The 2017 British Speedway Championship was the 57th edition of the British Speedway Championship.[1] 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

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Rory Schlein (Australia)13(3,3,1,3,3)
2Richie Worrall13(3,2,3,3,2)
3Jason Garrity11(2,3,3,1,2)
4Danny King11(2,2,3,1,3)
5Lewis Rose11(3,1,2,2,3)
6Steve Worrall10(3,2,1,3,1)
7Paul Starke10(2,3,1,3,1)
8Richard Lawson9+3(E,1,2,3,3)
9Ben Barker9+2(2,3,2,1,1)
10Kyle Newman7(1,1,2,2,1)
11James Sarjeant6(1,0,3,0,2)
12Joe Jacobs3(1,2,F,R,0)
13Max Clegg3(1,0,1,1,0)
14Ashley Morris2(0,0,0,2,F)
15Danny Phillips1(0,1,0,0,F)
16Josh Embleton0(-,0,0,0,0)
Robert LambertDNS

Semi-Final 2

Pos.RiderPointsDetails
1Kyle Howarth12(3,3,2,2,2)
2Scott Nicholls11(3,2,3,3,R)
3Craig Cook10(3,3,1,3,X)
4Josh Auty10(0,2,2,3,3)
5Lewis Kerr10(2,3,1,3,1)
6Chris Harris10(1,2,3,1,3)
7Lewis Bridger9+3(3,X,1,2,3)
8Stuart Robson9+2(2,2,2,1,2)
9Carl Wilkinson9+X(2,1,2,2,2)
10Edward Kennett8(1,1,3,0,3)
11Stefan Nielsen7(1,3,3,0,F)
12Simon Lambert5(1,1,0,2,1)
13Josh Bates5(2,F,1,1,1)
14Robert Branford3(0,1,0,1,1)
15Adam Roynon2(F,R,R,R,2)
16Jack Parkinson-Blackburn0(-,0,R,-,R)
17Joe Lawlor0(-,0,-,R,R)
18Adam Ellis0(X,-,-,-,-)

The Final

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 2122
1 (14) Craig Cook 14 3 3 3 2 3 14 1 3
2 (9) Steve Worrall 11 2 3 0 3 3 11 2 2
3 (16) Rory Schlein (Australia) 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 2122

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.[5]

Pos.RiderPoints
1Robert Lambert15
2Adam Ellis14
3Ellis Perks12
4Dan Bewley10
5Josh Bates10
6Nathan Greaves9
7Liam Carr9
8Zach Wajtknecht7
9James Shanes7
10Connor Mountain6
11Max Clegg6
12Jack Smith5
13Danny Phillips4
14Luke Harris3
15Josh Bailey1
16Danno Verge (res)1
17Alfie Bowtell (res)1
18Danyon Hume0

References

  1. ↑ "British Final Roll of Honour". BSPA.
  2. ↑ "2017 British Semi-Final 1 Result" (PDF). BSPA.
  3. ↑ "2017 British Semi-Final 2 Result" (PDF). BSPA.
  4. ↑ "2017 British Final Result". Speedway Updates.
  5. ↑ "Robert Lambert Crowned U21 Champion". Auto Cycle Union. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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