2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia
# 2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia

The 2015 Rietumu Bank Latvian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 2015 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on July 18 at the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs in Daugavpils, Latvia.

## Riders

First reserve Peter Kildemand replaced Jarosław Hampel, who had injured himself during the 2015 Speedway World Cup. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Kjasts Puodžuks as the wild card, and Andžejs Ļebedevs and Jevgeņijs Kostigovs both as Track Reserves.

## Results

The Grand Prix was won by Maciej Janowski, who beat Nicki Pedersen, Troy Batchelor and Chris Holder. After heavy rain, the meeting was abandoned after 20 heats, with each rider having ridden five times. The result stood, as per FIM rule 077.1.4.1., shown below. As a result, second placed Pedersen reduced the deficit to Tai Woffinden to just nine points in the race for the world title.

   If a Grand Prix meeting is interrupted or suspended for any reason whatsoever,
   the following rules will apply:
       1. (...)
       2. If the meeting is interrupted before heat 20 is accomplished and the remaining heats cannot be completed, then the race points scored at the completion of heat 16 will determine the result.
       3. (...)— Speedway Grand Prix Regulation, Rule 077.1.4.1, FIM (page 7 and 8)

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 2 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 12 | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | 12 | 1 | | | |
| | 9 | (3) Nicki Pedersen | 11 | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | 11 | 2 | | | |
| | 6 | (75) Troy Batchelor | 11 | | 3 | | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 11 | 3 | | | |
| 4 | 13 | (23) Chris Holder | 10 | | | | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 3 | | 10 | 4 | | | |
| 5 | 5 | (45) Greg Hancock | 10 | | 0 | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 | 10 | 5 | | | |
| 6 | 1 | (69) Jason Doyle | 8 | 3 | | | | 3 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | | | 8 | 6 | | | |
| 7 | 11 | (108) Tai Woffinden | 8 | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 2 | 8 | 7 | | | |
| 8 | 10 | (19) Peter Kildemand | 8 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | 8 | 8 | | | |
| 9 | 16 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen | 8 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 0 | | | 8 | 9 | | | |
| 10 | 4 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 11 | 7 | (30) Thomas H. Jonasson | 7 | | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 0 | 1 | | | | | 3 | | | 7 | 11 | | | |
| 12 | 8 | (100) Andreas Jonsson | 7 | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 7 | 12 | | | |
| 13 | 3 | (55) Matej Žagar | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 2 | | 6 | 13 | | | |
| 14 | 14 | (37) Chris Harris | 4 | | | | 1 | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 3 | | | | | | | 0 | 4 | 14 | | | |
| 15 | 12 | (16) Kjasts Puodžuks | 3 | | | 0 | | | | | 0 | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | 0 | | 3 | 15 | | | |
| 16 | 15 | (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 |
| - | - | - | - |

## 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 | 63 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 8 |
| | (3) Nicki Pedersen | 54 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 11 |
| | (45) Greg Hancock | 49 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| 4 | (88) Niels-Kristian Iversen | 43 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| 5 | (23) Chris Holder | 41 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 10 |
| 6 | (55) Matej Žagar | 40 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | (71) Maciej Janowski | 38 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | (69) Jason Doyle | 37 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | (52) Michael Jepsen Jensen | 34 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | (100) Andreas Jonsson | 33 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | (33) Jarosław Hampel | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | – | – |
| 12 | (75) Troy Batchelor | 28 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 13 | (37) Chris Harris | 27 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | (30) Thomas H. Jonasson | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | (507) Krzysztof Kasprzak | 21 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | (19) Peter Kildemand | 20 | – | – | – | 12 | 8 |
| 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) Kjastas Puodzuks | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| 22 | (16) Vaclav Milik | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 23 | (18) Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | (18) Robert Lambert | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 25 | (17) Nike Lunna | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| 26 | (18) Jiri Nieminen | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| 27 | (17) Matěj Kůs | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| 28 | (18) Josef Franc | 0 | – | – | 0 | – | – |
| 29 | (17) Jason Garrity | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| Pos. | Rider | Points | POL | FIN | CZE | GBR | LVA | SWE | DEN | PL2 | SVN | SCA | POL | AUS |
