2017 Speedway World Cup Race-off

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2017 FIM Speedway World Cup – Race Off
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Date 7 July 2017
City Leszno
Event 3 of 4
Stadium details
Stadium Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
Capacity 25,000
Length 330 m
Track speedway track
SWC Results
WinnerFlag of Russia.svg  Russia - 46 pts
Runner-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia - 33 pts
3rd placeFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia - 30 pts
4th placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States - 15 pts

The 2017 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Race Off was the third race of the 2017 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was run on July 7 at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland and was won by Russia from Australia, Latvia and the United States. As a result, Russia progressed to the 2017 Speedway World Cup Final, where they will join defending champions and hosts Poland, Event One winners Great Britain and Event Two winners Sweden. Australia finished second, but were eliminated from the competition along with Latvia and the United States. [1]

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Emil Sayfutdinov led Russia to victory with a 15-point maximum, and he was well supported by Gleb Chugunov, Andrey Kudryashov and Vadim Tarasenko. The Russian team still made the final without Grigory Laguta, who was suspended in the build-up to the event after failing a doping test. [2] Jason Doyle top scored with 12 points for Australia, while Andžejs Ļebedevs was the star for Latvia with 18 points.

Results

Pos.National teamPts.
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 46
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 33
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 30
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15

Scores

Flag of Russia.svg RUSSIA46
NoRider NamePts.Heats
1 Emil Sayfutdinov 153,3,3,3,3
2 Grigory Laguta DNR
3 Vadim Tarasenko 103,1,2,3,1
4 Andrey Kudryashov 100,3,2,2,3
5 Gleb Chugunov 111,2,3,2,3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUSTRALIA33
NoRider NamePts.Heats
1 Jason Doyle 123,3,X,2,2,2
2 Sam Masters 21,1
3 Chris Holder 60,2,2,2
4 Troy Batchelor 72,3,2,X,0
5 Max Fricke 61,3,2
Flag of Latvia.svg LATVIA30
NoRider NamePts.Heats
1 Kjasts Puodžuks 42,1,1,0,0
2 Jevgeņijs Kostigovs 62,0,1,1,2
3 Andžejs Ļebedevs 183,2,6,3,3,1
4 Maksims Bogdanovs 20,0,2,E
5
Flag of the United States.svg UNITED STATES15
NoRider NamePts.Heats
1 Ricky Wells 62,2,0,1,1
2 Gino Manzares 21,0,1,0
3 Luke Becker 41,0,0,3
4 Max Ruml 10,0,1
5 Broc Nicol 21,0,0,1

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References

  1. "2017 Speedway World Cup Race Off Result". SWC. Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  2. "Grigory Laguta FIM statement". SWC.

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