Dates April 29 — TBC Cities 12 Heats (in 12 events) | Events 12 Countries 9 | |
Riders 15 permanents1 wild card(s)2 track reserves | ||
The 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season will be the 23rd season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 72nd FIM Speedway World Championship. It will be seventeenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company.
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Qualification
For the 2017 season there will be 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
The top eight riders from the 2016 championship qualified automatically. Those riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge.
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2016 season.
Qualified substitutes
The following riders were nominated as substitutes:
Calendar
The 2017 season consists of 12 events, one more than the 2016 series.