British Speedway To Be Exclusively Live On BT Sport

NEWS Wednesday 5th April 2017, 2:35pm

by BT Sport

  Edinburgh Monarchs

BT Sport have unveiled their opening set of fixtures for an exciting summer of domestic Speedway in the UK. All eight Premiership clubs will feature as the battle for a top four spot intensifies on BT Sport, which will also be showing the FIM Speedway Grand Prix and Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup for a second season.

The move means BT Sport is the new home of speedway on British TV with 34 speedway events broadcast live during 2017, 18 British Speedway fixtures live starting with the British final on the 19th June in Manchester, 12 Speedway Grand Prix and 4 Speedway World Cup.

BT Sport’s speedway team will include Natalie Quirk and Suzi Perry presenting, Scott Nicholls as analyst for the Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup and former British and Commonwealth champion Kelvin Tatum as analyst and commentator along with Nigel Pearson.

Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said: “This is superb news for speedway fans. We’re thrilled to make BT Sport the home of British Speedway. We think fans will relish our coverage and we hope BT Sport will be able convert many more viewers into fans of the sport when they see how exciting and exhilarating it is.”

Keith Chapman, chairman of the British Speedway Promoters’ Association, said: “We’re delighted to welcome BT Sport as our broadcast partners for the 2017 season. They successfully hosted the Grand Prix and World Cup last year and we’re pleased to showcase Speedway on the same channel alongside those tournaments.

“This is great news for British TV viewers who will now be able to see regular speedway, both at league and international level. We’re expecting an exciting and entertaining season that will once again show a wider audience what a thrilling spectacle the sport is.”

Terry Russell, of Go Speed International Ltd who negotiated the new deal, said: "We're extremely pleased British Speedway has a home on BT Sport alongside the GP and World Cup. It's good news for the sport and I'm sure our fans will enjoy the coverage BT Sport provides.

"The meetings scheduled look great, including of course the play-offs, which always provide great drama and TV entertainment”


SGB Premiership Fixtures 2017 Calendar

Mon 19th June - British Final - Belle Vue
Mon 26th June - Poole v Belle Vue
Mon 10th July - Wolverhampton v Rye House
Mon 17th July - Leicester v Swindon
Mon 24th July - Belle Vue v Wolverhampton
Mon 31st July - Reserved
Mon 7th August - King's Lynn v Somerset
Mon 14th August - Somerset v Leicester
Mon 21st August - Swindon v King's Lynn
Mon 28th August - Rye House v Poole
Mon 4th September - TBC
Mon 11th September - Premiership Semi Final 1 Leg 1
Mon 18th September - Premiership Semi Final 2 Leg 1
Mon 25th September - Premiership Semi Finals 1 AND 2 Leg 2
Mon 2nd October - Playoff Leg 1 (Promotion/Relegation Playoff)
Wed 4th October - Playoff Leg 2 (Promotion/Relegation Playoff)
Mon 9th October - Premiership Grand Final Leg 1
Wed 11th October - Premiership Grand Final Leg 2

FIM Speedway Grand Prix 2017 Calendar

29 April - Slovenian FIM Speedway Grand Prix @ Krsko, Slovenia
13 May - Warsaw FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland @ Warsaw, Poland
29 May - Latvian FIM Speedway Grand Prix @ Daugavpils, Latvia

10 June - Czech Republic FIM Speedway Grand Prix @ Prague, Czech Republic
24 June - Danish FIM Speedway Grand Prix @ Horsens, Denmark
22 July - British FIM Speedway Grand Prix @ Cardiff, Great Britain
12 August - Swedish FIM Speedway Grand Prix @ Malilla, Sweden
26 August - Gorzow FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland @ Gorzow, Poland
5 September - German FIM Speedway Grand Prix @ Teterow, Germany
23 September - Stockholm FIM Speedway Grand Prix @ Stockholm, Sweden

7 October - Torun FIM Speedway Grand Prix of Poland @ Torun, Poland
28 October - Australian FIM Speedway Grand Prix @ Melbourne, Australia

Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup 2017 Calendar

1 July - Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Event 1
4 July - Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Event 2
7 July - Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Event 3 ‘Race-Off’
8 July - Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Event 4 ‘Final’