Andrew Appleton

Andrew Appleton

Appleton in 2007
Born	(1982-06-18) 18 June 1982 (age 42) 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	World Longtrack Team Champion
2023	World Longtrack Team bronze

Andrew Appleton (born 18 June 1982) is an English motorcycle racer.^[1]

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]

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]

His biggest solo honour to date was his Gold medal success in the European Grasstrack Championship in 2010 and the winning Grand Prix in Eenrum the same year, along with 4 time British Master championships titles (2007, 2010,1011,2014)

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

• Eenrum First 2010
• Forssa Second 2011
• Mariánské Lázně Second 2010
• Morizès Third 2008
• Vechta Second 2008

World Team Championship

• 2007 - Morizès (with Paul Hurry, Glen Phillips & Mitch Godden) Second
• 2009 - Eenrum (with Paul Hurry, Glen Phillips & Richard Hall) Fourth
• 2010 - Morizès (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & Chris Mills) Fourth
• 2011 - Scheeßel (with Paul Cooper, Glen Phillips & Mitch Godden) Third
• 2013 - Folkestone (with Richard Hall, Glen Phillips & Paul Cooper) Third
• 2014 - Forssa (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & David Howe) Fifth
• 2015 - Muhldorf (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & James Shanes) First
• 2016 - Mariánské Lázně (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & James Shanes) 4th
• 2017 - Roden (with Edward Kennett, Richard Hall & James Shanes) 6th

European Championship

• 2003 La Réole (13th) 7pts
• 2004 Eenrum (6th) 12pts
• 2005 Schwarme (Third) 12pts
• 2006 La Réole (6th) 18pts
• 2007 Folkestone (Third) 20pts
• 2008 Semi-final
• 2009 Berghaupten (16th) 6pts
• 2010 La Réole (Champion) 18pts
• 2011 Skegness (Third) 15pts
• 2012 Semi-final
• 2013 Semi-final
• 2014 Saint-Macaire (8th) 12pts
• 2015 Staphorst (6th) 12pts
• 2016 Folkestone (Third) 15pts
• 2017 Hertingen (Second) 16pts
• 2023 Werlte (third) 15pts

British Masters

Podium Finishes

• 2002 Skegness Third
• 2004 Skegness Second
• 2006 Wadebridge Champion
• 2009 Blackwater Third
• 2010 Folkestone Champion
• 2011 Folkestone Champion
• 2013 Wimborne Second
• 2014 Folkestone Champion
• 2015 Wimborne Second
• 2018 Cheshire Third