title: 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia
text: # 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia
  
  The 2017 Stockholm FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the tenth race of the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on September 22 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
  
  ## Riders
  
  First reserve Peter Kildemand replaced Greg Hancock, second reserve Martin Smolinski replaced Nicki Pedersen and third reserve Max Fricke replaced Niels-Kristian Iversen. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Kim Nilsson as the wild card, and Jacob Thorssell and Filip Hjelmland both as Track Reserves.
  
  ## Results
  
  The Grand Prix was won by Slovenia's Matej Žagar, who beat Bartosz Zmarzlik, Jason Doyle and Peter Kildemand in the final. It was Zagar's second successive Grand Prix win after finishing first in Germany the round before. Doyle, who equalled the record number of final appearances in one season with nine, initially top scored in the qualifying heats, however third place saw him move 22 points clear of Patryk Dudek, who failed to make the semi-finals.
  
  ### Heat details
  
  | Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 16 | (55) Matej Žagar | 13 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | 0 | | | 7 | 8 | | 3 | 3 |
  | | 15 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 12 | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | 0 | | | | 8 | 4 | 2 | | 2 |
  | | 11 | (69) Jason Doyle | 18 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | | 1 |
  | 4 | 14 | (25) Peter Kildemand | 10 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | 8 | 5 | | 2 | 0 |
  | 5 | 2 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 12 | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 12 | 2 | | 0 | |
  | 6 | 12 | (23) Chris Holder | 9 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | 9 | 3 | | 0 | |
  | 7 | 4 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | | |
  | 8 | 13 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 8 | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | 8 | 6 | 0 | | |
  | 9 | 5 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 7 | | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | 7 | 9 | | | |
  | 10 | 1 | (692) Patryk Dudek | 6 | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 6 | 10 | | | |
  | 11 | 9 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 6 | | | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | | 6 | 11 | | | |
  | 12 | 6 | (46) Max Fricke | 6 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 0 | | | 0 | | 6 | 12 | | | |
  | 13 | 7 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 6 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | 6 | 13 | | | |
  | 14 | 8 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 5 | | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | 5 | 14 | | | |
  | 15 | 17 | (17) Jacob Thorssell | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 15 | | | |
  | 16 | 10 | (84) Martin Smolinski | 4 | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 4 | 16 | | | |
  | 17 | 3 | (16) Kim Nilsson | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | 2 | 17 | | | |
  | 18 | 18 | (18) Filip Hjelmland | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 18 | | | |
  | Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
  
  e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fell ns: non-starter • nc: non-classify Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats) Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
  
  | gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
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  ## Intermediate classification
  
  * Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
  * Full-time Grand Prix rider
  * Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
  
  | Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | LAT | CZE | DEN | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | (69) Jason Doyle | 132 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 18 | – | – |
  | | (692) Patryk Dudek | 110 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 6 | – | – |
  | | (71) Maciej Janowski | 108 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | – | – |
  | 4 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 107 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 9 | – | – |
  | 5 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 102 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | – | – |
  | 6 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 100 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 6 | – | – |
  | 7 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 94 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 12 | – | – |
  | 8 | (55) Matej Žagar | 86 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | – | – |
  | 9 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 85 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 5 | – | – |
  | 10 | (23) Chris Holder | 75 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | – | – |
  | 11 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 72 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 8 | – | – |
  | 12 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 69 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | – | – |
  | 13 | (25) Peter Kildemand | 47 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | – | 10 | 11 | – | – |
  | 14 | (45) Greg Hancock | 45 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 15 | (88) Niels Kristian Iversen | 44 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 16 | (225) Václav Milík Jr. | 20 | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – |
  | 17 | (84) Martin Smolinski | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | – | – |
  | 18 | (16) Maksims Bogdanovs | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 19 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
  | 20 | (12) Nicki Pedersen | 8 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 21 | (16) Kenneth Bjerre | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 22 | (46) Max Fricke | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | – |
  | 23 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
  | 24 | (16) Kai Huckenbeck | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – |
  | 25 | (17) Jacob Thorssell | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |
  | 26 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 27 | (16) Craig Cook | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 28 | (18) Josh Bates | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 29 | (16) Linus Sundström | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 30 | (16) Kim Nilsson | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
  | 31 | (16) Nick Škorja | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 32 | (17) Josef Franc | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 33 | (18) Matěj Kůs | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 34 | (17) Adam Ellis | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 35 | (17) Tobias Kroner | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – |
  | 36 | (18) Filip Hjelmland | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – |
  | Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | LAT | CZE | DEN | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |
  