2015 Speedway European Championship
| 2015 Speedway European Championship | |
|---|---|
| Season details | |
| Dates | 20 June – 19 September |
| Events | 4 |
| Cities | 4 |
| Countries | 3 |
| Riders | 15 permanents 1 wild card(s) 2 track reserves |
| Heats | (in 4 events) |
| Winners | |
| Champion | File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS Emil Sayfutdinov |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Denmark.svg DEN Nicki Pedersen |
| 3rd place | File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE Antonio Lindbäck |
The 2015 Speedway European Championship season was the third season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 15th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the third series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland.
The championship was won by Russia's Emil Sayfutdinov for the second season in succession.[1] The Russian finished three points ahead of Danish rider Nicki Pedersen. Third place went to Antonio Lindbäck, who was another four points behind Pedersen. Janusz Kołodziej and Martin Vaculík secured the final two qualifying spots for the 2016 season by finishing fourth and fifth respectively.
Qualification
[edit | edit source]For the 2015 season, 15 permanent riders were joined at each SEC Final by one wild card and two track reserves.
Defending champion, Emil Sayfutdinov from Russia was automatically invited to participate in all final events. Peter Kildemand, Nicki Pedersen, Martin Vaculík and Janusz Kołodziej secured their participation in all final events thanks to being in the top five of the general classification in the 2014 season.
Tomasz Gollob,[2] Antonio Lindbäck and Martin Smolinski received and accepted a wild card to compete in the 2015 Speedway European Championships.[3]
Qualified riders
[edit | edit source]| # | Riders | 2014 place | SEC Ch place | Appearance | Previous appearances in series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Russia Emil Sayfutdinov | 1 | 3rd | 2014 | |
| 25 | Denmark Peter Kildemand | 2 | 2nd | 2014 | |
| 3 | Denmark Nicki Pedersen | 3 | 3rd | 2014 | |
| 54 | Slovakia Martin Vaculík | 4 | 3rd | 2014 | |
| 27 | Poland Janusz Kołodziej | 5 | 2nd | 2014 | |
| 20 | Poland Tomasz Gollob | 9 | 3rd | 2014 | |
| 84 | Germany Martin Smolinski | 16 | 2nd | 2014 | |
| 85 | Sweden Antonio Lindbäck | – | 1st | ||
| 222 | Russia Artem Laguta | – | 1 | 2nd | 2013 |
| 34 | Denmark Hans N. Andersen | – | 2 | 2nd | 2013 |
| 79 | Poland Tomasz Jędrzejak | – | 3 | 1st | |
| 151 | Poland Piotr Protasiewicz | – | 4 | 1st | |
| 13 | Czech Republic Václav Milík | – | 5 | 1st | |
| 7 | Russia Grigory Laguta | 12 | 6 | 3rd | 2014 |
| 59 | Poland Przemysław Pawlicki | – | 7 | 1st |
Calendar
[edit | edit source]Qualification
[edit | edit source]The calendar for qualification consisted of 3 Semifinal events and one SEC Challenge event.
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal 1 | 1 May | Hungary Debrecen, Hungary
Speedway Stadium |
Poland Piotr Protasiewicz | Poland Tomasz Jędrzejak | Denmark Leon Madsen | Czech Republic Václav Milík | results |
| Semifinal 2 | 16 May | Latvia Daugavpils, Latvia
Spīdveja Centrs |
Poland Piotr Pawlicki Jr. | Denmark Hans N. Andersen | Russia Grigory Laguta | Latvia Andžejs Ļebedevs | results |
| Semifinal 3 | 16 May | France Lamothe-Landerron, [[]]
Speedway Stadium |
Russia Artem Laguta | Denmark Jesper B. Monberg | Sweden Linus Sundström | Poland Krzysztof Jabłoński | results |
| SEC Challenge | 5 June | Poland Toruń, Poland | Russia Artem Laguta | Denmark Hans N. Andersen | Poland Tomasz Jędrzejak | Poland Piotr Protasiewicz | results |
Championship Series
[edit | edit source]A four-event calendar was scheduled for the final series,[4] with events in Poland, Germany and Sweden.
| Round | Date | City and venue | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd placed | 4th placed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June | Poland Toruń, Poland | Denmark Nicki Pedersen | Poland Paweł Przedpełski | Russia Emil Sayfutdinov | Sweden Antonio Lindbäck | results |
| 2 | 11 July | Germany Landshut, Germany
Onesolar Arena |
Russia Emil Sayfutdinov | Denmark Nicki Pedersen | Sweden Antonio Lindbäck | Poland Tomasz Gollob | results |
| 3 | 15 August | Sweden Kumla, Sweden
ICA Maxi Arena |
Russia Emil Sayfutdinov | Russia Grigory Laguta | Denmark Nicki Pedersen | Sweden Antonio Lindbäck | results |
| 4 | 19 September | Poland Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Stadion Miejski |
Denmark Nicki Pedersen | Poland Janusz Kołodziej | Sweden Antonio Lindbäck | Poland Przemysław Pawlicki | results |
Classification
[edit | edit source]| 2015 Speedway European Champion |
|---|
| Russia Emil Sayfutdinov Second title |
See also
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