2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden
The 2015 Swedish FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the sixth race of the 2015 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on July 25 at the G&B Arena in Målilla, Sweden.[1]
 2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden | |
|---|---|
| 2015 Swedish FIM Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 25 July 2015 |
| City | Målilla |
| Event | 6 of 12 |
| Referee |  Craig Ackroyd |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | G&B Arena |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Length | 305 m (334 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | (in Heat 4) |
 Winner |  Nicki Pedersen |
 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 Antonio Lindbäck as the wild card, and Linus Sundström and Peter Ljung both as Track Reserves.
Results
The Grand Prix was won by Nicki Pedersen, who beat Tai Woffinden, Antonio Lindbäck and Matej Žagar in the final. Woffinden had initially top scored with 13 points during the qualifying rides, however Pedersen outgated his rivals in the final and stayed ahead to claim the top spot on the podium. Despite finishing second, Woffinden maintained his nine-point lead over Pedersen in the race for the world title.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16 | (3) Nicki Pedersen |
17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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4 | (108) Tai Woffinden |
17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
|
14 | (16) Antonio Lindbäck |
14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 12 |  (55) Matej Žagar |
13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (69) Jason Doyle |
11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | (23) Chris Holder |
10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen |
10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 15 |  (45) Greg Hancock |
9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 |  (71) Maciej Janowski |
8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 6 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen |
7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 9 | (30) Thomas H. Jonasson |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 2 | (37) Chris Harris |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 7 | (100) Andreas Jonsson |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 13 | (19) Peter Kildemand |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 5 | (75) Troy Batchelor |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 11 | (507) Krzysztof Kasprzak |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | SVN | SCA | POL | AUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
(108) Tai Woffinden |
80 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 17 | ||||||
|
(3) Nicki Pedersen |
71 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 17 | ||||||
|
(45) Greg Hancock |
58 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| 4 | (55) Matej Žagar |
53 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 13 | ||||||
| 5 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen |
53 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 10 | ||||||
| 6 | (23) Chris Holder |
51 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| 7 | (69) Jason Doyle |
48 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | ||||||
| 8 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
46 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 8 | ||||||
| 9 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen |
41 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| 10 | (100) Andreas Jonsson |
38 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| 11 | (37) Chris Harris |
32 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 12 | (33) Jarosław Hampel |
31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | – | – | – | ||||||
| 13 | (75) Troy Batchelor |
30 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 14 | (30) Thomas H. Jonasson |
30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| 15 | (19) Peter Kildemand |
23 | – | – | – | 12 | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| 16 | (507) Krzysztof Kasprzak |
21 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | (16) Antonio Lindback |
14 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | ||||||
| 18 | (16) Craig Cook |
7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | ||||||
| 19 | (16) Tomasz Gollob |
4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 20 | (17) Bartosz Zmarzlik |
3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 21 | (16) Timo Lahti |
3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 22 | (16) Kjastas Puodzuks |
3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | ||||||
| 23 | (16) Vaclav Milik |
2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | ||||||
| 24 | (18) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. |
1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 25 | (18) Robert Lambert |
1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||
| 26 | (17) Nike Lunna |
0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 27 | (18) Jiri Nieminen |
0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 28 | (17) Matěj Kůs |
0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | ||||||
| 29 | (18) Josef Franc |
0 | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | ||||||
| 30 | (17) Jason Garrity |
0 | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | ||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | FIN | CZE | GBR | LVA | SWE | DEN | PL2 | SVN | SCA | POL | AUS |