West Cumbria’s Dan Bewley again made the semi-final in the Swedish Grand Prix in Malilla last night – but couldn’t go any further.
The Maryport racer, an ex-Workington Comets rider, had recovered from a slow start and a second to win his next two outings and earned his semi-final place with a third place in his final ride.
But in the first semi-final he did not make the gate and for all his best efforts couldn’t get back into the contest.
However his Great Britain team-mate Robert Lambert is up to second place in the World Championship standings after a podium finish in Sweden.
Lambert kept up his consistent record in 2024 by taking third place at Malilla, moving him ahead of Sheffield’s Jack Holder in the title race.
Defending champion Bartosz Zmarzlik took victory after an epic duel with Leicester captain Max Fricke in the final, and the result means the Pole has now broken the outright record for total GP wins with his 24th success.
Zmarzlik leads Lambert by 17 points after five of the 11 rounds, with Lambert one point ahead of Holder but with a 10-point advantage over fourth-placed Mikkel Michelsen.
Lambert said: “I am happy with the way the meeting has ended. I am up into second, which is a great position. Bartek has a bit of a lead, but we still have a few rounds to go. As long as I stay consistent, I will give it a shot.
“You don’t need to win a GP to win the whole series and become World Champion. But I am still fighting for it and my day will come.”
Bewley is ninth in the latest Grand Prix standings with 42 points – 27 behind Lambert with six events to go.
