2017 Speedway European Championship
| 2017 Speedway European Championship | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 30 June – 14 October |
| Events | 4 |
| Cities | 4 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | (in 4 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion | File:Flag of Latvia.svg LVA Andžejs Ļebedevs |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS Artem Laguta |
| 3rd place | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE Václav Milík |
The 2017 Speedway European Championship season was the fifth season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 17th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the fifth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The championship was won by Andžejs Ļebedevs, who claimed the title for the first time.[1] Despite not winning a round, he finished in second place three times, leaving him seven points clear of Russia's Artem Laguta in the final standings. Last year's runner-up Václav Milík finished third, while Krzysztof Kasprzak and Andreas Jonsson secured the final spots in the 2018 line-up by finishing forth and fifth respectively.
Qualification
[edit | edit source]For the 2017 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wild card and two track reserves.
Defending champion, Nicki Pedersen from Denmark was automatically invited to participate in all final events. Václav Milík, Krzysztof Kasprzak, Grigory Laguta and Leon Madsen secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2016 season.
Seven riders qualified through the SEC Challenge and the line-up was then completed when Artem Laguta, Andreas Jonsson and Andžejs Ļebedevs received and accepted wild cards to compete. [2]
Qualified riders
[edit | edit source]| # | Riders | 2016 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark Nicki Pedersen | 1 | 5th | ||
| Czech Republic Václav Milík | 2 | 3rd | ||
| Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak | 3 | 3rd | ||
| Russia Grigory Laguta | 4 | 5th | ||
| Denmark Leon Madsen | 5 | 2nd | ||
| Poland Przemysław Pawlicki | 8 | 1 | 3rd | |
| Denmark Kenneth Bjerre | 2 | 1st | ||
| Denmark Nicolai Klindt | 3 | 1st | ||
| Poland Mateusz Szczepaniak | 4 | 2nd | ||
 Martin Smolinski |
5 | 3rd | ||
| Poland Kacper Gomólski | 6 | 1st | ||
| Poland Adrian Miedziński | 7 | 1st | ||
| Russia Artem Laguta | 2nd | |||
| Error creating thumbnail: Andreas Jonsson | 2nd | |||
| Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs | 13 | 3rd |
Calendar
[edit | edit source]Qualification
[edit | edit source]The calendar for qualification consisted of 3 Semi-final events and one SEC Challenge event.
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal 1 | 29 April | Hungary Nagyhalász, Hungary | Poland Przemysław Pawlicki | Denmark Mikkel Bech | Ukraine Andriy Karpov | Poland Janusz Kołodziej | results |
| Semifinal 2 | 29 April | Austria Mureck, Austria
Speedway Stadium |
Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs | Denmark Michael Jepsen Jensen | Poland Adrian Miedziński | Poland Kacper Gomólski | results |
| Semifinal 3 | 29 April | Italy Terenzano, Italy
Moto Club Olimpia |
Finland Timo Lahti | Martin Smolinski
|
Denmark Kenneth Bjerre | Russia Andrey Kudryashov | results |
| Semifinal 4 | 6 May |  Lamothe-Landerron, [[]]
Speedway Stadium |
Error creating thumbnail: Kim Nilsson | Poland Mateusz Szczepaniak | Denmark Nicolai Klindt | David Bellego
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results |
| SEC Challenge | 20 May | Croatia Goričan, Croatia
Stadium Millenium |
Poland Przemysław Pawlicki | Denmark Kenneth Bjerre | Denmark Nicolai Klindt | Poland Mateusz Szczepaniak | results |
Championship Series
[edit | edit source]A four-event calendar was scheduled for the final series,[3] with events in Poland, Germany and Sweden.
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 June | Poland Toruń, Poland
MotoArena Toruń |
Poland Jarosław Hampel | Czech Republic Václav Milík Jr. | Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs | Poland Przemysław Pawlicki | results |
| 2 | 15 July | Güstrow, Germany
Stadion Güstrow |
Russia Artem Laguta | Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs | Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak | Czech Republic Václav Milík Jr. | results |
| 3 | 5 August | Error creating thumbnail: Hallstavik, Sweden
HZ Bygg Arena |
Czech Republic Václav Milík Jr. | Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs | Error creating thumbnail: Andreas Jonsson | Error creating thumbnail: Jacob Thorssell | results |
| 4 | 14 October[4] | Poland Lublin, Poland
Mosir Bystrzyca |
Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak | Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs | Russia Artem Laguta | Poland Przemysław Pawlicki | results |
Classification
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