2015 Speedway World Cup final

The 2015 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup Final was the last and final race of the 2015 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on June 14 at the Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark,[1] after the initial staging on June 13 was abandoned due to heavy rain.[2] It was won by Sweden,[3] the first time they have achieved success since 2004. They beat hosts and defending champions Denmark by two points, while Poland edged out Australia to claim third.

2015 FIM Speedway World Cup Final
Information
Date 14 June 2015
City Vojens
Event 4 of 4
Referee Christian Froshauer
Stadium details
Stadium Vojens Speedway Center
Capacity 22,000
Length 300 m
Track speedway track
SWC Results
Winner  Sweden - 34 pts
Runner-up  Denmark - 32 pts
3rd place  Poland - 27 pts
4th place  Australia - 26 pts

Sweden were led to success by captain Andreas Jonsson and the returning Fredrik Lindgren, while Antonio Lindbäck and Linus Sundström also contributed vital points. With just two heats remaining it looked likely that Denmark would retain their title as they held a four-point lead over the Swedes. Kenneth Bjerre suffered an engine failure in heat 19 though, while Lindgren went on to win the heat and reduce the gap to a single point. Danish captain Niels-Kristian Iversen was then excluded from the final heat, and Jonsson won the re-run to secure a two-point victory for Sweden.[4][5][6][7][8]

Results edit

Pos. National team Pts.
1   Sweden 34
2   Denmark 32
3   Poland 27
4   Australia 26

Scores edit

  SWEDEN 34
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Antonio Lindbäck 7 0,2,3,0,2
2 Andreas Jonsson 12 3,3,1,2,3
3 Linus Sundström 4 0,X,2,1,1
4 Fredrik Lindgren 11 3,2,1,2,3
  DENMARK 32
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Peter Kildemand 13 3,1,3,3,3
2 Nicki Pedersen 4 0,X,1,1,2
3 Niels-Kristian Iversen 9 2,3,3,1,X
4 Kenneth Bjerre 6 3,1,0,2,E
  POLAND 27
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Bartosz Zmarzlik 3 1,0,1,1,0
2 Krzysztof Buczkowski 4 1,1,2,0
3 Maciej Janowski 11 1,3,2,3,X,2
4 Przemysław Pawlicki 9 2,3,2,0,2
  AUSTRALIA 26
No Rider Name Pts. Heats
1 Chris Holder 8 0,2,3,X,2,1
2 Jason Doyle 8 1,0,E,3,3,1
3 Nick Morris 2 2,0,0
4 Troy Batchelor 8 2,2,0,3,1

References edit

  1. ^ "2015 Speedway World Cup Final Event Info". SWC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  2. ^ "2015 Speedway World Cup Final delayed". SWC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
  3. ^ "2015 Speedway World Cup Final Result". SWC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  4. ^ "2015 Speedway World Cup Final Review". SWC. Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2015-06-15.
  5. ^ "2015 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. ^ "FIM SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP/ SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS" (PDF). Motor Sport Top 20. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Sweden win Speedway World Cup". MC News. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

See also edit