2017 British Speedway Championship

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The 2017 British Speedway Championship was the 57th edition of the British Speedway Championship. [1] Danny King was the defending champion having won the title in 2016. The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final, with eight riders qualifying from each semi-final. The final took place at the National Speedway Stadium in Belle Vue, Manchester on 19 June 2017 and was won by Craig Cook. It was Cook's first national title, having finished second in the three previous years. He dominated the final, scoring 14 points, before beating Steve Worrall, Ben Barker and Australian Rory Schlein in the deciding race. Schlein was competing in the event on a British racing licence.

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Results

Semi-Final 1

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Rory Schlein ( Flag of Australia (converted).svg )13(3,3,1,3,3)
2 Richie Worrall 13(3,2,3,3,2)
3 Jason Garrity 11(2,3,3,1,2)
4 Danny King 11(2,2,3,1,3)
5 Lewis Rose 11(3,1,2,2,3)
6 Steve Worrall 10(3,2,1,3,1)
7 Paul Starke 10(2,3,1,3,1)
8 Richard Lawson 9+3(E,1,2,3,3)
9 Ben Barker 9+2(2,3,2,1,1)
10 Kyle Newman 7(1,1,2,2,1)
11 James Sarjeant 6(1,0,3,0,2)
12 Joe Jacobs 3(1,2,F,R,0)
13 Max Clegg 3(1,0,1,1,0)
14 Ashley Morris 2(0,0,0,2,F)
15 Danny Phillips 1(0,1,0,0,F)
16 Josh Embleton 0(-,0,0,0,0)
Robert Lambert DNS

Semi-Final 2

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1 Kyle Howarth 12(3,3,2,2,2)
2 Scott Nicholls 11(3,2,3,3,R)
3 Craig Cook 10(3,3,1,3,X)
4 Josh Auty 10(0,2,2,3,3)
5 Lewis Kerr 10(2,3,1,3,1)
6 Chris Harris 10(1,2,3,1,3)
7 Lewis Bridger 9+3(3,X,1,2,3)
8 Stuart Robson 9+2(2,2,2,1,2)
9 Carl Wilkinson 9+X(2,1,2,2,2)
10 Edward Kennett 8(1,1,3,0,3)
11 Stefan Nielsen 7(1,3,3,0,F)
12 Simon Lambert 5(1,1,0,2,1)
13 Josh Bates 5(2,F,1,1,1)
14 Robert Branford 3(0,1,0,1,1)
15 Adam Roynon 2(F,R,R,R,2)
16 Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 0(-,0,R,-,R)
17 Joe Lawlor 0(-,0,-,R,R)
18 Adam Ellis 0(X,-,-,-,-)

The Final

PlacingRiderTotal1234567891011121314151617181920PtsPos2122
Gold medal icon.svg (14) Craig Cook 14333231413
Silver medal icon.svg (9) Steve Worrall 11230331122
Bronze medal icon.svg (16) Rory Schlein ( Flag of Australia (converted).svg )100333110421
4(3) Ben Barker 113122311330
5(15) Scott Nicholls 10232211061
6(2) Danny King 10203321050
7(8) Chris Harris 92211397
8(13) Richie Worrall 91232198
9(10) Richard Lawson 93211299
10(11) Paul Starke 612102610
11(7) Lewis Kerr 500230511
12(5) Lewis Rose 531001512
13(12) Stuart Robson 400112413
14(6) Kyle Howarth 411200414
15(4) Jason Garrity 31101-315
16(1) Carl Wilkinson 000000016
17(17) Jack Smith 0017
18(18) Andy Mellish 0018
PlacingRiderTotal12345678910111213141516171819 20 PtsPos2122

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - insidegate Bgate Cgate D - outside

Under 21 final

Robert Lambert won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the first time. The final was held at Wimborne Road on 26 April. [5]

Pos.RiderPoints
1 Robert Lambert 15
2 Adam Ellis 14
3 Ellis Perks 12
4 Dan Bewley 10
5 Josh Bates 10
6 Nathan Greaves 9
7 Liam Carr 9
8 Zach Wajtknecht 7
9 James Shanes 7
10 Connor Mountain 6
11 Max Clegg 6
12 Jack Smith 5
13 Danny Phillips 4
14 Luke Harris 3
15 Josh Bailey 1
16 Danno Verge (res)1
17 Alfie Bowtell (res)1
18 Danyon Hume 0

References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ↑ "2017 British Semi-Final 1 Result" (PDF). BSPA.
  3. ↑ "2017 British Semi-Final 2 Result" (PDF). BSPA.
  4. ↑ "2017 British Final Result". Speedway Updates.
  5. ↑ "Robert Lambert Crowned U21 Champion". Auto Cycle Union. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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