to victory in Wroclaw Semi-Final 1 as Madsen battles Dudek

Semi-final draw 2 - Woffinden, Zmarzlik, Lambert, bewley

Woffinden goes with the outside gate, risky move. Zmarzlik picks the inside, unsurprisingly. Lambert goes with gate 2 with Bewley in gate 3.

Semi-final draw 1 - Madsen, Janowski, Dudek, Michelsen

Madsen chooses the inside gate, Janowski goes next to him in gate 2. Dudek goes with the outside gate and Michelsen is left with gate 3.

The eight through to the semi-finals

Leon Madsen
Tai Woffinden
Bartosz Zmarzlik
Maciej Janowski
Robert Lambert
Patryk Dudek
Mikkel Michelsen
Dan Bewley

HEAT 20 - Vaculik, Bewley, Doyle, Przedpelski

Bewley takes the final win for the night and his evening has changed with him through to the semi-finals. Doyle claimed second with Przedpelski in third.

HEAT 19 - Holder, Dudek, Janowski, Lebedevs

Red light is shown after Dudek takes out Janowski. It was the first corner so all four are able to return. On the re-run, Dudek knew he needed a big points haul but had to have Janowski breathing down his shoulder the whole heat. Holder took the last point.

HEAT 18 - Madsen, Fricke, Chugunov, Lindgren

Madsen takes his final win of the night and sends him top of the pack with 12 points. Lindgren finishes in second and his place in the semi-final isn't secure yet. Chugunov takes the last point.

HEAT 17 - Michelsen, Lambert, Woffinden, Zmarzlik

What a start from Woffinden out of gate 4. Zmarzlik fell back down to the back but was able to climb up to second and take two vital points. Lambert looked like he was getting second but a mistake saw him cross the line in third with Michelsen in fourth. Both Woffinden and Zmarzlik now through to the semi-final.

Top eight after 16 heats

Lambert is still on top with 10 points and through to the semi-finals. Zmarzlik, Janowski, Michelsen and Madsen are on 9, not 100% confirmed to be through but looking likely.

1 - Robert Lambert 10 pts
2 - Bartosz Zmarzlik 9pts
3 - Maciej Janowski 9 pts
4 -Mikkel Michelsen 9 pts
5 - Leon Madsen 9 pts
6 - Tai Woffinden 8 pts
7 - Patryk Dudek 7 pts
8 - Fredrik Lindgren 6 pts

HEAT 16 - Madsen, Lebedevs, Vaculik, Zmarzlik

What a competition between Zmarzlik and Madsen. Zmarzlik flies from third to first. For most of the heat, him and Madsen kept swapping places but Zmarzlik deservedly takes the win. There's a little moment of respect between the two afterward with a fist bump from the top two in the world.

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HEAT 15 - Lindgren, Holder, Woffinden, Bewley

It went right to the finish line in the battle for second. Lindgren kept hold of first, despite a charging Woffinden. Bewley and Holder had their own competition out back with Bewley getting the last point.

HEAT 14 - Fricke, Janowski, Lambert, Doyle

Janowski needed a win but Lambert didn't make it easy for him. The duo battled but Janowski was the victor with Lambert in second. Fricke takes the final point.

HEAT 13 - Michelsen, Chugunov, Dudek, Przedpelski

Chugunov takes his first win of the night after his qualifying heroics. Michelsen takes two points in second with Dudek in third.

Top eight after 12 heats

After four more highly competitive heats, we have a new man on top in Lambert with his two wins and a second place finish.

1 - Robert Lambert 8 pts
2 - Mikkel Michelsen 7 pts
3 - Leon Madsen 7 pts
4 - Patryk Dudek 6 pts
5 - Bartosz Zmarzlik 6 pts
6 - Tai Woffinden 6 pts
7 - Maciej Janowski 6 pts
8 - Dan Bewley 4 pts

HEAT 12 - Janowski, Vaculik, Woffinden, Chugunov

Vaculik has been quiet all night but jumps out of the gate to take not only his first win but first points of the night. It wasn't easy for him with Woffinden constantly on his tail in second. Janowski takes just one points which will hurt his hunt for a semi-final ride.

HEAT 11 - Lambert, Madsen, Holder, Przedpelski

For the third heat in a row, the red lights are on. Holder gets himself into trouble and clips the back of Lambert before being sent off his bike. It was a nasty crash but Holder was able to get up and walk away which is always good to see.

Holder is excluded leaving three for the re-run. The riders seem to be on edge tonight because we've had another rider move before the tapes are up. This time, it's Lambert with a warning.

All three return and Lambert shoots out of the tapes to take his second win of the night. A small mistake on the last corner saw Madsen creep up on him but the Brit was able to keep him at bay. Przedpelski takes the final point.

HEAT 10 - Dudek, Bewley, Zmarzlik, Fricke

Red lights are on after Bewley jumps before tapes are up. He can continue but now has a warning. On the re-run, Dudek was left out on his own at front. Zmarzlik climbed from the back up to second with Bewley in third.

HEAT 9 - Lebedevs, Lindgren, Michelsen, Doyle

The red lights are on during Lap 3 after Lindgren hits a rut and is sent flying off his bike. Lindgren is excluded and on the re-run, we have more red lights, now due to a collision between Doyle and Lebedevs. The ref has deemed Lebedevs at fault and now we just have two riders competing.

Michelsen claimed the win with Doyle taking two points in second.

Top eight after eight

After each rider has competed in two heats, no one had claimed maximum points. Janowski, Madsen and Lambert are tied at the top with five points each.

1 - Maciej Janowski 5 pts
2 - Leon Madsen 5 pts
3 - Robert Lambert 5 pts
4 - Bartosz Zmarzlik 4 pts
5 - Tai Woffinden 4 pts
6 - Mikkel Michelsen 4 pts
7 - Jack Holder 4 pts
8 - Dan Belwey 3 pts

HEAT 8 - Vaculik, Lambert, Dudek, Lindgren

He may have had Lindgren on his tail but Lambert takes one of the more comfortable wins of the night. Dudek takes one point in third with Vaculik still pointless after two heats.

HEAT 7 - Doyle, Zmarzlik, Chugunov, Holder

You just couldn't tell who was going to take this one. All four stayed bunched together with Holder breaking away on the final lap to take the win. Chugunov beats Zmarzlik to second. Zmarzlik had to fight for second. Doyle fell to the back with no points. Incredible racing tonight!!

HEAT 6 - Przedpelski, Woffinden, Fricke, Lebedevs

Yet again, we had a battle between three riders on the first lap to get out in front and the one to be successful was Woffinden, taking his first win of the night. Przedpelski in second and Fricke in third.

HEAT 5 - Janowski, Michelsen, Bewley, Madsen

After a second in heat 4, Janowski made no mistakes to take the win in heat 5. Madsen took second and was only a bike length away from Janowski across the line. Michelsen in third and Bewley the pointless man.

Action after four heats

The four winners so far tonight have been Zmarzlik, Madsen, Michelsen and Bewley but it hasn't been easy for all of them. Zmarzlik and Bewley had to battle again fellow countrymen for their wins. Look like we could be in for a treat tonight.

HEAT 4 - Zmarzlik, Przedpelski, Lindgren, Janowski

Maciej Janowski and Bartozs Zmarzlik gave us plenty of action in this heat. Zmarzlik takes the win on the line after a constant battle between the two. Fredrik Lindgren takes third with Pawel Przedpelski in fourth.

‘It doesn’t get better than that!’ – Zmarzlik and Janowski deliver thrilling Heat 4 race

HEAT 3 - Woffinden, Doyle, Madsen, Dudek

Red lights again. This time for Jason Doyle moving before the tapes are up. It's just a warning so all four will return. What a heat!! Patryk Dudek, Tai Woffinden and Leon Madsen took turns being out front. In the end, it was Madsen with the win, followed by Dudek and Woffinden. Doyle was the last man.

HEAT 2 - Bewley, Chugunov, Lebedevs, Lambert

The red lights are on! Andzejs Lebedevs is down after contact with the back of Gleb Chugunov's bike and the wildcard is excluded. On the re-run, the two Brits of Dan Bewley and Robert Lambert battled it out for the win, with the former being the victor. Lambert will feel a tad put out after being the stronger rider when all four were on track. Lebedevs took third.

HEAT 1 - Michelsen, Fricke, Holder, Vaculik

Mikkel Michelsen flew out of gate 1 and stormed to the first win of the night. Max Fricke followed him in second with Jack Holder in third. On his return heat, Martin Vaculik crosses the line last.

Rider showcase

With the action just around the corner, the riders are being showcased in front of the crowd. It's a good turn out in Poland.

Rider mix-up

Martin Vaculik returns to action after recoving from a broken shoulder bone which he sustained during a PGE Ekstraliga tie in late July. Anders Thomsen will sadly miss out on the rest of the season after breaking his leg during the FIM GP Challenge in Glasgow last Saturday.

Polish Stars on show

There are five Polish riders on show tonight in front of their home crowd. Championship leader Bartosz Zmarzlik, Maciej Janowski, Patryk Dudek, Pawel Przedpelski and wildcard Gleb Chugunov will all battle out with the other 11 riders for the win.

Relive Bewley's win in Cardiff

Great Britain's Bewley wins Speedway GP final in Cardiff

'MEDALS THE AIM NOW' - DAN BEWLEY CONFIDENT OF STRONG FINISH AHEAD OF WROCLAW MEETING

Dan Bewley is hoping to use his maiden Speedway Grand Prix victory in Cardiff as a springboard to more success, starting this weekend in Wroclaw.

The ever-improving 23-year-old lit up the Principality Stadium, winning in his first SGP final in what has been an increasingly improving season.

Read the full story here.

Wildcard shocks Wroclaw

The weekend’s wildcard, Gleb Chugunov, surprised everyone by being the fastest man on track during this afternoon’s qualifying session for the showcase in Wroclaw, Poland tonight.

In the lead up to today's event, all eyes were on Dan Bewley after his win two weekends ago in Cardiff, and Bartosz Zmarzlik, being the home hero.

Read the full qualifying report here.

Hello and Welcome

In just under half an hour, the action at Wroclaw, Poland will kick off with the FIM Speedway Grand Prix.

Championship after six rounds

1 – Bartosz Zmarzlik (Poland) 96 pts
2 – Leon Madsen (Denmark) 74 pts
3 – Patryk Dudek (Poland) 65 pts
4 – Dan Bewley (United Kingdom) 64 pts
5 – Fredrik Lindgren (Sweden) 62 pts
6 – Maciej Janowski (Poland) 60 pts
7 – Tai Woffinden (United Kingdom) 54 pts
8 – Jason Doyle (Australia) 54 pts
9 – Martin Vaculik (Slovakia) 53 pts
10 – Robert Lambert (United Kingdom) 52 pts
11 – Anders Thomsen (Denmark) 51 pts
12 – Mikkel Michelsen (Denmark) 51 pts
13 – Jack Holder (Australia) 44 pts
14 – Max Fricke (Australia) 41 pts
15 – Pawel Przedpelski (Poland) 22 pts
16 – Matej Zagar (Slovakia) 11 pts

How to watch?

Discovery+ will provide live, ad-free coverage of every race as well as interactive services. Race action will also be live on Eurosport 2, with highlights and reaction on the Eurosport website.

RACE FORMAT

Each round will feature 16 riders racing against each other in 20 heats, every heat consisting of four riders completing four laps of the track.
The winning rider in each heat will be awarded four points, two points for second, one for third and zero for fourth.
The eight riders with the most points at the end of the heats stage then move on to two semi-finals, with the top two from each of these semis then facing off in the final.

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