2017 Speedway Grand Prix
# 2017 Speedway Grand Prix

The 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 23rd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 72nd FIM Speedway World Championship. It was seventeenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.

The world title was won by Jason Doyle, who finished ahead of debutant Patryk Dudek and former two-time champion Tai Woffinden. It was the first title of Doyle's career, and the first time an Australian had lifted the trophy since Chris Holder in 2012. Defending champion Greg Hancock was unable to complete the season after suffering an injury, competing in only six of the 12 rounds.

## Qualification

For the 2017 season there were 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.

### Qualified riders

| # | Riders | 2016 place | GP Ch place | Appearance | Previous appearances in series |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 45 | Greg Hancock | 1 | — | 23rd | 1995–2016 |
| 108 | Tai Woffinden | 2 | — | 6th | 2010, 2011, 2013–2016 |
| 95 | Bartosz Zmarzlik | 3 | — | 2nd | 2012–2015, 2016 |
| 23 | Chris Holder | 4 | — | 8th | 2010–2016 |
| 69 | Jason Doyle | 5 | — | 3rd | 2015–2016 |
| 777 | Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 6 | 9 | 2nd | 2015, 2016 |
| 85 | Antonio Lindbäck | 7 | — | 8th | 2004, 2005–2007, 2009–2010, 2011–2013, 2015, 2016 |
| 88 | Niels Kristian Iversen | 8 | — | 7th | 2004–2005, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010, 2013–2016 |
| 55 | Matej Žagar | 9 | — | 7th | 2003–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2011, 2013–2016 |
| 71 | Maciej Janowski | 10 | — | 3rd | 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015–2016 |
| 66 | Fredrik Lindgren | 11 | 3 | 8th | 2004, 2006–2007, 2008–2014, 2016 |
| 12 | Nicki Pedersen | 13 | — | 17th | 2000, 2001–2016 |
| 692 | Patryk Dudek | 17 | 1 | 1st | 2016 |
| 54 | Martin Vaculík | — | 2 | 2nd | 2012, 2013 |
| 89 | Emil Sayfutdinov | — | — | 6th | 2009–2013 |

### Qualified substitutes

The following riders were nominated as substitutes:

| # | Riders | 2016 place | GP Ch place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 25 | Peter Kildemand | 12 | — |
| 84 | Martin Smolinski | 17 | 5 |
| 46 | Max Fricke | 35 | 10 |
| 225 | Václav Milík Jr. | 25 | 17 |
| 52 | Michael Jepsen Jensen | 16 | — |
| 29 | Andžejs Ļebedevs | — | — |

## Calendar

The 2017 season consisted of 12 events, one more than the 2016 series.

| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | April 29 | Krško , Slovenia Matija Gubec Stadium | Martin Vaculík | Fredrik Lindgren | Patryk Dudek | Jason Doyle | results |
| 2 | May 13 | Warsaw , Poland Stadion Narodowy | Fredrik Lindgren | Maciej Janowski | Jason Doyle | Martin Vaculík | results |
| 3 | May 27 | Daugavpils , Latvia Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs | Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | Patryk Dudek | Maciej Janowski | Jason Doyle | results |
| 4 | June 10 | Prague , Czech Republic Markéta Stadium | Jason Doyle | Greg Hancock | Václav Milík Jr. | Patryk Dudek | results |
| 5 | June 24 | Horsens , Denmark CASA Arena | Maciej Janowski | Emil Sayfutdinov | Patryk Dudek | Jason Doyle | results |
| 6 | July 22 | Cardiff , Great Britain Principality Stadium | Maciej Janowski | Jason Doyle | Matej Žagar | Bartosz Zmarzlik | results |
| 7 | August 12 | Målilla , Sweden G&B Stadium | Bartosz Zmarzlik | Antonio Lindbäck | Fredrik Lindgren | Maciej Janowski | results |
| 8 | August 26 | Gorzów , Poland Edward Jancarz Stadium | Tai Woffinden | Patryk Dudek | Jason Doyle | Bartosz Zmarzlik | results |
| 9 | September 9 | Teterow , Germany Bergring Arena | Matej Žagar | Martin Vaculík | Jason Doyle | Chris Holder | results |
| 10 | September 23 | Stockholm , Sweden Friends Arena | Matej Žagar | Bartosz Zmarzlik | Jason Doyle | Peter Kildemand | results |
| 11 | October 7 | Toruń , Poland Rose Motoarena | Patryk Dudek | Tai Woffinden | Bartosz Zmarzlik | Matej Žagar | results |
| 12 | October 28 | Melbourne , Australia Etihad Stadium | Jason Doyle | Tai Woffinden | Bartosz Zmarzlik | Patryk Dudek | results |

## Final 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | (69) Jason Doyle (C) | 161 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 19 |
| | (692) Patryk Dudek | 143 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 15 |
| | (108) Tai Woffinden | 131 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 |
| 4 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 122 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 121 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| 6 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 117 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | (55) Matej Žagar | 107 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| 8 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 107 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 9 | – | – |
| 9 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 99 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | (23) Chris Holder | 85 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 81 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 77 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | (25) Peter Kildemand | 61 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | – | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| 14 | (45) Greg Hancock | 45 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | (88) Niels Kristian Iversen | 44 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (225) Václav Milík Jr. | 31 | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 11 | – |
| 17 | (84) Martin Smolinski | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 | (46) Max Fricke | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 4 | – |
| 19 | (16) Paweł Przedpełski | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – |
| 20 | (16) Maksims Bogdanovs | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (12) Nicki Pedersen | 8 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Kenneth Bjerre | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (20) Rohan Tungate | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| 26 | (16) Kai Huckenbeck | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 26 | (17) Jacob Thorssell | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| 26 | (17) Justin Sedgmen | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 29 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 29 | (19) Brady Kurtz | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 29 | (18) Davey Watt | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 32 | (16) Craig Cook | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | (18) Josh Bates | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | (16) Linus Sundström | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | (16) Kim Nilsson | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 32 | (16) Sam Masters | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 37 | (16) Nick Škorja | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | (17) Josef Franc | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | (18) Matěj Kůs | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | (17) Adam Ellis | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | (17) Tobias Kroner | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| 38 | (18) Filip Hjelmland | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| 38 | (17) Bartosz Smektała | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | LAT | CZE | DEN | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |
