2017 British Speedway Championship
# 2017 British Speedway Championship

The 2017 British Speedway Championship was the 57th edition of the British Speedway Championship. Danny King was the defending champion having won the title in 2016. The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final, with eight riders qualifying from each semi-final. The final took place at the National Speedway Stadium in Belle Vue, Manchester on 19 June 2017 and was won by Craig Cook. It was Cook's first national title, having finished second in the three previous years. He dominated the final, scoring 14 points, before beating Steve Worrall, Ben Barker and Australian Rory Schlein in the deciding race. Schlein was competing in the event on a British racing licence.

## Results

### Semi-Final 1

* Newcastle
* 30 April 2017

| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rory Schlein | 13 | (3,3,1,3,3) |
| 2 | Richie Worrall | 13 | (3,2,3,3,2) |
| 3 | Jason Garrity | 11 | (2,3,3,1,2) |
| 4 | Danny King | 11 | (2,2,3,1,3) |
| 5 | Lewis Rose | 11 | (3,1,2,2,3) |
| 6 | Steve Worrall | 10 | (3,2,1,3,1) |
| 7 | Paul Starke | 10 | (2,3,1,3,1) |
| 8 | Richard Lawson | 9+3 | (E,1,2,3,3) |
| 9 | Ben Barker | 9+2 | (2,3,2,1,1) |
| 10 | Kyle Newman | 7 | (1,1,2,2,1) |
| 11 | James Sarjeant | 6 | (1,0,3,0,2) |
| 12 | Joe Jacobs | 3 | (1,2,F,R,0) |
| 13 | Max Clegg | 3 | (1,0,1,1,0) |
| 14 | Ashley Morris | 2 | (0,0,0,2,F) |
| 15 | Danny Phillips | 1 | (0,1,0,0,F) |
| 16 | Josh Embleton | 0 | (-,0,0,0,0) |
| | Robert Lambert | DNS |

### Semi-Final 2

* Sheffield
* 4 May 2017

| Pos. | Rider | Points | Details |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kyle Howarth | 12 | (3,3,2,2,2) |
| 2 | Scott Nicholls | 11 | (3,2,3,3,R) |
| 3 | Craig Cook | 10 | (3,3,1,3,X) |
| 4 | Josh Auty | 10 | (0,2,2,3,3) |
| 5 | Lewis Kerr | 10 | (2,3,1,3,1) |
| 6 | Chris Harris | 10 | (1,2,3,1,3) |
| 7 | Lewis Bridger | 9+3 | (3,X,1,2,3) |
| 8 | Stuart Robson | 9+2 | (2,2,2,1,2) |
| 9 | Carl Wilkinson | 9+X | (2,1,2,2,2) |
| 10 | Edward Kennett | 8 | (1,1,3,0,3) |
| 11 | Stefan Nielsen | 7 | (1,3,3,0,F) |
| 12 | Simon Lambert | 5 | (1,1,0,2,1) |
| 13 | Josh Bates | 5 | (2,F,1,1,1) |
| 14 | Robert Branford | 3 | (0,1,0,1,1) |
| 15 | Adam Roynon | 2 | (F,R,R,R,2) |
| 16 | Jack Parkinson-Blackburn | 0 | (-,0,R,-,R) |
| 17 | Joe Lawlor | 0 | (-,0,-,R,R) |
| 18 | Adam Ellis | 0 | (X,-,-,-,-) |

### The Final

* National Speedway Stadium, Manchester
* 19 June 2017

| Placing | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | (14) Craig Cook | 14 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | 14 | 1 | | 3 |
| | (9) Steve Worrall | 11 | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | 11 | 2 | | 2 |
| | (16) Rory Schlein | 10 | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | (3) Ben Barker | 11 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | (15) Scott Nicholls | 10 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | 10 | 6 | 1 | |
| 6 | (2) Danny King | 10 | 2 | | | | | 0 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 10 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7 | (8) Chris Harris | 9 | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 9 | 7 | | |
| 8 | (13) Richie Worrall | 9 | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 9 | 8 | | |
| 9 | (10) Richard Lawson | 9 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 9 | 9 | | |
| 10 | (11) Paul Starke | 6 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | 6 | 10 | | |
| 11 | (7) Lewis Kerr | 5 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | 0 | | | 5 | 11 | | |
| 12 | (5) Lewis Rose | 5 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | 5 | 12 | | |
| 13 | (12) Stuart Robson | 4 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | 4 | 13 | | |
| 14 | (6) Kyle Howarth | 4 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 4 | 14 | | |
| 15 | (4) Jason Garrity | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | - | 3 | 15 | | |
| 16 | (1) Carl Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | 16 | | |
| 17 | (17) Jack Smith | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 17 | | |
| 18 | (18) Andy Mellish | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 18 | | |
| Placing | 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 |

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

| gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
| - | - | - | - |

### Under 21 final

Robert Lambert won the British Speedway Under 21 Championship for the first time. The final was held at Wimborne Road on 26 April.

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Robert Lambert | 15 |
| 2 | Adam Ellis | 14 |
| 3 | Ellis Perks | 12 |
| 4 | Dan Bewley | 10 |
| 5 | Josh Bates | 10 |
| 6 | Nathan Greaves | 9 |
| 7 | Liam Carr | 9 |
| 8 | Zach Wajtknecht | 7 |
| 9 | James Shanes | 7 |
| 10 | Connor Mountain | 6 |
| 11 | Max Clegg | 6 |
| 12 | Jack Smith | 5 |
| 13 | Danny Phillips | 4 |
| 14 | Luke Harris | 3 |
| 15 | Josh Bailey | 1 |
| 16 | Danno Verge (res) | 1 |
| 17 | Alfie Bowtell (res) | 1 |
| 18 | Danyon Hume | 0 |
