PRESS RELEASE MIES, 02.01.2017 FOR MORE INFORMATION : ISABELLE LARIVIÈRE COMMUNICATION MANAGER [email protected] TEL +41 22 950 95 68 FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators World Championship Qualification Round 1 7 January 2017 – Ylitornio (Finland) – Starting List Ballot N. Name FMN Country 1 Niclas Svensson SVEMO Sweden 2 Ronny Häring FMS Switzerland 3 Stefan Pletschacher DMSB Germany 4 Daniil Ivanov MFR Russia 5 Matti Isoaho SML Finland 6 Jan Klatovsky ACCR Czech Republic 7 Charly Ebner OeAMTC Austria 8 Tomi Tani SML Finland 9 Josef Kreuzberger OeAMTC Austria 10 Stefan Svensson SVEMO Sweden 11 Valeev Dinar MFR Russia 12 Jan Klauz ACCR Czech Republic 13 Max Niedermaier DMSB Germany 14 Harald Simon OeAMTC Austria 15 Jussi Nyrönen SML Finland 16 Tobias Busch DMSB Germany 17 Reserve Miko Ronkainen SML Finland 18 Reserve Tomi Norola SML Finland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ About the FIM (www.fim-live.com) The FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) founded in 1904, is the governing body for motorcycle sport and the global advocate for motorcycling. The FIM is an independent association formed by 112 National Federations throughout the world. It is recognised as the sole competent authority in motorcycle sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Among its 50 FIM World Championships the main events are MotoGP, Superbike, Endurance, Motocross, Supercross, Trial, Enduro, Cross-Country Rallies and Speedway. Furthermore, the FIM is also active and involved in the following areas: public affairs, road safety, touring and protection of the environment. The FIM was the first international sports federation to impose an Environmental Code in 1994. 11 ROUTE DE SUISSE TEL +41 22 950 95 00 CH – 1295 MIES FAX +41 22 950 95 01 [email protected] FOUNDED 1904 WWW.FIM-LIVE.COM .