Andrew Appleton
Andrew Appleton is an English motorcycle racer.
Career
Appleton competes in grasstrack, 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.
He was part of the Oxford Cheetahs title winning team during the 2001 Elite League speedway season.
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.
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. It was the first time that Britain had won the event.
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.
In 2025, he was a member of the Great Britain team that won the longtrack world championships.
Major results
Longtrack
World Individual Championship- 2003 4 app 18pts
- 2004 5 app 59pts
- 2005 4 app 34pts
- 2006 2 app 12pts
- 2007 3 app 41pts
- 2008 4 app 62pts
- 2009 4 app 37pts
- 2010 4 app 102pts
- 2011 6 app 48pts
- 2012 4 app 53pts
- 2014 4 app 28pts
- 2015 4 app 21pts
- 2016 4 app 28pts
- Eenrum First 2010
- Forssa Second 2011
- Mariánské Lázně Second 2010
- Morizès Third 2008
- Vechta Second 2008
- 2007 - Morizès Second
- 2009 - Eenrum Fourth
- 2010 - Morizès Fourth
- 2011 - Scheeßel Third
- 2013 - Folkestone Third
- 2014 - Forssa Fifth
- 2015 - Muhldorf champions
- 2016 - Mariánské Lázně 4th
- 2017 - Roden 6th
- 2023 - Roden 3rd
- 2024 - Morizès 3rd
- 2025 - Vechta '''champions'''
Grasstrack
- 2003 La Réole 7pts
- 2004 Eenrum 12pts
- 2005 Schwarme 12pts
- 2006 La Réole 18pts
- 2007 Folkestone 20pts
- 2008 Semi-final
- 2009 Berghaupten 6pts
- 2010 La Réole 18pts
- 2011 Skegness 15pts
- 2012 Semi-final
- 2013 Semi-final
- 2014 Saint-Macaire 12pts
- 2015 Staphorst 12pts
- 2016 Folkestone 15pts
- 2017 Hertingen 16pts
- 2023 Werlte 15pts
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