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
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
| # | Riders | 2016 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nicki Pedersen |
1 | 5th | ||
 Václav Milík |
2 | 3rd | ||
 Krzysztof Kasprzak |
3 | 3rd | ||
 Grigory Laguta |
4 | 5th | ||
| Leon Madsen |
5 | 2nd | ||
| Przemysław Pawlicki |
8 | 1 | 3rd | |
| Kenneth Bjerre |
2 | 1st | ||
| Nicolai Klindt |
3 | 1st | ||
| Mateusz Szczepaniak |
4 | 2nd | ||
 Martin Smolinski |
5 | 3rd | ||
| Kacper Gomólski |
6 | 1st | ||
| Adrian Miedziński |
7 | 1st | ||
| Artem Laguta |
2nd | |||
 Andreas Jonsson |
2nd | |||
 Andžejs Ļebedevs |
13 | 3rd |
Calendar
Qualification
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 |  Nagyhalász, Hungary
|
Przemysław Pawlicki
|
Mikkel Bech
|
 Andriy Karpov
|
Janusz Kołodziej
|
results |
| Semifinal 2 | 29 April |  Mureck, Austria
Speedway Stadium |
Andžejs Ļebedevs
|
Michael Jepsen Jensen
|
Adrian Miedziński
|
Kacper Gomólski
|
results |
| Semifinal 3 | 29 April |  Terenzano, Italy
Moto Club Olimpia |
 Timo Lahti
|
Martin Smolinski
|
Kenneth Bjerre
|
Andrey Kudryashov
|
results |
| Semifinal 4 | 6 May |  Lamothe-Landerron, [[]]
Speedway Stadium |
Kim Nilsson
|
Mateusz Szczepaniak
|
Nicolai Klindt
|
David Bellego
|
results |
| SEC Challenge | 20 May |  Goričan, Croatia
Stadium Millenium |
Przemysław Pawlicki
|
Kenneth Bjerre
|
Nicolai Klindt
|
Mateusz Szczepaniak
|
results |
Championship Series
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 | Toruń, Poland
MotoArena Toruń |
Jarosław Hampel
|
Václav Milík Jr.
|
Andžejs Ļebedevs
|
Przemysław Pawlicki
|
results |
| 2 | 15 July | Güstrow, Germany
Stadion Güstrow |
Artem Laguta
|
Andžejs Ļebedevs
|
Krzysztof Kasprzak
|
Václav Milík Jr.
|
results |
| 3 | 5 August | Hallstavik, Sweden
HZ Bygg Arena |
Václav Milík Jr.
|
Andžejs Ļebedevs
|
Andreas Jonsson
|
Jacob Thorssell
|
results |
| 4 | 14 October[4] | Lublin, Poland
Mosir Bystrzyca |
Krzysztof Kasprzak
|
Andžejs Ļebedevs
|
Artem Laguta
|
Przemysław Pawlicki
|
results |
Classification
| Pos. | Rider | Points | |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (129) Andžejs Ļebedevs
|
52 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | (2) Artem Laguta
|
45 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | (13) Václav Milík
|
44 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | (507) Krzysztof Kasprzak
|
39 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | (100) Andreas Jonsson
|
39 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 7 |
| 6 | (59) Przemysław Pawlicki
|
34 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | (58) Mateusz Szczepaniak
|
29 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | (91) Kenneth Bjerre
|
28 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | (9) Andrey Kudryashov
|
26 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen
|
24 | – | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| 11 | (84) Martin Smolinski
|
20 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | (44) Kacper Gomólski
|
20 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | (66) Leon Madsen
|
20 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | (16) Jarosław Hampel
|
14 | 14 | – | – | – |
| 15 | (177) Mikkel Bech
|
13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | (16) Kai Huckenbeck
|
12 | – | 12 | – | – |
| 17 | (15) Jacob Thorssell
|
10 | – | – | 10 | – |
| 18 | (7) Grigory Laguta
|
9 | 9 | – | – | – |
| 18 | (16) Pontus Aspgren
|
9 | – | – | 9 | – |
| 20 | (16) Daniel Jeleniewski
|
7 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 21 | (29) Nicolai Klindt
|
5 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| 22 | (17) Paweł Przedpełski
|
2 | 2 | – | – | – |
| 23 | (18) Szymon Woźniak
|
2 | 2 | – | – | – |
See also
References
- ^ "Final 2017 SEC Standings". SEC.
- ^ "Participants announced". SEC.
- ^ "2017 SEC Events". SEC.
- ^ "New date of SEC Final Round has been announced". SEC.
