2015 Speedway Grand Prix


The 2015 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 21st season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and decided the 70th FIM Speedway World Championship. It was the fifteenth series under the promotion of Benfield Sports International, an IMG company. Greg Hancock was the defending champion from 2014.
Tai Woffinden won the world title, with Hancock second and Nicki Pedersen third. It was Woffinden's second title having also won in 2013.

Qualification

For the 2015 season there were 15 permanent riders, joined at each Grand Prix by one wild card and two track reserves.
The top eight riders from the 2014 championship qualified automatically. Those riders were joined by the three riders who qualified via the Grand Prix Challenge. Since the winner of the Grand Prix Challenge, Matej Žagar, had already qualified following his fifth position in the 2014 championship, fourth-placed Maciej Janowski qualified.
The final four riders were nominated by series promoters, Benfield Sports International, following the completion of the 2014 season.

Qualified riders

#Riders2014 placeGP Ch placeAppearancePrevious appearances in series
45 Greg Hancock1—21st1995–2014
507 Krzysztof Kasprzak2—4th2004–2007, 2008, 2012, 2013–2014
3 Nicki Pedersen315th2000, 2001–2014
108 Tai Woffinden4—4th2010, 2011, 2013–2014
55 Matej Žagar515th2003–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2011, 2013–2014
100 Andreas Jonsson6—14th2001, 2002–2014
23 Chris Holder7—6th2010–2014
33 Jarosław Hampel810th2000–2002, 2004–2007, 2008–2009, 2010–2014
75 Troy Batchelor9—2nd2013, 2014
88 Niels Kristian Iversen11—5th2004–2005, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010, 2013–2014
69 Jason Doyle—21st
37 Chris Harris1539th2003, 2007–2014
71 Maciej Janowski—41st2008, 2012, 2014
30 Thomas H. Jonasson2151st2010–2012, 2014
52 Michael Jepsen Jensen161st2012–2014

Qualified substitutes

The following riders were nominated as a substitutes:
#Riders2014 placeGP Ch place
19 Peter Kildemand178
20 Piotr Pawlicki Jr.
21 Linus Sundström11

Calendar

The 2015 season consisted of 12 events, just like 2014, although the first Grand Prix was cut short after 12 heats, and the Latvian Grand Prix was awarded after 20 heats.

Classification

The first Grand Prix was awarded after 12 heats because the riders deemed the track to be unsafe to race. The win went to Matej Žagar, with second place going to Chris Harris and third to Jarosław Hampel.
The fifth Grand Prix was awarded after 20 heats due to a waterlogged track. The win went to Maciej Jankowski, with second place going to Nicki Pedersen and third to Troy Batchelor.
In the twelfth Grand Prix, Australian Jason Doyle was injured in the final and was unable to partake in the rerun.