2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain
The 2015 Adrian Flux British FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2015 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 4 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
 2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | |
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2015 British FIM Speedway Grand Prix | |
| Information | |
| Date | 4 July 2015 |
| City | Cardiff |
| Event | 4 of 12 |
| Referee |  Krister Gardell |
| Stadium details | |
| Stadium | Millennium Stadium |
| Capacity | 62,500 |
| Length | 278 m (304 yd) |
| SGP Results | |
| Best Time | (in Heat 4) |
 Winner |  Niels-Kristian Iversen |
 Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chris Holder |
 3rd place | Chris Holder |
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 Craig Cook as the wild card, and Jason Garrity and Robert Lambert both as Track Reserves.
Results
The Grand Prix was won by Niels-Kristian Iversen, who beat Chris Holder, Peter Kildemand and Tai Woffinden in the final. Holder had initially top scored with 13 points during the qualifying rides, however Iversen passed him on the first bend of the final and stayed ahead to claim his first British Speedway Grand Prix victory. Despite finishing fourth, Woffinden extended his lead over Nicki Pedersen to 12 points 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen |
14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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9 | (23) Chris Holder |
18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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14 | (19) Peter Kildemand |
12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 13 | (108) Tai Woffinden |
15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 12 |  (45) Greg Hancock |
12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 7 |  (55) Matej Žagar |
10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | (3) Nicki Pedersen |
9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen |
8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | (16) Craig Cook |
7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | (69) Jason Doyle |
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 16 | (30) Thomas H. Jonasson |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 4 | (37) Chris Harris |
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 15 | (75) Troy Batchelor |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 3 |  (507) Krzysztof Kasprzak |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 11 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 8 | (100) Andreas Jonsson |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 18 | (18) Robert Lambert |
1 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 17 | (17) Jason Garrity |
0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
55 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | ||||||||
|
(3) Nicki Pedersen |
43 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | ||||||||
|
(45) Greg Hancock |
39 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||
| 4 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen |
35 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||
| 5 | (55) Matej Žagar |
34 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
| 6 | (23) Chris Holder |
31 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | ||||||||
| 7 | (33) Jarosław Hampel |
31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | – | ||||||||
| 8 | (69) Jason Doyle |
29 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 9 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen |
27 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| 10 | (71) Maciej Janowski |
26 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||
| 11 | (100) Andreas Jonsson |
26 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
| 12 | (37) Chris Harris |
23 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 13 | (507) Krzysztof Kasprzak |
21 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 14 | (75) Troy Batchelor |
17 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
| 15 | (30) Thomas H. Jonasson |
16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| 16 | (19) Peter Kildemand |
12 | – | – | – | 12 | ||||||||
| 17 | (16) Craig Cook |
7 | – | – | – | 7 | ||||||||
| 18 | (16) Tomasz Gollob |
4 | 4 | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 19 | (17) Bartosz Zmarzlik |
3 | 3 | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 20 | (16) Timo Lahti |
3 | – | 3 | – | – | ||||||||
| 21 | (16) Vaclav Milik |
2 | – | – | 2 | – | ||||||||
| 22 | (18) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. |
1 | 1 | – | – | – | ||||||||
| 23 | (18) Robert Lambert |
1 | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||
| 24 | (17) Nike Lunna |
0 | – | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 25 | (18) Jiri Nieminen |
0 | – | 0 | – | – | ||||||||
| 26 | (17) Matěj Kůs |
0 | – | – | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 27 | (18) Josef Franc |
0 | – | – | 0 | – | ||||||||
| 28 | (17) Jason Garrity |
0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||||||||
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | FIN | CZE | GBR | LVA | SWE | DEN | PL2 | SVN | SCA | POL | AUS |