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The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2017, at Premiership, Championship and National League level.

NOTE: (1) All entries for the current season are as per the declared team line-ups, but do not necessarily relate to actual appearances for the named clubs, particularly in the case of No. 8s and/or guest riders; (2) The symbol II after a team's name differentiates between a club's National level and higher league side, when more than one team was operated in the same season; (3) With regard to 'Club Honours', riders have been credited with a contribution to a league title-winning side if they rode in 6 or more matches of the team's league programme - and with a cup-winning contribution if they appeared in at least one leg of the final; (4) The Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup statistics will be updated for participating riders after each round of the 2017 series.

LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 29, 2017
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LAHTI, Timo Juhani
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 July 1992, Kouvola, Finland.
BRITISH CAREER: (2011-14) Eastbourne; (2017) Poole.
MAJOR HONOURS: Finnish Under-21 Champion: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; Finnish Champion: 2012.
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 3 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 3 meetings, 21 points.
 
LAMBERT, Robert Alan
DATE OF BIRTH: 5 April 1998, Norwich, Norfolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2013) King’s Lynn II; (2014) King’s Lynn; (2015) King’s Lynn, Peterborough, Rye House; (2016-17) King’s Lynn, Newcastle.
MAJOR HONOURS: British Under-21 Champion: 2017; European Under-19 Champion: 2017; European Under-21 Champion: 2017.
CLUB HONOURS: Pairs Championship winner: 2017 [King's Lynn].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 1 point.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 5 meetings, 32 points, 1 Silver medal.
 
LAMBERT, Simon James
DATE OF BIRTH: 21 February 1989, Boston, Lincolnshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2004) Boston, King’s Lynn II; (2005) Boston; (2006) King’s Lynn II, Boston; (2007) Boston; (2008) King’s Lynn, Boston; (2009) Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe II; (2010) Scunthorpe, King’s Lynn II, Sheffield; (2011) Sheffield, Stoke; (2012) Leicester; (2013) Rye House; (2014) Birmingham, King’s Lynn, Rye House, Workington, Kent; (2015) Leicester, Peterborough; (2016-17) King’s Lynn, Peterborough.
CLUB HONOURS: Pairs Championship winner: 2007, 2008 [both Boston] and 2011 [Stoke]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2017 [Peterborough]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2017 [Peterborough].
 
LAURENCE, Nicholas (Nick) Steven
DATE OF BIRTH: 14 June 1990, Eastbourne, East Sussex.
BRITISH CAREER: (2006) Weymouth; (2008) Rye House II; (2009) Mildenhall; (2010) Bournemouth; (2011) Mildenhall; (2012) Rye House II; (2015) Mildenhall; (2017) Lakeside.
 
LAWSON, Richard (Rich)
DATE OF BIRTH: 14 February 1986, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
BRITISH CAREER: (2008) Redcar II; (2009) Workington; (2010) Workington, Wolverhampton; (2011) Workington, Peterborough; (2012) Workington; (2013) Lakeside, Workington; (2014) Lakeside, Redcar; (2015-16) Lakeside, Glasgow; (2017) Somerset, Glasgow.
CLUB HONOURS: Four-Team Championship winner: 2009 [Workington]; Young Shield winner: 2010 [Workington]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2016 [Glasgow].
RIDER LINKS: Son of Steve Lawson (born: 11 December 1957, Workington, Cumbria).
 
LAWLOR, Joseph (Joe)
DATE OF BIRTH: 29 June 2000, Greater Manchester.
BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Belle Vue II; (2017) Cradley.
MAJOR HONOURS: Northern Junior League Riders’ Champion: 2017.
 
LEBEDEVS, Andžejs (Andrej)
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 November 1994, Latvia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2013) King's Lynn; (2017) Leicester.
MAJOR HONOURS: Latvian Under-21 Champion: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 2 GPs ridden 12 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 7 meetings, 54 points.
 
LEEK, Macauley Frank
DATE OF BIRTH: 2 August 1999, Ipswich, Suffolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Rye House II; (2017) Birmingham.
 
LINDGREN, Jan Fredrik (Freddie)
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 September 1985, Örebro, Närke, Sweden.
BRITISH CAREER: (2003-13) Wolverhampton; (2015-17) Wolverhampton.
MAJOR HONOURS: Swedish Under-21 Champion: 2003, 2004; Elite League Riders’ Championship: 2010, 2016, 2017; Swedish Grand Prix winner: 2012; World Cup Champion: 2015.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2009 [Wolverhampton], 2016 [Wolverhampton]; Elite Shield winner: 2010, 2011 [both Wolverhampton].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 105 GPs ridden, 18 GP finals, 2 GP win, 863 GP points.
GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHT: Swedish GP Champion: 2012; Polish GP Champion: 2017.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 24 meetings, 238.5 points, 1 Gold medal, 3 Silver medals, 5 Bronze medals.
RIDER LINKS: Son of Tommy Lindgren (born: 19 November 1966, Östersund, Jämtland, Sweden). Brother of Ludvig Lindgren (born: 23 September 1990, Örebro, Närke, Sweden).
 
LINDGREN, Ludvig
DATE OF BIRTH: 23 September 1990, Örebro, Närke, Sweden.
BRITISH CAREER: (2008) Wolverhampton; (2009) Birmingham; (2010) Wolverhampton; (2011) Wolverhampton, Berwick; (2012) Poole, Newcastle; (2013) Wolverhampton, Newcastle; (2014-15) Newcastle; (2016) Leicester, Newcastle; (2017) Newcastle.
MAJOR HONOUR: European Under-19 Team Champion: 2008.
CLUB HONOURS: Elite Shield winner: 2010, 2011 [both Wolverhampton]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Poole]; League Cup winner: 2013 [Newcastle]; Premier Shield winner: 2013 [Newcastle].
RIDER LINKS: Son of Tommy Lindgren (born: 19 November 1966, Östersund, Jämtland, Sweden). Brother of Fredrik Lindgren (born: 15 September 1985, Örebro, Närke, Sweden).
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 2 GP points.
 
LOCKE, Connor
DATE OF BIRTH: 8 October 1998, Maidstone, Kent.
BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Rye House II; (2017) King’s Lynn II, Lakeside.
 
LUNNA, Nike
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 September 1996, Kotka, Finland.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Scunthorpe; (2016-17) Glasgow.
MAJOR HONOUR: Estonian Champion: 2013; Finnish Under-21 Champion: 2014, 2015.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2016 [Glasgow].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GPs ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 0 GP points.


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