EUROPEAN FINAL (5 non GP riders to qualify)
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Oleg Yelesnev was imperious in winning his maiden European Final as he raced to a maximum to leave the chasing pack well behind him, including GP riders and former champions Petr
Verner and Denis Gomozov. Verner did manage to take 3rd place overall after beating Ludek Janicek in a runoff as Abe Zevenbergen surprised the crowd with a solid display that
saw him finish 2nd. Joining Yelesnev, Zevenbergen and Janicek as qualifiers were Henrik Wasserman and the experienced Matija Petkovic. The latter pair had to see off
Nikita Fedorenko in a runoff whilst fancied names also going out were Tibor Nemecek and Otto Juttke. Juttke did make a good start but had engine problems in his third heat and
seemingly suffering as a result of that after the interval too, he will now hope his general form is good enough to impress the GP selectors with 2 wildcard picks available for the GP
Challenge Semis.
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1. Oleg Yelesnev............. 3 3 3 3 3 15 (Q)
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2. Abe Zevenbergen........... 3 2 2 3 1 11 (Q)
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3. Petr Verner (GP).......... 3 1 3 3 R 10
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4. Ludek Janicek............. 2 0 3 3 2 10 (Q)
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5. Denis Gomozov (GP)........ 3 2 2 0 2 9
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6. Henrik Wasserman.......... 0 3 0 2 3 8 (Q)
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7. Matija Petkovic........... 1 3 1 2 1 8 (Q)
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8. Nikita Fedorenko.......... 1 1 2 2 2 8
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9. Maxim Shirakov............ 0 0 3 1 3 7
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10. Tibor Nemecek............. 0 2 0 1 3 6
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11. Zdenek Drahos............. 2 0 2 2 0 6
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12. Otto Juttke............... 2 3 R 0 0 5
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13. Boris Kravchuk............ 2 2 0 0 1 5
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14. Dalibor Buri.............. 1 0 1 1 2 5
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15. Luigi Tabaglio............ 0 1 1 1 1 4
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16. Roberto Asanovic.......... 1 1 1 R 0 3
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17. Henk Knapke............... Did not ride
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18. Enzo Innacone............. Did not ride
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No. Results
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1: Denis Gomozov (GP), Ludek Janicek, Matija Petkovic, Henrik Wasserman
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2: Abe Zevenbergen, Otto Juttke, Nikita Fedorenko, Luigi Tabaglio
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3: Petr Verner (GP), Boris Kravchuk, Roberto Asanovic, Tibor Nemecek
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4: Oleg Yelesnev, Zdenek Drahos, Dalibor Buri, Maxim Shirakov
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5: Henrik Wasserman, Boris Kravchuk, Nikita Fedorenko, Zdenek Drahos
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6: Oleg Yelesnev, Abe Zevenbergen, Petr Verner (GP), Ludek Janicek
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7: Otto Juttke, Denis Gomozov (GP), Roberto Asanovic, Dalibor Buri
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8: Matija Petkovic, Tibor Nemecek, Luigi Tabaglio, Maxim Shirakov
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9: Maxim Shirakov, Abe Zevenbergen, Roberto Asanovic, Henrik Wasserman
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10: Ludek Janicek, Nikita Fedorenko, Dalibor Buri, Tibor Nemecek
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11: Oleg Yelesnev, Denis Gomozov (GP), Luigi Tabaglio, Boris Kravchuk
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12: Petr Verner (GP), Zdenek Drahos, Matija Petkovic, Otto Juttke (R)
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13: Oleg Yelesnev, Henrik Wasserman, Tibor Nemecek, Otto Juttke
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14: Ludek Janicek, Zdenek Drahos, Luigi Tabaglio, Roberto Asanovic (R)
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15: Petr Verner (GP), Nikita Fedorenko, Maxim Shirakov, Denis Gomozov (GP)
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16: Abe Zevenbergen, Matija Petkovic, Dalibor Buri, Boris Kravchuk
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17: Henrik Wasserman, Dalibor Buri, Luigi Tabaglio, Petr Verner (GP) (R)
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18: Maxim Shirakov, Ludek Janicek, Boris Kravchuk, Otto Juttke
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19: Tibor Nemecek, Denis Gomozov (GP), Abe Zevenbergen, Zdenek Drahos
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20: Oleg Yelesnev, Nikita Fedorenko, Matija Petkovic, Roberto Asanovic
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Runoff for 3rd: Petr Verner (GP), Ludek Janicek
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Runoff for 2 qualifying places: Henrik Wasserman, Matija Petkovic, Nikita Fedorenko
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