Andrew Appleton
 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 | World Longtrack Team Champion |
| 2023 | World Longtrack Team bronze |
Andrew Appleton (born 18 June 1982) is an English motorcycle racer.[1]
Career
[edit]Appleton competes in grasstrack,[2] longtrack and speedway.
Speedway
[edit]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]
Longtrack
[edit]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]
Grasstrack
[edit]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)
Major results
[edit]Longtrack
[edit]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
Grasstrack
[edit]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
References
[edit]- ^ "Ultimtae rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Andrew Appleton – Grasstrack GB".
- ^ "Speedway: Wasps class of '99 are reunited". Wales Online. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "2001 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "Lemon squeezed out from the Cheetahs". Bicester Review. 5 January 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hall wins World Long Track Championship with GB". The Southern Reporter. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "World Longtrack Championship". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "World Team Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "FIM Team World Long Track Championship". ACU. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "24 September 2023 in Roden". Bahn Sport (In Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2023.