MAXIMUM MAN CHRISTIAN WINS SGP3 SEMI-FINAL 1 IN WROCLAW

Danish shooting star Villads Nagel Christiansen blazed to a 15-point maximum to take victory in Beckhoff FIM SGP3 Semi-Final 1 in Wroclaw on Thursday afternoon.

The sport’s brightest young talents were competing in the opening round of the FIM Speedway Youth World Championship, which has become part of the SGP series for the first time as part of new global promoter Discovery Sports Events’ quest to create a pathway to Speedway GP for a new generation of stars.

Christiansen was the star of the show with an unbeaten display as he booked his place in the Beckhoff FIM SGP3 Final on Friday, August 26 at 16:00 CET, which will be televised live on Discovery+ and the Eurosport App.

British racer Luke Harrison booked his spot in the Final with 13 points, taking second place ahead of Poland’s Szymon Ludwiczak. His fellow countryman Antoni Kawczynski was fourth on 12.

The future looks bright for speedway in Estonia after Frido Viidas took fifth spot on nine points, finishing level with Alfons Wiltander of Sweden,

Denmark’s Patrick Kruse made it through on eight points, while Andreas Olsen of Sweden claimed the last spot in the Final, beating Germany’s Mario Hausl on countback after they tied on seven points.

BECKHOFF FIM SGP3 SEMI-FINAL 1 SCORES: 1. Villads Nagel Christiansen (Denmark) 15, 2. Luke Harrison (Great Britain) 13, 3. Szymon Ludwiczak (Poland) 13, 4. Antoni Kawczynski (Poland) 12, 5. Frido Viidas (Estonia) 9, 6. Alfons Wiltander (Sweden) 9, 7. Patrick Kruse (Denmark) 8, 8. Andreas Olsen (Denmark) 7, 9. Mario Häusl (Germany) 7, 10. Vojtěch Šachl (Czech Republic) 5, 11. Kasper Cymermann (Germany) 5, 12. Levin Cording (Germany) 4, 13. Dante Johansson (Sweden) 3, 14. Zoltan Lovas (Hungary) 3, 15. Maksym Sereda (Ukraine) 3, 16. Eryk Faranski (Poland) 2, 17. Ashley Jansen-Batchelor (Australia) 2, 18. Marcel Kowolik (Poland) DNR.