2015 Elite League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Elite League Champions Poole Pirates Elite Shield Poole Pirates Riders' Championship Jason Doyle Knockout Cup not held Jason Doyle 2015 Premier League2015 National League 2014 2016 The 2015 Elite League speedway season was the 81st season of the top division of UK speedway and the nineteenth season of the Elite League that took place between March and October 2015. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions after winning their second consecutive title in 2014.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archivehttp://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2015.php 2015 league tables Speedway GB thumb|right|300px|League champions Poole Pirates Summary Both the Birmingham Brummies and the Eastbourne Eagles elected to ride in the National League in 2015, meaning the Elite League featured just 8 teams as opposed to the 10 teams that started the 2014 season. The Poole Pirates won the Elite League for a record third successive year, beating the Belle Vue Aces in the two-legged Grand Final. The Aces – in their first Grand Final since 2005 – hosted the first leg at Kirkmanshulme Lane, and at one point trailed by 13 points. However, a tactical ridehttp://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/other-sport/speedway/belle-vue-46-poole-pirates-10153649 Belle Vue 46 Poole Pirates 46: Aces stage stirring fightback in Grand Final first leg Hayley Bromley 28 September 2015 13 December 2015 Manchester Evening News Trinity Mirror (offering double points) from Matej Žagar started their comeback,http://www.skysports.com/speedway/news/12268/10010614/belle-vue-aces-earn-first-leg-draw-against-poole-pirates-in-elite-league-grand-final Belle Vue Aces earn first-leg draw against Poole Pirates in Elite League Grand Final 29 September 2015 13 December 2015 Sky Sports BSkyB and despite trailing by 10 with 3 heats to go, the Aces managed to secure a 46–46 draw.http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/13789576.Speedway__Poole_Pirates_drop_chunky_lead_but_still_draw_first_blood_at_Belle_Vue/ Poole Pirates drop chunky lead but still draw first blood at Belle Vue Andy Mitchell 28 September 2015 13 December 2015 Bournemouth Daily Echo Newsquest At Poole Stadium, the Pirates repeated their fast start and the Aces could not gain the lead at any point during the meeting; in the penultimate heat, Kacper Gomólski sealed the title for Poole, the Pirates ultimately winning 92–90 on aggregate.http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/other-sport/speedway/belle-vue-aces-elite-league-10170090 Belle Vue Aces' Elite League title dream sunk by Poole Pirates in Grand Final Hayley Bromley 30 September 2015 13 December 2015 Manchester Evening News Trinity Mirror As well as winning the overall championship, the Pirates finished the regular season with the most points for the second season in succession, while the team also won the Elite Shield at the start of the season, defeating the King's Lynn Stars 96–85 on aggregate.http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/11883908.Speedway__Poole_Pirates_retain_Elite_Shield_at_King_s_Lynn/ Poole Pirates retain Elite Shield at King's Lynn Stars Ned Payne 27 March 2015 13 December 2015 Bournemouth Daily Echo Newsquest The Elite League Riders' Championship was won by Australian rider Jason Doyle, a member of the Leicester Lions team.http://www.skysports.com/speedway/news/12268/9771567/speedway-jason-doyle-win-elite-league-riders8217-championship Jason Doyle wins Elite League Riders' Championship 22 March 2015 13 December 2015 Sky Sports BSkyB Regulation changes At the annual Elite League AGM, which was held in November 2014, it was announced that the points limit for the top 5 members of the teams would be raised from 32 to 34. It was also decided that the fixture list for 2015 would be compiled in a matter which was described as "sympathetic" to riders competing in the Grand Prix series, with no fixtures to be ridden in the week prior to a Grand Prix. The effect of this was to potentially result in more of the top riders in World Speedway returning to race in the Elite League in the future.http://www.speedwaygb.co/news.php?extend.27764 British Speedway AGM Statement 16 November 2014 2 January 2015 Speedway GB British Speedway Promoters' Association However, there was a visa issue for non-EU riders, meaning that many American and Australian riders were unable to race in the Elite League, unless the issue was resolved.http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/3924/british-speedway-in-visa-crisis https://web.archive.org/web/20150201012546/http://www.speedwaygp.com/news/article/3924/british-speedway-in-visa-crisis usurped 1 February 2015 BRITISH SPEEDWAY IN VISA CRISIS SpeedwayGP.com 22 January 2015 28 January 2015 Teams England right 300 Locations of the 2015 Elite League teams England 53.4667 -2.2333 Belle Vue right England 52.4081 -1.5106 Coventry right England 52.7543 -0.3976 King's Lynn right England 51.4750 0.2828 Lakeside left England 52.6333 -1.1333 Leicester top England 50.7167 -1.9833 Poole right England 51.5600 -1.7800 Swindon left England 52.5833 -2.1333 Wolves left Personnel and stadia Team Team Manager Captain Stadium Belle Vue Lemon, Mark AUS Mark Lemon Nicholls, Scott ENG Scott Nicholls Kirkmanshulme Lane Coventry Havelock, Gary ENG Gary Havelock Harris, Chris ENG Chris Harris Brandon Stadium King's Lynn Lyon, Rob ENG Rob Lyon Schlein, Rory AUS Rory Schlein Norfolk Arena Lakeside Vatcher, Neil ENG Neil Vatcher Jonsson, Andreas SWE Andreas Jonsson Arena Essex Raceway Leicester Allan, Norrie SCO Norrie Allan Doyle, Jason AUS Jason Doyle Beaumont Park Stadium Poole Middleditch, Neil ENG Neil Middleditch Janowski, Maciej POL Maciej Janowski Wimborne Road Stadium Swindon Rossiter, Alun ENG Alun Rossiter Batchelor, Troy AUS Troy Batchelor Abbey Stadium Wolverhampton Adams, Peter ENG Peter Adams Karlsson, Peter SWE Peter Karlsson Monmore Green Stadium Results Teams faced each other four times: twice home and away. The first of the home and away meetings were called the 'A' fixtures, and the second were the 'B' fixtures. 'A' Fixtures main FBR grey BV COV KL LH LEI PP SWI WOL Belle Vue Aces 39–51 52–38 52–37 55–37 49–44 46–44 54–39 Coventry Bees 48–42 57–33 39–24 51–39 41–48 36–55 50–42 King's Lynn Stars 50–43 49–41 58–34 51–39 48–45 53–40 50–40 Lakeside Hammers 44–46 42–47 51–39 59–31 44–48 62–28 44–46 Leicester Lions 50–40 42–51 34–50 51–42 43–47 52–38 53–37 Poole Pirates 45–45 41–50 58–34 53–39 52–38 54–36 55–35 Swindon Robins 48–42 47–43 55–37 47–43 50–40 33–47 53–40 Wolverhampton Wolves 49–41 48–42 40–50 52–38 49–43 55–38 39–51 complete http://www.speedwaygb.co/results BRITISH SPEEDWAY – RESULTS & SCORERS Speedway GP 4 April 2015 'B' Fixtures main FBR grey BV COV KL LH LEI PP SWI WOL Belle Vue Aces 45–45 55–35 52–41 53–37 53–39 48–42 57–33 Coventry Bees 47–43 48–42 52–38 54–36 54–36 47–43 60–32 King's Lynn Stars 49–41 48–42 63–29 44–46 47–46 51–39 56–37 Lakeside Hammers 51–42 45–45 50–39 57–35 40–50 43–50 57–34 Leicester Lions 52–40 42–48 44–46 39–51 38–52 49–42 48–42 Poole Pirates 53–40 53–37 62–30 60–30 64–29 45–45 60–33 Swindon Robins 39–53 49–31 53–39 50–39 51–39 50–42 60–32 Wolverhampton Wolves 36–57 40–50 49–41 60–33 44–46 47–46 38–52 complete Final league table http://www.speedwaygb.co/eliteleaguetable15 Elite League SpeedwayGB 13 December 2015 Pos. Position Club M Matches Home Away F Race points for A Race points against +/− Plus/minus Pts Total points W Home win; three points awarded D Home draw; one point awarded L Home loss; no points awarded 4W Away win by more than seven points; four points awarded 3W Away win by less than seven points; three points awarded D Away draw; two points awarded 1L Away loss by less than seven points; one point awarded L Away loss by more than seven points; no points awarded 1 Poole Pirates (Q) 28 11 2 1 5 2 0 4 3 1383 1131 +252 65 2 Coventry Bees (Q) 28 11 0 3 4 2 2 2 4 1278 1189 +89 61 3 Swindon Robins (Q) 28 12 0 2 4 0 1 3 6 1290 1240 +50 57 4 Belle Vue Aces (Q) 28 12 1 1 2 1 1 3 7 1325 1223 +102 53 5 King's Lynn Stars 28 13 0 1 2 1 0 1 10 1276 1263 +13 51 6 Leicester Lions 28 7 0 7 0 2 0 1 11 1172 1360 −188 28 7 Wolverhampton Wolves 28 8 0 6 0 1 0 1 12 1168 1385 −217 28 8 Lakeside Hammers 28 7 1 6 1 0 0 1 12 1207 1308 −101 27 Play-offs Draw Semi-finals Grand final 4 Belle Vue Aces 50 47 97 3 Swindon Robins 36 43 79 2 Coventry Bees 45 31 76 1 Poole Pirates 45 58 103 4 Belle Vue Aces 46 44 90 1 Poole Pirates 46 46 92 Semi-finals 14 September 2015 Belle Vue Aces 50 36 Report Swindon Robins Kirkmanshulme Lane Peter Clarke 18 September 2015 Coventry Bees 45 45 Report Poole Pirates Brandon Stadium Chris Durno 21 September 2015 Swindon Robins 43 47 Report Belle Vue Aces Abbey Stadium Mick Posselwhite 21 September 2015 Poole Pirates 58 31 Report Coventry Bees Poole Stadium Jim Lawrence Grand Final 28 September 2015 Belle Vue AcesŽagar 14Cook 12Nicholls 8Grajczonek 5Fricke 4Worrall 2Nielsen 1 46 46 Report Poole PiratesHolder 10Starke 9Newman 9North 7Watt 5Janowski 4Gomolski 2 Kirkmanshulme Lane Graham Flint 30 September 2015 Poole PiratesJanowski 11Newman 7Watt 7Gomolski 7North 6Holder 4Starke 4 46 44 Report Belle Vue AcesCook 13Nicholls 10Žagar 5Grajczonek 5Fricke 4Nielsen 4Worrall 3 Poole Stadium Mick Bates Riders' Championship Jason Doyle won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Beaumont Park Stadium on 1 March.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/7618/2015-elite-league-riders-championship Elite League Riders' Championship WWOS Backup 9 June 2023https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/speedway/11871918.speedway-live-elite-league-riders-championship/ SPEEDWAY LIVE: Elite League Riders Championship Swindon Advertiser 9 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 AUS Jason Doyle 2 3 3 2 2 12332 DEN Niels Kristian Iversen 3 3 2 1 3 12x23 POL Maciej Janowski 1 3 3 3 3 13x14 AUS Troy Batchelor 1 3 2 0 39205 ENG Scott Nicholls 1 1 3 3 21016 DEN Hans Andersen 3 1 3 0 31007 POL Szymon Woźniak 2 2 1 3 098 SWE Freddie Lindgren 3 2 2 0 189 AUS Chris Holder 2 2 2 1 1810 SVN Matej Žagar 3 1 ret 1 2711 DEN Bjarne Pedersen 1 2 ret 2 1612 DEN Kenneth Bjerre 2 1 1 2 ret613 AUS Nick Morris exc 0 1 3 1514 ENG Richard Lawson 0 0 0 2 2415 DEN Mikkel Bech 0 0 0 1 ret116 ENG Chris Harris 0 ret017 ENG Josh Auty (res) 0 f/exc018 ENG Josh Bates (res)ret 00 f=fell, exc=excluded, ret=retired ef=engine failure t-touched tapes Final leading averages Rider Team Average AUS Jason Doyle Leicester 9.39 POL Maciej Janowski Poole 9.38 DEN Niels Kristian Iversen Kings Lynn 9.09 ENG Kyle Newman Poole 8.41 SWE Andreas Jonsson Lakeside 8.40 ENG Chris Harris Coventry 8.34 AUS Rory Schlein King's Lynn 8.15 ENG Jason Garrity Coventry 8.09 SVN Matej Žagar Belle Vue 8.03 ENG Scott Nicholls Belle Vue 7.92 Riders & final averages Unless otherwise stated, all listed riders were declared at the start of the 2015 Elite League season.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/el15_issue_1.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 1 27 March 2015 16 April 2015 Elite League Speedway GB Belle Vue 22em SLO Matej Žagar 8.03 ENG Scott Nicholls 7.92 ENG Craig Cook 7.86 ENG Steve Worrall 6.98 AUS Josh Grajczonek 6.64 SteGra "N" AUS Max Fricke 6.52 ENG Stefan Nielsen 4.93 ENG Simon Stead 4.53 Josh Grajczonek replaced Simon Stead for the seventh declaration of the season.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/el15_issue_7.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 7 7 May 2015 12 July 2015 Elite League Speedway GB SteGra "N" Coventry 22em ENG Chris Harris 8.34 ENG Jason Garrity 8.09 FIN Joonas Kylmäkorpi 7.45 DEN Hans N. Andersen 7.29 ENG Danny King 6.84 ENG Stuart Robson 5.64 Kyle Howarth replaced Stuart Robson for the twenty-second declaration of the season.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/e15_issue_22.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 22 27 August 2015 13 December 2015 Elite League Speedway GB RobHow "N" ENG James Sarjeant 5.23 ENG Kyle Howarth 4.36 RobHow "N" King's Lynn 22em DEN Niels Kristian Iversen 9.09 AUS Rory Schlein 8.15 Václav Milík, Jr. replaced Rory Schlein for the thirteenth declaration of the season.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/e15_issue_13.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 13 18 June 2015 12 July 2015 Elite League Speedway GB SchMil "N" ENG Robert Lambert 7.65 ENG Lewis Kerr 7.15 DEN Kenneth Bjerre 6.24 DEN Nicklas Porsing 5.23 CZE Václav Milík, Jr. 5.14 SchMil "N" ENG Ashley Morris 4.21 Lakeside 22em SWE Andreas Jonsson 8.40 SWE Kim Nilsson 7.24 DEN Mikkel Bech 7.16 ENG Ashley Birks 7.13 Steve Boxall replaced Ashley Birks for the third declaration of the season.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/el15_issue_3.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 3 17 April 2015 12 July 2015 Elite League Speedway GB This change was reverted for the fourth declaration.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/el15_issue_4.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 4 20 April 2015 12 July 2015 Elite League Speedway GB Boxall again replaced Birks for the seventh declaration, with Birks returning for the thirteenth declaration. BirBox "N" ENG Edward Kennett 6.63 ENG Richard Lawson 6.63 ENG Adam Ellis 4.89 Leicester 22em AUS Jason Doyle 9.39 ENG Josh Auty 7.29 AUS Sam Masters 6.50 PedMas "N" POL Grzegorz Walasek 6.49 POL Szymon Woźniak 5.97 DEN Bjarne Pedersen 4.20 Sam Masters replaced Bjarne Pedersen for the eleventh declaration of the season.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/e15_issue_11.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 11 26 May 2015 12 July 2015 Elite League Speedway GB PedMas "N" POL Piotr Świderski 4.47 Piotr Świderski replaced Lewis Bridger for the fifteenth declaration of the season.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/e15_issue_15.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 15 24 June 2015 12 July 2015 Elite League Speedway GB BriSwi "N" ENG Simon Lambert 3.69 Poole 22em POL Maciej Janowski 9.38 ENG Kyle Newman 8.41 AUS Chris Holder 7.86 AUS Davey Watt 7.57 Josh Grajczonek replaced Davey Watt for the second declaration of the season.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/el15_issue_2.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 2 2 April 2015 16 April 2015 Elite League Speedway GB Watt returned for the sixth declaration.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/el15_issue_6.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 6 1 May 2015 12 July 2015 Elite League Speedway GB WatGra "N" AUS Josh Grajczonek 7.25 WatGra "N" POL Kacper Gomólski 6.72 AUS Dakota North 6.70 ENG Paul Starke 5.34 Swindon 22em AUS Darcy Ward 10.40 (10 matches only) MieWar "N"Peter Kildemand replaced Ward for the twenty-second declaration of the season. WarKil "N" POL Adrian Miedziński 8.21 (2 matches only) Peter Kildemand replaced Adrian Miedziński for the sixth declaration of the season. Miedziński returned for the twelfth declaration,http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/e15_issue_12.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 12 1 June 2015 12 July 2015 Elite League Speedway GB but this change was reverted for the thirteenth declaration. Miedziński again returned for the fifteenth declaration.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/e15_issue_15.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 15 24 June 2015 12 July 2015 Elite League Speedway GB MieKil "N"Darcy Ward replaced Adrian Miedziński for the seventeenth declaration of the season.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/e15_issue_17.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 17 10 July 2015 12 July 2015 Elite League Speedway GB MieWar "N" DNK Peter Kildemand 7.88 MieKil "N"WarKil "N" POL Grzegorz Zengota 7.70 AUS Troy Batchelor 7.55 AUS Nick Morris 7.42 AUS Aaron Summers 7.24 SumKrc "N" ENG Charles Wright 6.63 ENG Kyle Howarth 6.38 Eduard Krčmář replaced Kyle Howarth for the seventeenth declaration of the season. HowKrc "N" ENG Lewis Rose 3.73 CZE Eduard Krčmář 2.50 HowKrc "N"Aaron Summers replaced Eduard Krčmář for the twentieth declaration of the season.http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/e15_issue_20.pdf PDF 2015 Elite League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 20 17 August 2015 19 August 2015 Elite League Speedway GB SumKrc "N" Wolverhampton 22em SWE Peter Karlsson 7.16 SWE Fredrik Lindgren 7.13 USA Ricky Wells 6.58 ENG Lewis Blackbird 6.37 SWE Jacob Thorssell 5.97 POL Tobiasz Musielak 5.11 ENG Josh Bates 4.34 Notes "N" See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions References Category:SGB Premiership Elite League Speedway Elite