2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia
The 2015 Mitas Slovenian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the ninth race of the 2015 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on September 12 at the Matija Gubec Stadium in Krško, Slovenia.[1]
 2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia | |
|---|---|
| 2015 Mitas Slovenian FIM Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 12 September 2015 |
| City | Krško |
| Event | 9 of 12 |
| Referee |  Marek Wojaczek |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Matija Gubec Stadium |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Length | 387.7 m (424.0 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | (in Heat 4) |
 Winner |  Greg Hancock |
 Runner-up |  Tai Woffinden |
 3rd place |  Tai Woffinden |
Riders
First reserve Peter Kildemand replaced Jarosław Hampel, who had injured himself during the 2015 Speedway World Cup. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Aleksander Čonda as the wild card, and Denis Štojs and Žiga Kovačič both as Track Reserves.
Results
The Grand Prix was won by Greg Hancock, who beat Tai Woffinden, Peter Kildemand and Nicki Pedersen in the final. Hancock only dropped one point in the entire meeting, finishing to Jason Doyle in heat 18. Overall, Woffinden extended his lead in the world title race to 25 points, with Hancock leapfrogging Pedersen into second place.[2]
Heat details
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 | (45) Greg Hancock |
20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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10 | (108) Tai Woffinden |
18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
|
16 | (19) Peter Kildemand |
13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | (3) Nicki Pedersen |
13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 12 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen |
11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (69) Jason Doyle |
11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 15 | (23) Chris Holder |
9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | (75) Troy Batchelor |
9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 6 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 13 | (55) Matej Žagar |
8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 1 |  (100) Andreas Jonsson |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 8 | (37) Chris Harris |
4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 14 | (507) Krzysztof Kasprzak |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 5 | (30) Thomas H. Jonasson |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 11 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 3 | (16) Aleksander Čonda |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | (17) Denis Štojs |
1 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placing | Draw | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 | 23 |
e: retired or mechanical failure •
m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •
t: exclusion for touching the tapes •
x: other exclusion •
f: fell
ns: non-starter •
nc: non-classify
Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals
| gate A – inside | gate B | gate C | gate D – outside |
The intermediate classification
| Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series |
| Full-time Grand Prix rider |
| Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | FIN  | CZE  | GBR | LVA  | SWE | DEN | PL2 | SLO | SCA | POL | AUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(108) Tai Woffinden |
127 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 18 | |||
|
(45) Greg Hancock |
102 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 20 | |||
|
(3) Nicki Pedersen |
98 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 4 | (55) Matej Žagar |
89 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |||
| 5 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen |
81 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | |||
| 6 | (23) Chris Holder |
78 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 7 | (69) Jason Doyle |
77 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 8 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
72 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 9 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen |
66 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 10 | (19) Peter Kildemand |
59 | – | – | – | 12 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 11 | (100) Andreas Jonsson |
55 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 12 | (75) Troy Batchelor |
49 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 13 | (37) Chris Harris |
43 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 14 | (30) Thomas H. Jonasson |
40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 15 | (33) Jarosław Hampel |
31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | (507) Krzysztof Kasprzak |
29 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 17 | (17,16) Bartosz Zmarzlik |
17 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | ||
| 17 | (16) Antonio Lindback |
14 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | – | |||
| 19 | (16) Craig Cook |
7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | (16) Mikkel Michelsen |
6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | (16) Tomasz Gollob |
4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (16) Timo Lahti |
3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | (16) Kjastas Puodzuks |
3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (16) Vaclav Milik |
2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (18) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. |
1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (18) Robert Lambert |
1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (17) Adrian Cyfer |
1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | (16) Aleksander Conda |
1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 25 | (17) Denis Stojs |
1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 30 | (17) Nike Lunna |
0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | (18) Jiri Nieminen |
0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | (17) Matěj Kůs |
0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | (18) Josef Franc |
0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 30 | (17) Jason Garrity |
0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | FIN | CZE | GBR | LVA | SWE | DEN | PL2 | SLO | SCA | POL | AUS |