Andrew Appleton (born 18 June 1982) is an English motorcycle racer.[1]
 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 |
Career
editAppleton competes in grasstrack,[2] longtrack and speedway.
Speedway
editAppleton'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
editIn 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
editHis 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
editLongtrack
editWorld 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
editEuropean 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.