2017 Lotto Warsaw FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | |
Information | |
Date | 13 May 2017 |
City | |
Event | 2 of 12 |
Referee | |
Stadium details | |
Stadium | Stadion Narodowy |
Capacity | 54,000 |
Length | 274.2 m (299.9 yd) |
SGP Results | |
Best Time | |
The 2017 Lotto Warsaw FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the second race of the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 13th at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland. [1]
The 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 23rd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 72nd FIM Speedway World Championship. It was seventeenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland and its population is officially estimated at 1.765 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 8th most-populous capital city in the European Union. The city limits cover 516.9 square kilometres (199.6 sq mi), while the metropolitan area covers 6,100.43 square kilometres (2,355.39 sq mi). Warsaw is an alpha global city, a major international tourist destination, and a significant cultural, political and economic hub. Its historical Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.
The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Przemysław Pawlicki as the wild card, and Krystian Pieszczek and Paweł Przedpełski both as Track Reserves.
Przemysław Pawlicki is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who is a member of Poland U-21 and U-19 national teams. Pawlicki is a current Team U-21 World Champion and Team U-19 European Champion).
Kristian Pieszczek is a Polish speedway rider.
The Grand Prix was won by Fredrik Lindgren, who beat Maciej Janowski, Jason Doyle and Martin Vaculík in the final. [2] It was the second Grand Prix win of Lindgren's career, and was a result that took him to the top of the overall championship standings - 5 points clear of Doyle.
Jan Fredrik Tobias (Freddie) Lindgren is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who rides in the UK for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League. As of the 2008 season, Freddie was awarded with the captaincy role, previously held by fellow Swede Peter Karlsson.
Maciej Janowski is a Polish speedway rider who is a member of Poland U-21 and U-19 national teams. He is current Team U-21 World Champion and Team U-19 European Champion.
Jason Kevin Doyle is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He became World Champion in 2017. He won the 2015 Australian Solo Championship. He has also won the South Australian Championship in 2014, and the Elite League Riders' Championship and the Master of Speedway meeting in Germany in 2015.
Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fell
ns: non-starter • nc: non-classify
Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
Full-time Grand Prix rider |
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | LAT | CZE | DEN | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |
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32 | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
27 | 12 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
26 | 16 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
4 | 22 | 13 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
5 | 22 | 6 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
6 | 21 | 8 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
7 | 18 | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
8 | 18 | 6 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
9 | 18 | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
10 | 15 | 11 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
16 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
17 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | LAT | CZE | DEN | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |
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