Andrew Appleton

Andrew Appleton (born 18 June 1982) 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 (2007, 2010, 2011, 2014).

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 (2025 FIM Long Track of Nations).

Major results Longtrack

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) champions 2016 - Mariánské Lázně (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & James Shanes) 4th 2017 - Roden (with Edward Kennett, Richard Hall & James Shanes) 6th 2023 - Roden (with Chris Harris, Zach Wajtknecht) 3rd 2024 - Morizès (with Chris Harris, Zach Wajtknecht, Edward Kennett) 3rd 2025 - Vechta (with Chris Harris, Zach Wajtknecht) champions

Grasstrack 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