PIRATES duo Brady Kurtz and Linus Sundstrom saw their hopes of reaching next year’s Grand Prix series end in semi-final qualifying on Saturday.

Kurtz scored 10 points at Danish track Slangerup, finishing just outside the top three occupied by Krzysztof Kasprzak (13), Jack Holder (12) and Niels-Kristian Iversen (11).

Sundstrom managed 10 points at Italian circuit Lonigo.

Kenneth Bjerre topped the standings on 13 with David Bellego and Kevin Wolbert joining him in the Grand Prix Challenge after beating fellow 12-pointer Chris Harris in a run-off.

Matej Zagar, Antonio Lindback and Janusz Kolodziej progressed at Zarnovica, Slovakia while in Monday’s qualifier at German track Abensberg, Craig Cook, Hans Andersen and Max Fricke went through.

The GP Challenge is due to take place in Landshut, Germany on Saturday, July 28.

Slangerup: Krzysztof Kasprzak 13, Jack Holder 12, Niels-Kristian Iversen 11, Robert Lambert 10, Brady Kurtz 10, Timo Lahti 10, Jacob Thorssell 8, Mikkel Michelsen 8, Kim Nilsson 7; Lasse Frederiksen 7, Dan Bewley 6; Anders Thomsen 4, Jewgienij Kostygow 4, Jesse Mustonen 4, Andreas Lyager 3, Glenn Moi 2, Bradley Wilson-Dean 1, Witalij Lysak 0.

Lonigo: Kenneth Bjerre 13, David Bellego 12+3; Kevin Wolbert 12+2, Chris Harris 12+1, Vaclav Milik 10, Andreas Jonsson 10, Linus Sundstrom 10, Bartosz Smektala 9, Rohan Tungate 8, Nico Covatti 7, Daniele Tessari 5, Tero Aarnio 5, Davis Kurmis 3, Denis Stojs 2, Mathieu Tresarrieu 2, Roland Benko 0, Alessandro Milanese 0.