2017 Speedway Grand Prix

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2017 Speedway Grand Prix
Season details
DatesApril 29 — October 28
Events12
Cities12
Countries9
Riders15 permanents
1 wild card(s)
2 track reserves
Heats276 (in 12 events)
Winners
ChampionFlag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jason Doyle
Runner-upFlag of Poland.svg  POL Patryk Dudek
3rd placeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Tai Woffinden

The 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 23rd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 72nd FIM Speedway World Championship. [1] [2] It was seventeenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.

Contents

The world title was won by Jason Doyle, who finished ahead of debutant Patryk Dudek and former two-time champion Tai Woffinden. It was the first title of Doyle's career, and the first time an Australian had lifted the trophy since Chris Holder in 2012. Defending champion Greg Hancock was unable to complete the season after suffering an injury, competing in only six of the 12 rounds.

Qualification

For the 2017 season there were 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.

The top eight riders from the 2016 championship qualified automatically. Those riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge.

The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2016 season. [3]

Qualified riders

#Riders 2016 placeGP Ch placeAppearancePrevious appearances in series
45 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock 123rd1995–2016
108 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tai Woffinden 26th2010, 2011, 2013–2016
95 Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik 32nd2012–2015, 2016
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Holder 48th2010–2016
69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle 53rd2015–2016
777 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 692nd2015, 2016
85 Flag of Sweden.svg Antonio Lindbäck 78th2004, 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2011–2013, 2015, 2016
88 Flag of Denmark.svg Niels Kristian Iversen 87th2004–2005, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010, 2013–2016
55 Flag of Slovenia.svg Matej Žagar 97th2003–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2011, 2013–2016
71 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Janowski 103rd2008, 2012, 2014, 2015–2016
66 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Lindgren 1138th2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016
12 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Pedersen 1317th2000, 2001–2016
692 Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Dudek 1711st2016
54 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Vaculík 22nd2012, 2013
89 Flag of Russia.svg Emil Sayfutdinov 6th2009–2013

Qualified substitutes

The following riders were nominated as substitutes:

#Riders 2016 placeGP Ch place
25 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Kildemand 12
84 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Smolinski 175
46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Fricke 3510
225 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Václav Milík Jr. 2517
52 Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Jepsen Jensen 16
29 Flag of Latvia.svg Andžejs Ļebedevs

Calendar

The 2017 season consisted of 12 events, one more than the 2016 series. [4]

RoundDateCity and venueWinnerRunner-up3rd placed4th placedResults
1April 29 Flag of Slovenia.svg Krško , Slovenia
Matija Gubec Stadium
Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Vaculík Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Lindgren Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Dudek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle results
2May 13 Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw , Poland
Stadion Narodowy
Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Lindgren Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Janowski Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Vaculík results
3May 27 Flag of Latvia.svg Daugavpils , Latvia
Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs
Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Pawlicki Jr. Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Dudek Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Janowski Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle results
4June 10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague , Czech Republic
Markéta Stadium
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Václav Milík Jr. Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Dudek results
5June 24 Flag of Denmark.svg Horsens , Denmark
CASA Arena
Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Janowski Flag of Russia.svg Emil Sayfutdinov Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Dudek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle results
6July 22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cardiff , Great Britain
Principality Stadium
Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Janowski Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle Flag of Slovenia.svg Matej Žagar Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik results
7August 12 Flag of Sweden.svg Målilla , Sweden
G&B Stadium
Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik Flag of Sweden.svg Antonio Lindbäck Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Lindgren Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Janowski results
8August 26 Flag of Poland.svg Gorzów , Poland
Edward Jancarz Stadium
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tai Woffinden Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Dudek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik results
9September 9 Flag of Germany.svg Teterow , Germany
Bergring Arena
Flag of Slovenia.svg Matej Žagar Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Vaculík Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Holder results
10September 23 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm , Sweden
Friends Arena
Flag of Slovenia.svg Matej Žagar Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Kildemand results
11October 7 Flag of Poland.svg Toruń , Poland
Rose Motoarena
Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Dudek Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tai Woffinden Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik Flag of Slovenia.svg Matej Žagar results
12October 28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne , Australia
Etihad Stadium
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tai Woffinden Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Zmarzlik Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Dudek results

Final Classification

[5]

Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
Pos.RiderPoints SVN
Flag of Slovenia.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
LAT
Flag of Latvia.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
DEN
Flag of Denmark.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
PL2
Flag of Poland.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SCA
Flag of Sweden.svg
PL3
Flag of Poland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg (69) Jason Doyle (C)16112151013151351417181019
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Poland.svg (692) Patryk Dudek 143139161314105131161815
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (108) Tai Woffinden 131813971191418561516
4 Flag of Poland.svg (71) Maciej Janowski 12261613617171367759
5 Flag of Poland.svg (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik 1216126871615102121413
6 Flag of Russia.svg (89) Emil Sayfutdinov 11712613214111011111278
7 Flag of Slovenia.svg (55) Matej Žagar 10710110411123715131110
8 Flag of Sweden.svg (66) Fredrik Lindgren 107161656871811119
9 Flag of Slovakia.svg (54) Martin Vaculík 9916108101410714559
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (23) Chris Holder 85664117106214973
11 Flag of Poland.svg (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 8177187416946102
12 Flag of Sweden.svg (85) Antonio Lindbäck 772649871954814
13 Flag of Denmark.svg (25) Peter Kildemand 61183104101186
14 Flag of the United States.svg (45) Greg Hancock 4511451870
15 Flag of Denmark.svg (88) Niels Kristian Iversen 449973376
16 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (225) Václav Milík Jr. 3113711
17 Flag of Germany.svg (84) Martin Smolinski 25148426
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (46) Max Fricke 11164
19 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Paweł Przedpełski 1010
20 Flag of Latvia.svg (16) Maksims Bogdanovs 88
20 Flag of Denmark.svg (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen 88
20 Flag of Denmark.svg (12) Nicki Pedersen 835
23 Flag of Denmark.svg (16) Kenneth Bjerre 77
24 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak 66
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (20) Rohan Tungate 66
26 Flag of Germany.svg (16) Kai Huckenbeck 44
26 Flag of Sweden.svg (17) Jacob Thorssell 44
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (17) Justin Sedgmen 44
29 Flag of Poland.svg (16) Przemysław Pawlicki 33
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (19) Brady Kurtz 33
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (18) Davey Watt 33
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (16) Craig Cook 22
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (18) Josh Bates 22
32 Flag of Sweden.svg (16) Linus Sundström 22
32 Flag of Sweden.svg (16) Kim Nilsson 22
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg (16) Sam Masters 22
37 Flag of Slovenia.svg (16) Nick Škorja 11
38 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (17) Josef Franc 00
38 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg (18) Matěj Kůs 00
38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg (17) Adam Ellis 00
38 Flag of Germany.svg (17) Tobias Kroner 00
38 Flag of Sweden.svg (18) Filip Hjelmland 00
38 Flag of Poland.svg (17) Bartosz Smektała 00
Pos. RiderPoints SVN
Flag of Slovenia.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
LAT
Flag of Latvia.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
DEN
Flag of Denmark.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
PL2
Flag of Poland.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SCA
Flag of Sweden.svg
PL3
Flag of Poland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg

See also

References

  1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. "2017 SGP Wildcards". SGP. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016.
  4. "2017 FIM Speedway World Championship calendar revealed". SGP. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016.
  5. "2017 FIM Speedway World Championship standings". SGP. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012.