The 2015 Speedway Grand Prix season was the 70th edition of the official World Championship and the 21st season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, deciding the 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
# Riders 2014 place GP Ch place Appearance Previous appearances in series45 Greg Hancock 1 — 21st 1995–2014507 Krzysztof Kasprzak 2 — 4th 2004–2007, 2008, 2012, 2013–20143 Nicki Pedersen 3 15th 2000, 2001–2014108 Tai Woffinden 4 — 4th 2010, 2011, 2013–201455 Matej Žagar 5 1 5th 2003–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2011, 2013–2014100 Andreas Jonsson 6 — 14th 2001, 2002–201423 Chris Holder 7 — 6th 2010–201433 Jarosław Hampel 8 10th 2000–2002, 2004–2007, 2008–2009, 2010–201475 Troy Batchelor 9 — 2nd 2013, 201488 Niels Kristian Iversen 11 — 5th 2004–2005, 2006, 2008, 2009–2010, 2013–201469 Jason Doyle — 2 1st 37 Chris Harris 15 3 9th 2003, 2007–201471 Maciej Janowski — 4 1st 2008, 2012, 201430 Thomas H. Jonasson 21 5 1st 2010–2012, 201452 Michael Jepsen Jensen 16 1st 2012–2014
Qualified substitutes
The following riders were nominated as a substitutes:
# Riders 2014 place GP Ch place19 (19) Peter Kildemand 17 820 (20) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. 21 (21) Linus Sundström 11
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.
See also 2015 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship 2016 Speedway Grand Prix
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