The 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 23rd season of the

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era, and decided the 72nd FIM

Speedway World Championship The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official championsh ...

. It was seventeenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. The world title was won by

Jason Doyle Jason Kevin Doyle (born 6 October 1985) is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He became World Champion in 2017. He won the 2015 Australian Solo Championship. He has also won the South Australian Championship in 2014, and the Elite Leag ...

, who finished ahead of debutant Patryk Dudek and former two-time champion

Tai Woffinden Tai Woffinden (born 10 August 1990) is a British speedway rider. He is a three-time World Champion (2013, 2015 and 2018). Early life Woffinden was born in Scunthorpe, the son of former speedway rider Rob Woffinden. Although born in the United ...

. It was the first title of Doyle's career, and the first time an Australian had lifted the trophy since

Chris Holder Christopher Robert Holder (born 24 September 1987 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian speedway rider currently riding for Lejonen in the Swedish Elitserien and for Apator Toruń in the Polish Speedway Ekstraliga. He became the Aus ...

in 2012. Defending champion

Greg Hancock Gregory Alan Hancock (born June 3, 1970 in Whittier, California) is an American former professional motorcycle speedway rider. As of 2023, he was one of only six riders to have won the individual World Championship four or more times. In addit ...

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

Qualified substitutes

The following riders were nominated as substitutes:

Calendar

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

Final Classification

References

External links

SpeedwayGP.com – Speedway World Championships
{{World championships in 2017

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