Andrew Appleton
| File:Andrew Appleton 2007 grasstrack speedway.jpg Appleton in 2007 | |
| Born | 18 June 1982 Reading, England |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1998–2000 | Newport Wasps |
| 1998 | Arena Essex Hammers |
| 1998 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| 2000 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 2000 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 2000–2002 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 2000–2005 | Reading Bulldogs |
| 2002 | Coventry Bees |
| 2003 | Poole Pirates |
| 2004 | Peterborough Panthers |
| Individual honours | |
| 2002 | New Zealand Speedway Champion |
| 2010 | European Grasstrack Champion |
| 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014 | British Masters Grasstrack Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2015, 2025 | World Longtrack Team champion |
| 2023 | World Longtrack Team bronze |
Andrew Appleton (born 18 June 1982) is an English motorcycle racer.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Appleton competes in grasstrack,[2] longtrack and speedway.
Appleton's first full season in the British leagues was when he rode for Newport Wasps during the 1999 Premier League speedway season. The Welsh team enjoyed a good season finishing runner-up to Sheffield Tigers.[3]
He was part of the Oxford Cheetahs title winning team during the 2001 Elite League speedway season.[4][5]
His biggest solo honour on grasstrack was his gold medal success in the European Grasstrack Championship in 2010 and the winning Grand Prix in Eenrum the same year, along with four British Masters championship titles (2007, 2010, 2011, 2014).
In 2015, Appleton was part of the British team with Richard Hall, Glen Phillips and James Shanes that won the world championship gold medal at the 2015 Team Long Track World Championship.[6] It was the first time that Britain had won the event.[7][8][9]
In 2023, he was part of the British longtrack team, along with Chris Harris and Zach Wajtknecht, that won the bronze medal at the 2023 Team Long Track World Championship.[10]
In 2025, he was a member of the Great Britain team that won the longtrack world championships (2025 FIM Long Track of Nations).[11][12]
Major results
[edit | edit source]Longtrack
[edit | edit source]World Individual Championship
- 2003 4 app (18th) 18pts
- 2004 5 app (6th) 59pts
- 2005 4 app (10th) 34pts
- 2006 2 app (16th) 12pts
- 2007 3 app (5th) 41pts
- 2008 4 app (4th) 62pts
- 2009 4 app (14th) 37pts
- 2010 4 app (6th) 102pts
- 2011 6 app (15th) 48pts
- 2012 4 app (12th) 53pts
- 2014 4 app (13th) 28pts
- 2015 4 app (15th) 21pts
- 2016 4 app (13th) 28pts
Best Grand-Prix results
- Netherlands Eenrum First 2010
- Finland Forssa Second 2011
- Czech Republic Mariánské Lázně Second 2010
- France Morizès Third 2008
- Germany Vechta Second 2008
World Team Championship
- 2007 - France Morizès (with Paul Hurry, Glen Phillips & Mitch Godden) Second
- 2009 - Netherlands Eenrum (with Paul Hurry, Glen Phillips & Richard Hall) Fourth
- 2010 - France Morizès (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & Chris Mills) Fourth
- 2011 - Germany Scheeßel (with Paul Cooper, Glen Phillips & Mitch Godden) Third
- 2013 - England Folkestone (with Richard Hall, Glen Phillips & Paul Cooper) Third
- 2014 - Finland Forssa (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & David Howe) Fifth
- 2015 - Germany Muhldorf (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & James Shanes) champions
- 2016 - Czech Republic Mariánské Lázně (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & James Shanes) 4th
- 2017 - Netherlands Roden (with Edward Kennett, Richard Hall & James Shanes) 6th
- 2023 - Netherlands Roden (with Chris Harris, Zach Wajtknecht) 3rd
- 2024 - France Morizès (with Chris Harris, Zach Wajtknecht, Edward Kennett) 3rd
- 2025 - Germany Vechta (with Chris Harris, Zach Wajtknecht) champions
Grasstrack
[edit | edit source]European Championship
- 2003 France La Réole (13th) 7pts
- 2004 Netherlands Eenrum (6th) 12pts
- 2005 Germany Schwarme (Third) 12pts
- 2006 France La Réole (6th) 18pts
- 2007 England Folkestone (Third) 20pts
- 2008 Semi-final
- 2009 Germany Berghaupten (16th) 6pts
- 2010 France La Réole (Champion) 18pts
- 2011 England Skegness (Third) 15pts
- 2012 Semi-final
- 2013 Semi-final
- 2014 France Saint-Macaire (8th) 12pts
- 2015 Netherlands Staphorst (6th) 12pts
- 2016 England Folkestone (Third) 15pts
- 2017 Germany Hertingen (Second) 16pts
- 2023 Germany Werlte (third) 15pts
British Masters
Podium Finishes
- 2002 England Skegness Third
- 2004 England Skegness Second
- 2006 England Wadebridge Champion
- 2009 England Blackwater Third
- 2010 England Folkestone Champion
- 2011 England Folkestone Champion
- 2013 England Wimborne Second
- 2014 England Folkestone Champion
- 2015 England Wimborne Second
- 2018 England Cheshire Third
References
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