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2017 Speedway World Cup Event 1

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2017 FIM Speedway World Cup – Event 1
Information
Date 1 July 2017
City King's Lynn
Event 1 of 4
Stadium details
Stadium Adrian Flux Arena
Capacity 8,500
Length 342 m
Track speedway track
SWC Results
Winner  Great Britain - 53 pts
Runner-up  Australia - 44 pts
3rd place  United States - 15 pts
4th place  Czech Republic - 13 pts

Event One of the 2017 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup was the opening race of the 2017 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on July 1 at the Adrian Flux Arena in King's Lynn, Great Britain and was won by Great Britain from Australia, United States, and the Czech Republic. As a result, Great Britain progressed directly to the 2017 Speedway World Cup Final, while Australia and the United States progressed to the 2017 Speedway World Cup Race-off. The Czech Republic were eliminated.[1]

Craig Cook led Great Britain to the final by scoring 14 points, while Steve Worrall, Chris Harris and Robert Lambert all scored 13 points each. Australia were hampered by the loss of Jason Doyle, who was injured and unable to compete, however Chris Holder was the star of the meeting scoring 19 points.

Results

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Pos. National team Pts.
1  Great Britain 53
2  Australia 44
3  United States 15
4  Czech Republic 13

Scores

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United Kingdom GREAT BRITAIN 53
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Steve Worrall 13 3,2,2,3,3
2 Craig Cook 14 3,3,3,3,2
3 Chris Harris 13 3,2,3,3,2
4 Robert Lambert 13 3,3,2,3,2
5 Adam Ellis 0
Australia AUSTRALIA 44
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Max Fricke 8 2,1,2,1,2
2 Chris Holder 19 2,3,3,6,2,3
3 Nick Morris 5 0,2,2,1
4 Troy Batchelor 12 2,3,2,2,3
5 Jason Doyle 0
United States UNITED STATES 15
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Ricky Wells 3 0,0,1,2,0
2 Gino Manzares 7 2,2,2,0,1
3 Luke Becker 2 1,0,1,0
4 Dillon Ruml 2 1,1,0,0
5 Broc Nicol 1 1,0
Czech Republic CZECH REPUBLIC 13
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Matěj Kůs 0 0,0,0,0
2 Václav Milík, Jr. 6 0,1,0,2,3
3 Josef Franc 4 1,1,0,1,1
4 Hynek Štichauer 3 1,0,1,1
5 Eduard Krčmář 0 0,0

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Speedway World Cup Event 1 Result". SWC. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-07-04.

See also

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