![]() Appleton in 2007 | |
Born | Reading, England | 18 June 1982
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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
Best Grand-Prix results
World Team Championship
European Championship
British Masters
Podium Finishes