▁but ▁suffered ▁an ▁injury ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁heat ▁during ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁round ▁in ▁Poland ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁eventually ▁finished ▁fifth , ▁behind ▁Australian ▁compat ri ot ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁world ▁champion ▁Chris ▁H older , ▁who ▁won ▁his ▁home ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁( his ▁first ▁S GP ▁win ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁to ▁move ▁in ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁stand ings . ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁lifted ▁Han cock ▁to ▁sixth ▁on ▁the ▁all - time ▁list , ▁joining ▁Ivan ▁Mau ger ▁and ▁Tony ▁Rick ard sson ▁( 6 ▁each ), ▁O ve ▁Fund in ▁( 5 ) ▁and ▁Barry ▁Brig gs ▁and ▁Hans ▁N iel sen ▁( 4 ▁each ) ▁as ▁rid ers ▁to ▁win ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁individual ▁world ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 5 ▁permanent ▁rid ers , ▁joined ▁at ▁each ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁by ▁one ▁wild ▁card ▁and ▁two ▁track ▁res erves . ▁ ▁The ▁top ▁eight ▁rid ers ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁championship ▁qualified ▁automatically . ▁Those ▁rid ers ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁three ▁rid ers ▁who ▁qualified ▁via ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Challenge . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁four ▁rid ers ▁were ▁nominated ▁by ▁series ▁prom ot ers , ▁Ben field ▁Sports ▁International , ▁following ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season . ▁ ▁Qual ified ▁rid ers ▁ ▁Qual ified ▁subst it utes ▁▁ ▁The ▁following