2017 Speedway Grand Prix
| 2017 Speedway Grand Prix | |||
| Season details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | April 29 — TBC | ||
| Events | 12 in 12 cities in 9 countries | ||
| Riders | 15 permanents, 1 wild card(s), 2 track reserves | ||
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The 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season will be the 23rd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 72nd FIM Speedway World Championship. It will be seventeenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.
Qualification
For the 2017 season there will be 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.[1]
Qualified riders
| # | Riders | 2016 place | GP Ch place | Appearance | Previous appearances in series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Hancock | 1 | — | 23rd | 1995–2016 | |
 Tai Woffinden | 2 | — | 6th | 2010, 2011, 2013–2016 | |
 Bartosz Zmarzlik | 3 | — | 2nd | 2012-2015, 2016 | |
 Chris Holder | 4 | — | 8th | 2010–2016 | |
| Jason Doyle | 5 | — | 3rd | 2015-2016 | |
| Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 6 | 9 | 2nd | 2015, 2016 | |
 Antonio Lindbäck | 7 | — | 8th | 2004, 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2011–2013, 2015, 2016 | |
 Niels Kristian Iversen | 8 | — | 7th | 2004–2005, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010, 2013–2016 | |
| Patryk Dudek | 17 | 1 | 1st | 2015 | |
 Martin Vaculík | — | 2 | 2nd | 2012, 2013 | |
| Fredrik Lindgren | 11 | 3 | 8th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016 | |
 Matej Žagar | 9 | — | 7th | 2003–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2011, 2013–2016 | |
| Maciej Janowski | 10 | — | 3rd | 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015-2016 | |
| Nicki Pedersen | 13 | — | 17th | 2000, 2001–2016 | |
 Emil Sayfutdinov | — | — | 6th | 2009–2013 | |
Qualified substitutes
The following riders were nominated as substitutes:
| # | Riders | 2016 place | GP Ch place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kildemand | 12 | — | |
 Martin Smolinski | 17 | 5 | |
| Max Fricke | 35 | 10 |
Calendar
The 2016 season consists of 12 events, one more than the 2016 series.[2]
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 29 | Krško , Slovenia Matija Gubec Stadium |
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| 2 | May 13 | Warsaw , Poland Stadion Narodowy |
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| 3 | May 27 |  Daugavpils , Latvia Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs |
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| 4 | June 10 |  Prague , Czech Republic Markéta Stadium |
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| 5 | June 24 | Horsens , Denmark CASA Arena |
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| 6 | July 22 | Cardiff , Great Britain Principality Stadium |
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| 7 | August 12 | Målilla , Sweden G&B Stadium |
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| 8 | August 26 | Gorzów , Poland Edward Jancarz Stadium |
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| 9 | September 9 | Teterow , Germany Bergring Arena |
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| 10 | September 23 | Stockholm , Sweden Friends Arena |
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| 11 | October 7 | Toruń , Poland Rose Motoarena |
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| 12 | TBC | Melbourne , Australia Etihad Stadium |
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See also
- 2017 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
- 2018 Speedway Grand Prix
References
External links
| Speedway World Championship |  | |
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| Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) | ||
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