Speedway Great Britain Premiership 2017
| League | SGB Premiership |
|---|---|
| Season | 2017 |
| Champions | Swindon Robins |
| SGB Premiership Knockout Cup | 92-88 Belle Vue Aces v. Wolverhampton Wolves |
| SGB Premiership Individual | Fredrik Lindgren Wolverhampton Wolves |
| SGB Premiership Pairs |
Chris Holder & Robert Lambert King's Lynn Stars |
| Highest average |
Jason Doyle Swindon Robins |
| Biggest home win | 65-26 Rye House Rockets v. King's Lynn Stars |
| Biggest away win | 30–60 Poole Pirates v. Rye House Rockets |
The Speedway Great Britain Premiership 2017 is the current season in the top division of British speedway. The season will run between March and October 2017 and will have 8 teams participating (Coventry withdrew from the league before the season started, after they had originally entered the league). The lineup of teams for 2017 is different from the lineup of the 2016 Elite League. The Lakeside Hammers and Coventry Bees have dropped out of the league and been replaced by the Rye House Rockets and the Somerset Rebels.
British TV broadcasting rights changed hands before the start of the 2017 SGB Premiership season, when Sky withdrew from their negotiated contract with the BSPA. BT then obtained the broadcasting rights for the 2017 season to be shown on their BT Sport channels.
At the annual Speedway AGM, which was held early in November 2016, it was agreed that speedway in Great Britain would be given what was described as "the biggest revamp of the sport in modern history". This involved numerous alterations to both the regulations and the branding of the sport. The former top level of British speedway, the Elite League, was replaced by the Speedway Great Britain Premiership. Among the most notable changes to the regulations is the reintroduction of promotion and relegation between the top two leagues: the team that finishes in last place in the Premiership will race against the winners of the new second tier of British speedway (the SGB Championship) in order to decide who will compete in the Premiership in 2018.
As of 24 March 2017.
On June 23 Rohan Tungate replaced Justin Sedgmen in the Belle Vue Aces team.
On May 28 Simon Lambert replaced Josh Bailey in the King's Lynn Stars team.
On June 20 Thomas Jorgensen replaced Nicklas Porsing in the King's Lynn Stars team.
On June 24 King's Lynn signed Danny Ayres to share a reserve position with Simon Lambert.
On July 5 Nicklas Porsing replaced Lewis Rose in the King's Lynn Stars team.
On July 31 Tomas H Jonasson, Michael Palm-Toft and Josh Auty replaced Chris Holder, Troy Batchelor and Danny Ayres in the King's Lynn Stars team. Nicklas Porsing to share a reserve position with Simon Lambert
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