# 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland III

The 2017 Nice Toruń FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland was the 11th race of the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on October 7 at the Marian Rose MotoArena in Toruń, Poland.

## Riders

First reserve Peter Kildemand replaced Greg Hancock, second reserve Martin Smolinski replaced Nicki Pedersen, third reserve Max Fricke replaced Niels-Kristian Iversen and fourth reserve Václav Milík Jr. replaced Fredrik Lindgren. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Paweł Przedpełski as the wild card, and Bartosz Smektała and Igor Kopeć-Sobczyński both as Track Reserves.

## Results

The Grand Prix was won by Poland's Patryk Dudek, who beat Tai Woffinden, Bartosz Zmarzlik and Matej Žagar in the final. It was the first Grand Prix win of Dudek's career, which kept alive the title race as championship leader Jason Doyle was eliminated in 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 |
| | 13 | (692) Patryk Dudek | 18 | | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 12 | 1 | 3 | | 3 |
| | 8 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 15 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 10 | 5 | | 3 | 2 |
| | 1 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 14 | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 11 | 3 | | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | (55) Matej Žagar | 11 | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | 9 | 7 | 2 | | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | (225) Václav Milík Jr. | 11 | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 11 | 2 | | 0 | |
| 6 | 16 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 10 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 10 | 4 | 0 | | |
| 7 | 7 | (69) Jason Doyle | 10 | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 3 | | | | | 2 | | | 9 | 6 | 1 | | |
| 8 | 15 | (16) Paweł Przedpełski | 10 | | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 9 | 8 | | 1 | |
| 9 | 14 | (25) Peter Kildemand | 8 | | | | 0 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | 8 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 2 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 7 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 4 | (23) Chris Holder | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 7 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 3 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 5 | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | 5 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 9 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 5 | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | 5 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 10 | (46) Max Fricke | 4 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 5 | (84) Martin Smolinski | 2 | | 0 | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | | | 0 | 2 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 12 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | 1 | 16 | | | |
| 17 | 17 | (17) Bartosz Smektała | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 17 | | | |
| 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 |

## 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 | 142 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 10 | – |
| | (692) Patryk Dudek | 128 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 18 | – |
| | (108) Tai Woffinden | 115 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 15 | – |
| 4 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 113 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | – |
| 5 | (89) Emil Sayfutdinov | 109 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | – |
| 6 | (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik | 108 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | – |
| 7 | (66) Fredrik Lindgren | 107 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 9 | – | – |
| 8 | (55) Matej Žagar | 97 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 11 | – |
| 9 | (54) Martin Vaculík | 90 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | – |
| 10 | (23) Chris Holder | 82 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | – |
| 11 | (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 79 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | – |
| 12 | (85) Antonio Lindbäck | 73 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | – |
| 13 | (25) Peter Kildemand | 55 | – | – | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | – | 10 | 11 | 8 | – |
| 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. | 31 | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 11 | – |
| 17 | (84) Martin Smolinski | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | – |
| 18 | (46) Max Fricke | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 4 | – |
| 19 | (16) Paweł Przedpełski | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – |
| 20 | (16) Maksims Bogdanovs | 8 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (12) Nicki Pedersen | 8 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | (16) Kenneth Bjerre | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (16) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (16) Kai Huckenbeck | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 25 | (17) Jacob Thorssell | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| 27 | (16) Przemysław Pawlicki | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | (16) Craig Cook | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | (18) Josh Bates | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | (16) Linus Sundström | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | (16) Kim Nilsson | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 32 | (16) Nick Škorja | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | (17) Josef Franc | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | (18) Matěj Kůs | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | (17) Adam Ellis | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33 | (17) Tobias Kroner | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| 33 | (18) Filip Hjelmland | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| 33 | (17) Bartosz Smektała | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | SVN | POL | LAT | CZE | DEN | GBR | SWE | PL2 | GER | SCA | PL3 | AUS |