Lukas Pesek third in motorcycle Czech Grand Prix in Brno

Czech rider Lukas Pesek finished third in the 125 cc motorcycle race in the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic in Brno on Sunday. In the qualifier on Saturday, Lukas Pesek crashed but managed to secure fifth starting position. On Sunday, he started the race slow and fell to tenth position but slowly advanced forward. In the middle of the race, he was in the leading group of five, and in the dramatic last lap, Pesek overtook Hungary's Gabor Talmacsi, the leading rider of the series, and came in third, marking the first medal position for a Czech rider at Brno Grand Prix since 1971. Lukas Pesek's 15-year-old brother Karel, who was awarded a wild card by the organizers, managed to qualify for the race and finished last.