SGB Premiership 2017
The Speedway Great Britain Premiership 2017 was the top division of British speedway. It was the first time that it was known as the SGB Premiership after changing its name from the Elite League.
Summary
The season ran between March and October 2017 and 8 teams participated. The lineup of teams for 2017 was different from the lineup of the 2016 Elite League. The Lakeside Hammers and Coventry Bees dropped out of the league and were replaced by the Rye House Rockets and the Somerset Rebels.The Swindon Robins were the champions defeating the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Grand Final.
Broadcasting rights
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.Regulation changes
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 in order to decide who will compete in the Premiership in 2018.2017 Teams
Belle Vue Aces
June 22 Rohan Tungate replaced Justin Sedgmen in the Belle Vue Aces teamKing's Lynn Stars
May 28 Simon Lambert replaced Josh Bailey in the King's Lynn Stars teamJune 20 Thomas Jorgensen replaced the injured Nicklas Porsing in the King's Lynn Stars team
June 24 King's Lynn Stars signed Danny Ayres to share a reserve position with Simon Lambert
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
Leicester Lions
March 24 Danny King and Josh Bates replaced Andzejs Lebedevs and Kevin Wolbert in the Leicester Lions teamApril 26 Lasse Bjerre replaced Josh Auty in the Leicester Lions team
May 13 Jason Garrity replaced Kacper Gomólski in the Leicester Lions team
June 22 Kyle Newman replaced Danny Ayres in the Leicester Lions team
July 10 Pawel Przedpelski replaced Jason Garrity in the Leicester Lions team
Poole Pirates
March 29 Lewis Kerr replaced Kyle Newman in the Poole Pirates teamMay 8 Kyle Newman replaced Lewis Kerr in the Poole Pirates team
May 25 Grzegorz Zengota replaced Krzysztof Kasprzak in the Poole Pirates team
June 13 Paul Starke replaced Kyle Newman in the Poole Pirates team
July 10 Krzysztof Kasprzak replaced Grzegorz Zengota in the Poole Pirates team
July 12 Richie Worrall replaced the injured Brady Kurtz in the Poole Pirates team
July 15 Timo Lahti replaced Nicolai Klindt in the Poole Pirates team
July 21 Edward Kennett replaced Krzysztof Kasprzak in the Poole Pirates team
August 10 Brady Kurtz replaced Richie Worrall in the Poole Pirates team
Rye House Rockets
April 21 Ricky Wells replaced Davey Watt in the Rye House Rockets teamJuly 1 Ben Barker and Justin Sedgmen replaced Edward Kennett and Ellis Parks in the Rye House Rockets team
July 29 Krzysztof Kasprzak and Ben Morley replaced Justin Sedgmen and for the injured Robert Branford in the Rye House Rockets team
Somerset Rebels
May 15 Richard Lawson, Lewis Kerr and Cameron Heeps replaced Rohan Tungate, Paul Starke and Jan Graversen in the Somerset Rebels teamJune 6 Michael Palm Toft replaced Patrick Hougaard in the Somerset Rebels team
July 25 Patrick Hougaard replaced Michael Palm Toft in the Somerset Rebels team
Swindon Robins
May 11 Dany Gappmaier replaced Emil Grondal in the Swindon Robins teamJuly 11 Tobiasz Musielak replaced Dany Gappmaier in the Swindon Robins team
Wolverhampton Wolves
April 20 Rory Schlein and Mark Riss replaced Adam Skornicki and Max Clegg in the Wolverhampton Wolves teamJuly 19 Ellis Perks replaced Mark Riss in the Wolverhampton Wolves team
Results
Teams face each other four times: twice home and twice away. The first of the home and away meetings are called the 'A' fixtures, and the second are the 'B' fixtures.'A' fixtures
'B' fixtures
Final League Table
Up to and including Wednesday 13 September2017 SGB Premiership Play-Offs
Draw
Home team scores are in Dark BlackSemi-Finals
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Grand Final
----2017 SGB Premiership and Championship Promotion and Relegation Play-Off
Promotion and Relegation Play-Off
----2017 SGB Premiership Team KO Cup
The 2017 Knockout Cup was the 75th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. The competition returned after a four-year absence under a new name, it had previously been known as the Elite League Knockout Cup. Belle Vue Aces were the winners of the competition for a 14th time.Draw
Home team scores are in bold
Quarter-Finals
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Semi-Finals
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Grand Final
----2017 SGB Premiership Elite Shield
----Final Leading averages
| Rider | Team | Average |
 Jason Doyle | Swindon | 10.26 |
 Freddie Lindgren | Wolverhampton | 9.95 |
| Nick Morris | Swindon | 9.42 |
| Jacob Thorssell | Wolverhampton | 9.33 |
 Kenneth Bjerre | Belle Vue | 8.98 |
 Craig Cook | Belle Vue | 8.68 |
 Krzysztof Kasprzak | Rye House | 8.64 |
| Rory Schlein | Wolverhampton | 8.61 |
| Chris Harris | Rye House | 8.47 |
| Brady Kurtz | Poole | 8.47 |