The 2017 British Speedway Championship was the 57th edition of the British Speedway Championship. 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 Newcastle 30 April 2017
Pos. Rider Points Details1 Rory Schlein () 13 (3,3,1,3,3)2 Richie Worrall 13 (3,2,3,3,2)3 Jason Garrity 11 (2,3,3,1,2)4 Danny King 11 (2,2,3,1,3)5 Lewis Rose 11 (3,1,2,2,3)6 Steve Worrall 10 (3,2,1,3,1)7 Paul Starke 10 (2,3,1,3,1)8 Richard Lawson 9+3 (E,1,2,3,3)9 Ben Barker 9+2 (2,3,2,1,1)10 Kyle Newman 7 (1,1,2,2,1)11 James Sarjeant 6 (1,0,3,0,2)12 Joe Jacobs 3 (1,2,F,R,0)13 Max Clegg 3 (1,0,1,1,0)14 Ashley Morris 2 (0,0,0,2,F)15 Danny Phillips 1 (0,1,0,0,F)16 Josh Embleton 0 (-,0,0,0,0) Robert Lambert DNS
Semi-Final 2 Sheffield 4 May 2017
Pos. Rider Points Details1 Kyle Howarth 12 (3,3,2,2,2)2 Scott Nicholls 11 (3,2,3,3,R)3 Craig Cook 10 (3,3,1,3,X)4 Josh Auty 10 (0,2,2,3,3)5 Lewis Kerr 10 (2,3,1,3,1)6 Chris Harris 10 (1,2,3,1,3)7 Lewis Bridger 9+3 (3,X,1,2,3)8 Stuart Robson 9+2 (2,2,2,1,2)9 Carl Wilkinson 9+X (2,1,2,2,2)10 Edward Kennett 8 (1,1,3,0,3)11 Stefan Nielsen 7 (1,3,3,0,F)12 Simon Lambert 5 (1,1,0,2,1)13 Josh Bates 5 (2,F,1,1,1)14 Robert Branford 3 (0,1,0,1,1)15 Adam Roynon 2 (F,R,R,R,2)16 Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 0 (-,0,R,-,R)17 Joe Lawlor 0 (-,0,-,R,R)18 Adam Ellis 0 (X,-,-,-,-)
The Final National Speedway Stadium, Manchester 19 June 2017
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.
Pos. Rider Points1 Robert Lambert 152 Adam Ellis 143 Ellis Perks 124 Dan Bewley 105 Josh Bates 106 Nathan Greaves 97 Liam Carr 9 8 Zach Wajtknecht 79 James Shanes 710 Connor Mountain 6 11 Max Clegg 612 Jack Smith 513 Danny Phillips 414 Luke Harris 315 Josh Bailey 116 Danno Verge (res)117 Alfie Bowtell (res) 1 18 Danyon Hume 0
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