2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia

The 2017 Slovenian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the opening race of the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on April 29 at the Matija Gubec Stadium in Krško, Slovenia.[1]

Slovenia 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia
2017 Slovenian FIM Speedway Grand Prix
Information
Date29 April 2017
CitySlovenia Krško
Event1 of 12
RefereePoland Marek Wojaczek
Stadium details
StadiumMatija Gubec Stadium
Capacity12,000
Length387.7 m (424.0 yd)
SGP Results
Best Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) WinnerSlovakia Martin Vaculík
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-upSweden Fredrik Lindgren
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd placePoland Patryk Dudek

Riders

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The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Nick Škorja as the wild card, and Matic Ivačič and Denis Štojs both as Track Reserves.

Results

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The Grand Prix was won by Martin Vaculík, who beat Fredrik Lindgren, Patryk Dudek and Jason Doyle in the final. Emil Sayfutdinov had initially top scored on the night, but was eliminated in the semi-finals.[2]

Heat details

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

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[3]

Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
Pos. Rider Points SVN
 
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PL2
 
GER
 
SCA
 
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AUS
 
    (54) Martin Vaculík 16 16
    (66) Fredrik Lindgren 16 16
    (692) Patryk Dudek 13 13
4   (69) Jason Doyle 12 12
5   (89) Emil Sayfutdinov 12 12
6   (45) Greg Hancock 11 11
7   (55) Matej Žagar 10 10
8   (88) Niels Kristian Iversen 9 9
9   (108) Tai Woffinden 8 8
10   (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 7 7
11   (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik 6 6
12   (71) Maciej Janowski 6 6
13   (23) Chris Holder 6 6
14   (12) Nicki Pedersen 3 3
15   (85) Antonio Lindbäck 2 2
16   (16) Nick Škorja 1 1
Pos. Rider Points SVN
 
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DEN
 
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GER
 
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References

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  1. ^ "Slovenian Grand Prix Event Info". SGP.
  2. ^ "Slovenian Grand Prix Result". SGP.
  3. ^ "2017 FIM Speedway World Championship standings". SGP.

See also

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