2017 Speedway World Cup final

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2017 FIM Speedway World Cup Final
Information
Date 8 July 2017
City Leszno
Event 4 of 4
Stadium details
Stadium Alfred Smoczyk Stadium
Capacity 25,000
Length 330 m
Track speedway track
SWC Results
WinnerFlag of Poland.svg  Poland - 50 pts
Runner-upFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden - 42 pts
3rd placeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia - 18 pts
4th placeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain - 15 pts

The 2017 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Final was the final of the 2017 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on 8 July at the Alfred Smoczyk Stadium in Leszno, Poland. [1] It was won by Poland, [2] the eighth time they had done so since the World Cup was launched in 2001. They beat Sweden by eight points, while Russia finished third with Great Britain in fourth.

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Captain Maciej Janowski was top scorer for Poland, with teammates Bartosz Zmarzlik, Piotr Pawlicki Jr. and Patryk Dudek also all scoring double figures. Antonio Lindbäck lead Sweden to second place, scoring 20 points. [3] [4]

Results

Final

Pos.National teamPts.
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 50
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 42
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 18
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 15

Scores

Flag of Poland.svg POLAND50
NoRider NamePts.Heats
1 Patryk Dudek 103,3,2,2,0
2 Maciej Janowski 143,3,2,3,3
3 Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 132,3,2,3,3
4 Bartosz Zmarzlik 132,3,2,3,3
5 Bartosz Smektala 0
Flag of Sweden.svg SWEDEN42
NoRider NamePts.Heats
1 Antonio Lindbäck 203,2,6,3,3,3
2 Fredrik Lindgren 113,2,3,2,1
3 Linus Sundström 41,1,2,0
4 Andreas Jonsson 72,2,0,1,2
5 Joel Kling 0
Flag of Russia.svg RUSSIA18
NoRider NamePts.Heats
1 Emil Sayfutdinov 112,1,3,2,1,2
2 Grigory Laguta DNR
3 Vadim Tarasenko 31,0,0,0,2
4 Andrey Kudriashov 10,0,0,1
5 Gleb Chugunov 30,1,1,10
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GREAT BRITAIN15
NoRider NamePts.Heats
1 Steve Worrall 60,1,1,2,0,2
2 Chris Harris 71,2,1,2,0,1
3 Robert Lambert 10,0,0,1
4 Craig Cook 11,0,0,0
5 Adam Ellis 0

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