2017 Speedway European Championship | |
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Season details | |
Dates | 30 June – 14 October |
Events | 4 |
Cities | 4 |
Countries | 3 |
Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
Heats | (in 4 events) |
Winners | |
Champion | LVA Andžejs Ļebedevs |
Runner-up | RUS Artem Laguta |
3rd place | CZE Václav Milík |
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.