The 2015 Rietumu Bank Latvian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the fifth race of the

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season. It took place on July 18 at the Latvijas Spīdveja Centrs in

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Riders

First reserve

Peter Kildemand Peter Kildemand (born 1 September 1989) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. Career He is a member of the Danish national team. He was a member of the Swindon Robins Elite League Championship winning side of 2012 and was named "Rider o ...

replaced

Jarosław Hampel Jarosław "Jarek" Hampel (; born 17 April 1982 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish Speedway rider. He was a participant of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix in 2007 and 2010. He received his speedway license in 1998 with the Polish team Polonia Piła, alth ...

, who had injured himself during the

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. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated

Kjasts Puodžuks Kjastas Poudžuks (born 23 August 1986) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia and the former Latvian champion. Speedway career He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Oxford Cheetahs during the 2005 Elite League speed ...

as the wild card, and

Andžejs Ļebedevs Andžejs Ļebedevs (born 4 November 1994) is a Latvian speedway rider. Career Ļebedevs finished in 16th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 26 points during the 2022 Speedway Grand Prix. He was selected as a reserv ...

and Jevgeņijs Kostigovs both as Track Reserves.

Results

The Grand Prix was won by Maciej Janowski, who beat Nicki Pedersen,

Troy Batchelor Troy Matthew Batchelor (born 29 August 1987) is an Australian speedway rider. Career Australia Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Troy Batchelor enjoyed his first success when he won the 2001 Queensland and New South Wales Under-16 championships a ...

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 Tai Woffinden (born 10 August 1990) is a British motorcycle speedway, speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Championship, World Champion (2013 Speedway Grand Prix, 2013, 2015 Speedway Grand Prix, 2015 and 2018 Speedway Grand Prix, 2 ...

Riders

Results

Heat details

Intermediate Classification

See also

References