The Speedway Great Britain Championship 2017 was the second division of British speedway. It was the first time that it was known as the SGB Championship after changing its name from the Premier League.[1]
The season ran between March and October 2017 and 10 teams participated.[2]
The Sheffield Tigers were the champions defeating the Ipswich Witches in the Grand Final.[3][4][5][6]
British TV broadcasting rights changed hands before the start of the 2017 SGB Championship season, when Sky withdrew from their negotiated contract with the BSPA. BT then obtained the broadcasting rights for the 2017 season to be shown on their BT Sport channels.[1]
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First leg
Second leg
Sheffield were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81.
The 2017 SGB Championship Knockout Cup was the 50th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. It was the first time it would be known as the SGB Championship Knockout Cup. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.[14]
First round
Quarter Final
First leg
Second leg
Peterborough were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92–88.
Nick Morris won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 13 October at Ashfield Stadium.[17]
The SGB Championship Pairs was held at Owlerton Stadium on 8 October. The event was won by Sheffield Tigers.[18][19]
Semi finals
Final
Peterborough Panthers won the SGB Championship Fours, held on 6 August 2017, at the East of England Arena.[20]
Berwick Bandits
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Nick Morris 9.07
Lewis Bridger 6.98 Kevin Doolan 6.81 David Howe 6.50
Claus Vissing 6.26 Jye Etheridge 5.91
Dany Gappmaier 5.89
Dimitri Bergé 4.73 Joe Jacobs 4.34 Lee Payne 2.78 Liam Carr 2.47Edinburgh Monarchs
Ricky Wells 9.24 Sam Masters 8.93
Erik Riss 8.32 Mark Riss 6.39 Josh Pickering 5.42
Theo Pijper 5.14 Max Clegg 5.03 Mitchell Davey 3.82Glasgow Tigers
Richie Worrall 9.03 Richard Lawson 8.93 Aaron Summers 8.40
Nike Lunna 7.17 Dan Bewley 6.62 Tom Perry 4.50 Jack Smith 3.16Ipswich Witches
Danny King 9.29 Rory Schlein 8.99
Nico Covatti 8.38 Cameron Heeps 7.81 Kyle Newman 7.35 Justin Sedgmen 6.83 Nathan Greaves 5.30 Danyon Hume 5.03 Connor Mountain 4.36 James Sarjeant 4.80Newcastle Diamonds
Robert Lambert 9.74 Steve Worrall 9.44
Ludvig Lindgren 8.00 Stuart Robson 7.87 Lewis Rose 7.53 Ashley Morris 5.76 Danny Phillips 4.75 Ben Hopwood 2.92 Alfie Bowtell 2.79 Dan Greenwood 2.33 (3 matches only) Connor Coles 0.80Peterborough Panthers
Jack Holder 9.22 Chris Harris 8.99 Ulrich Østergaard 7.83 Paul Starke 7.06
Bradley Wilson-Dean 6.49 Kenneth Hansen 6.44 Simon Lambert 5.57 Tom Bacon 3.50 Richard Hall 2.97 Liam Carr 2.57Redcar Bears
Ben Barker 8.78 Charles Wright 8.06 Jason Garrity 7.62 Jonas B. Andersen 7.23 Ellis Perks 6.13 Tobias Busch 5.95 Danny Ayres 5.64 Coty Garcia 4.96 Richard Hall 3.32Scunthorpe Scorpions
Jake Allen 8.36 Josh Auty 7.48 Lewis Kerr 7.44 Michael Palm Toft 7.23 Ryan Douglas 6.91 Stefan Nielsen 6.18 Carl Wilkinson 5.83 Tero Aarnio 5.51 Josh Bailey 3.39 Fritz Wallner 3.76Sheffield Tigers
Josh Grajczonek 9.77 Kyle Howarth 9.00 Lasse Bjerre 8.75 Josh Bates 7.53 Todd Kurtz 6.11 Jan Graversen 6.04 Robert Branford 4.70 Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 3.13 Georgie Wood 2.85
Nathan Stoneman 0.36Workington Comets
Craig Cook 10.30 Ty Proctor 7.47 Thomas Jørgensen 7.39 Mason Campton 6.61 Matt Williamson 5.63 Adam Roynon 5.20 James Sarjeant 3.90 Rob Shuttleworth 2.40