Adam Woolley waiting to launch Race 4
The 20 M Multi-Seat Class flew a 437.72 km racing task with sixteen crews. The Australian pairing of Woolley and Gateley (Arcus M) took the day win at 112.98 kph in 3 hours 52 minutes 28 seconds, scoring 1,000 points — moving up four places on the day. The German pairing of Janowitsch and Lutz (Arcus M) were second at 112.39 kph, with de Péchy and Duboc (France, Arcus T) third at 111.63 kph. Kettunen and Sorri (Finland, Arcus M) were fourth, and Kassai and Mészáros (Hungary, Arcus T) fifth.
The overall standings after four tasks tell a different story from the day results. Leucker and Omsels (Germany, Arcus T) lead on 2,944 points despite placing sixth on the day; their consistency across the competition has kept them at the top. Woolley and Gateley's day win moves them to second overall on 2,858, ahead of Kassai and Mészáros on 2,849. Grabowski and Czyż (Poland, Arcus M) are fourth on 2,838, and Jones and Coppin fifth on 2,808. With twelve tasks remaining in the two-week championships, the margins at the top of all three classes remain within reach
Open Class
The Open Class flew the longest task of the day, a racing task of 562.68 km taking in six turnpoints across a broad sweep of Polish airspace. Felipe Levin (Germany, EB 29R) claimed the day win with a flight time of 4 hours 35 minutes and 19 seconds. It was a narrow margin at the top: Sebastian Kawa (Poland, JS5) finished just ten seconds behind on elapsed time, averaging 122.55 kph for 999 points. Michael Sommer (Germany, EB 29R) was third at 122.37 kph, 54 seconds behind Levin on time.
The first three gliders were separated by less than a minute over a four-and-a-half-hour task, reflecting how closely matched the leading pilots are when the conditions suit extended high-speed flight. The gap to fourth place was considerably larger. Sylvain Gerbaud (France, EB 29R) averaged 115.97 kph for 891 points, with Laurent Aboulin (France, JS5) a point behind in fifth. Russell Cheetham (Great Britain, JS5) took sixth on 861 points at 114.08 kph, while Pierre de Broqueville (Belgium, EB 29DR) was seventh.
In the overall standings after four tasks, Levin leads on 3,736 points, with Sommer second on 3,705. Kawa is third on 3,550, already 186 points behind. The French team Gerbaud and Aboulin hold fourth and fifth. The top of the Open Class leaderboard remains tight, though Levin and Sommer have opened a noticeable advantage over the rest of the field.
Mark- Lumpy - Paterson, Australia on the 18m grid.
18 M Class
The 18 M Class flew a 482.07 km racing task. From France Victor Mallick (JS3 18m) took the day win at 125.35 kph, scoring the full 1,000 points with a flight of 3 hours 50 minutes 45 seconds. The Dutch team of the Sjaak Selen (JS3 TJ 18m) was second at 124.93 kph with 993 points, and Thies Bruins (JS3 TJ 18m) third at 124.52 kph with 987 points. From France Christophe Abadie (JS3 TJ 18m) was fourth at 123.93 kph. Defending World Champion Stefan Langer (AS 33 Es 18m) fifth at 123.04 kph.
The day speeds across the top ten were closely bunched, with positions six through twelve covered by roughly three kph. Boris Žorž (JS3 TJ 18m) took eighth and Petr Krejcirik (JS3 RES 18m) ninth. Aku Jaakkola (Ventus 3T 18m) and Dennis Huybreckx (Ventus 3T 18m) rounded out the top eleven.
In the overall standings, Mallick leads on 3,120 points after taking the day win. Abadie is second on 3,094, and Langer third on 3,026. Arne Boye-Møller (Denmark) is fourth on 2,951, with Mario Kiessling (Germany) fifth on 2,921. The competition is spread across a wide range of glider types at the front — JS3 variants and the Schempp-Hirth AS 33 are both well represented in the top ten. Selen, despite finishing second on the day, sits 13th overall on 2,750, illustrating the variable nature of results through the first four tasks.
