2017 Speedway World Cup
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| Speedway World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Stadion im. Alfreda Smoczyka |
| Location | Poland |
| Start date | 1 July |
| End date | 8 July |
| Nations | 9 |
| 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.[1] Poland successfully defended their 2016 title.[2][3]
Stadium Lokomotīve, Daugavpils - 25 June 2017 [4]
| National team | Pts | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 52 | Andžejs Ļebedevs 15, Kjasts Puodžuks 14, Maksims Bogdanovs 13, Jevgeņijs Kostigovs 10 | |
 France | 36 | David Bellego 17, Dimitri Bergé 10, Mathieu Trésarrieu 8, Stéphane Trésarrieu 1, Jordan Dubernard 0 | |
 Germany | 24 | Kai Huckenbeck 11, Ronny Weis 5, Richard Geyer 5, René Deddens 3 | |
 Italy | 13 | Guglielmo Franchetti 6, Daniele Tessari 4, Paco Castagna 3, Alessandro Milanese 0 |
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Finals appearance | Last appearance | 2016 place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | Host | 17th | 2016 | 1 |
 Great Britain | 2016 SWC top eight | 17th | 2016 | 2 |
 Sweden | 2016 SWC top eight | 17th | 2016 | 3 |
 Australia | 2016 SWC top eight | 17th | 2016 | 4 |
 Denmark | 2016 SWC top eight | 17th | 2016 | 5 |
 Russia | 2016 SWC top eight | 14th | 2016 | 6 |
 United States | 2016 SWC top eight | 10th | 2016 | 7 |
 Czech Republic | 2016 SWC top eight | 16th | 2016 | 8 |
| Latvia | Qualifying Round Winner | 4th | 2015 | QR |
