2017 Speedway World Cup
{{Short description|58th edition of the annual motorcycle speedway World Cup competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2023}}
{{infobox sport event
|name = Speedway World Cup
|image =
|size =
|caption =
|date_start = 1 July
|date_end = 8 July
|competitors =
|nations = 9
|prize_money =
|other =
|venue = Stadion im. Alfreda Smoczyka
|location = Poland
|prev = 2016
|next = 2023
|champions=Poland
}}
The 2017 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) was the seventeenth Speedway World Cup, the annual international motorcycle speedway world championship tournament organised by the FIM. The next edition would not be held until six years later in 2023. The 2017 event took place between 1 July and 8 July 2017 and involved nine national teams.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygp.com/speedwayworldcup|title=2017 Speedway World Cup Calendar|publisher=SGP|access-date=2017-06-25|archive-date=2017-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623002154/http://www.speedwaygp.com/speedwayworldcup|url-status=usurped}} Poland successfully defended their 2016 title.{{cite web|url=http://motorsporttop20.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/11.-Speedway-World-Cup-Nations.pdf|title=FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS|website=Motor Sport Top 20|access-date=15 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/10536/swc-2017-final-leszno|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=15 July 2021}}
Qualification
{{flagicon|LVA}} Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils - 25 June 2017 {{cite web|url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/wydarzenie/72539|title=2017 Speedway World Cup Qualification|publisher=Sportowe Fakty (In Polish)}}
| class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
! | National team | Pts | Scorers |
| align=center {{speedway color|6}}
|{{speedway color|B}}| | align=left|{{speedway|LVA}} | 52 | Andžejs Ļebedevs 15, Kjasts Puodžuks 14, Maksims Bogdanovs 13, Jevgeņijs Kostigovs 10 |
| align=center
|{{speedway color|W}}| | align=left|{{speedway|FRA}} | 36 | David Bellego 17, Dimitri Bergé 10, Mathieu Trésarrieu 8, Stéphane Trésarrieu 1, Jordan Dubernard 0 |
| align=center
|{{speedway color|Y}}| | align=left|{{speedway|GER}} | 24 | Kai Huckenbeck 11, Ronny Weis 5, Richard Geyer 5, René Deddens 3 |
| align=center
|{{speedway color|R}}| | align=left|{{speedway|ITA}} | 13 | Guglielmo Franchetti 6, Daniele Tessari 4, Paco Castagna 3, Alessandro Milanese 0 |
Qualified teams
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" | ||||
| width=160|Team ||width=150|Qualified as ||width=50|Finals appearance ||width=80|Last appearance ||width=80|2016 place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|{{speedway|POL}} | Host | 17th | 2016 | 1 |
| align=left|{{speedway|GBR}} | 2016 SWC top eight | 17th | 2016 | 2 |
| align=left|{{speedway|SWE}} | 2016 SWC top eight | 17th | 2016 | 3 |
| align=left|{{speedway|AUS}} | 2016 SWC top eight | 17th | 2016 | 4 |
| align=left|{{speedway|DEN}} | 2016 SWC top eight | 17th | 2016 | 5 |
| align=left|{{speedway|RUS}} | 2016 SWC top eight | 14th | 2016 | 6 |
| align=left|{{speedway|USA}} | 2016 SWC top eight | 10th | 2016 | 7 |
| align=left|{{speedway|CZE}} | 2016 SWC top eight | 16th | 2016 | 8 |
| align=left|{{speedway|LVA}} | Qualifying Round Winner | 4th | 2015 | QR |
Tournament
{{8TeamBracket-4Way
| team-width =
| score-width = 40
| RD2 = Race-off
| RD1-text1 = July 1 — {{flagicon|ENG}} King's Lynn (details)
| RD1-team1 = {{speedway|GBR}}
| RD1-score1 = 53
| RD1-team2 = {{speedway|AUS}}
| RD1-score2 = 44
| RD1-team3 = {{speedway|USA}}
| RD1-score3 = 15
| RD1-team4 = {{speedway|CZE}}
| RD1-score4 = 13
| RD1-text2 = July 4 — {{flagicon|SWE}} Västervik (details)
| RD1-team5 = {{speedway|SWE}}
| RD1-score5 = 37
| RD1-team6 = {{speedway|RUS}}
| RD1-score6 = 30
| RD1-team7 = {{speedway|LVA}}
| RD1-score7 = 28+3
| RD1-team8 = {{speedway|DEN}}
| RD1-score8 = 28+2
| RD2-text1 = July 7 — {{flagicon|POL}} Leszno (details)
| RD2-team1 = {{speedway|RUS}}
| RD2-score1 = 46
| RD2-team2 = {{speedway|AUS}}
| RD2-score2 = 33
| RD2-team3 = {{speedway|LVA}}
| RD2-score3 = 30
| RD2-team4 = {{speedway|USA}}
| RD2-score4 = 15
| RD3-text1 = July 8 — {{flagicon|POL}} Leszno (details)
| RD3-team1 = {{speedway|POL}}
| RD3-score1 = 50
| RD3-team2 = {{speedway|SWE}}
| RD3-score2 = 42
| RD3-team3 = {{speedway|RUS}}
| RD3-score3 = 18
| RD3-team4 = {{speedway|GBR}}
| RD3-score4 = 15
}}
Final classification
| class=wikitable style="font-size: 95%"
!Pos. | National team | Pts. |
| align=center
|Gold | align=left|{{speedway|POL}} | 50 |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|SWE}} | 42 |
| align=center | align=left|{{speedway|RUS}} | 18 |
| align=center
|4 | align=left|{{speedway|GBR}} | 15 |
| colspan=3 {{speedway color|4}}| | ||
| align=center
|5 | align=left|{{speedway|AUS}} | 33 |
| align=center
|6 | align=left|{{speedway|LVA}} | 30 |
| align=center
|7 | align=left|{{speedway|USA}} | 15 |
| colspan=3 {{speedway color|4}}| | ||
| align=center
|8 | align=left|{{speedway|DEN}} | 28 |
| align=center
|9 | align=left|{{speedway|CZE}} | 13 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Speedway World Cup seasons}}
{{World championships in 2017}}