2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia
# 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia

The 2017 Rietumu Bank Latvian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the third race of the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on May 27 at the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs in Daugavpils, Latvia.

## Riders

First reserve Peter Kildemand replaced Nicki Pedersen, who was injured and not fit to race. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Maksims Bogdanovs as the wild card, and Kjasts Puodžuks and Jevgeņijs Kostigovs both as Track Reserves.

## Results

The Grand Prix was won by Poland's Piotr Pawlicki Jr., who beat compatriots Patryk Dudek and Maciej Janowski and Australia's Jason Doyle in the final. It was the first Grand Prix win of Pawlicki Jr.'s career, and the first time in Grand Prix history that three riders from the same nation occupied the first three places on the podium.

Dudek's second-place finish resulted in him topping the overall standings. Previous series leader Fredrik Lindgren, who failed to make the semi-finals for the first time this year, slipped to joint-second place with Doyle, both just one point behind Dudek.

### Heat details

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 12 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 18 | | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 12 | 1 | 3 | | 3 |
| | 16 | (692) Patryk Dudek | 16 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 11 | 3 | | 3 | 2 |
| | 8 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 14 | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 11 | 4 | 2 | | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | (69) Jason Doyle | 10 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | 8 | 8 | | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 13 | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | 12 | 2 | | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | (55) Matej Žagar | 10 | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 5 | | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 9 | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 8 | 7 | 1 | | |
| 8 | 9 | (16) Maksims Bogdanovs | 8 | | | 3 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | 8 | 6 | 0 | | |
| 9 | 14 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 8 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 8 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 3 | (88) Niels Kristian Iversen | 7 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 10 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 6 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | 6 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 6 | (45) Greg Hancock | 5 | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | 5 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 4 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 11 | (23) Chris Holder | 4 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 15 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 4 | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 0 | 2 | | | | 4 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 7 | (25) Peter Kildemand | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | 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 |
| - | - | - | - |

## Intermediate classification

* 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | (692) Patryk Dudek | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 37 | 16 | 16 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | (69) Jason Doyle | 37 | 12 | 15 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 35 | 6 | 16 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | (88) Niels Kristian Iversen | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | (55) Matej Žagar | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | (45) Greg Hancock | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | (23) Chris Holder | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (16) Maksims Bogdanovs | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (12) Nicki Pedersen | 8 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Nick Škorja | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | (25) Peter Kildemand | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | LAT | CZE | DEN | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |
