# Andrew Appleton > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrew_Appleton > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrew_Appleton.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Appleton > Source revision: 1347213199 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British motorcycle racer Andrew Appleton Appleton in 2007 Born (1982-06-18) 18 June 1982 (age 44) Reading, England Nationality British (English) Career history Great Britain 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 Sweden 2001 Getingarna 2003 Lejonen Individual honours 2002 New Zealand Speedway Champion 2010 European Grasstrack Champion 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014 British Masters Grasstrack Champion Team honours 2015, 2025 World Longtrack Team champion 2023 World Longtrack Team bronze **Andrew Appleton** (born 18 June 1982) is an English [motorcycle racer](/source/Motorcycle_racing).[1] ## Career Appleton competes in [grasstrack](/source/Grasstrack),[2] [longtrack](/source/Long_track_motorcycle_racing) and [speedway](/source/Motorcycle_speedway). Appleton's first full season in the British leagues was when he rode for [Newport Wasps](/source/Newport_Wasps) during the [1999 Premier League speedway season](/source/1999_Premier_League_speedway_season). The Welsh team enjoyed a good season finishing runner-up to [Sheffield Tigers](/source/Sheffield_Tigers).[3] He was part of the [Oxford Cheetahs](/source/Oxford_Cheetahs) title winning team during the [2001 Elite League speedway season](/source/2001_Elite_League_speedway_season).[4][5] His biggest solo honour on grasstrack was his gold medal success in the [European Grasstrack Championship](/source/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](/source/Richard_Hall_(speedway_rider)), [Glen Phillips](/source/Glen_Phillips_(speedway_rider)) and [James Shanes](/source/James_Shanes) that won the world championship gold medal at the [2015 Team Long Track World Championship](/source/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](/source/Chris_Harris_(speedway_rider)) and [Zach Wajtknecht](/source/Zach_Wajtknecht), that won the bronze medal at the [2023 Team Long Track World Championship](/source/2023_Team_Long_Track_World_Championship).[10] In 2025, he was a member of the Great Britain team that won the longtrack world championships ([2025 FIM Long Track of Nations](/source/2025_FIM_Long_Track_of_Nations)).[11][12] ## 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](/source/Eenrum) First 2010 - [Forssa](/source/Forssa) Second 2011 - [Mariánské Lázně](/source/Mari%C3%A1nsk%C3%A9_L%C3%A1zn%C4%9B) Second 2010 - [Morizès](/source/Moriz%C3%A8s) Third 2008 - [Vechta](/source/Vechta) Second 2008 **World Team Championship** - 2007 - Morizès (with [Paul Hurry](/source/Paul_Hurry), [Glen Phillips](/source/Glen_Phillips_(speedway_rider)) & [Mitch Godden](/source/Mitchel_Godden)) Second - 2009 - Eenrum (with [Paul Hurry](/source/Paul_Hurry), [Glen Phillips](/source/Glen_Phillips_(speedway_rider)) & [Richard Hall](/source/Richard_Hall_(speedway_rider))) Fourth - 2010 - Morizès (with [Glen Phillips](/source/Glen_Phillips_(speedway_rider)), [Richard Hall](/source/Richard_Hall_(speedway_rider)) & Chris Mills) Fourth - 2011 - Scheeßel (with [Paul Cooper](/source/Paul_Cooper_(speedway_rider)), [Glen Phillips](/source/Glen_Phillips_(speedway_rider)) & [Mitch Godden](/source/Mitchel_Godden)) Third - 2013 - Folkestone (with [Richard Hall](/source/Richard_Hall_(speedway_rider)), [Glen Phillips](/source/Glen_Phillips_(speedway_rider)) & [Paul Cooper](/source/Paul_Cooper_(speedway_rider))) Third - 2014 - Forssa (with [Glen Phillips](/source/Glen_Phillips_(speedway_rider)), [Richard Hall](/source/Richard_Hall_(speedway_rider)) & [David Howe](/source/David_Howe_(speedway_rider))) Fifth - 2015 - Muhldorf (with [Glen Phillips](/source/Glen_Phillips_(speedway_rider)), [Richard Hall](/source/Richard_Hall_(speedway_rider)) & [James Shanes](/source/James_Shanes)) **champions** - 2016 - Mariánské Lázně (with [Glen Phillips](/source/Glen_Phillips_(speedway_rider)), [Richard Hall](/source/Richard_Hall_(speedway_rider)) & [James Shanes](/source/James_Shanes)) 4th - 2017 - Roden (with [Edward Kennett](/source/Edward_Kennett), [Richard Hall](/source/Richard_Hall_(speedway_rider)) & [James Shanes](/source/James_Shanes)) 6th - [2023](/source/2023_FIM_Long_Track_of_Nations) - Roden (with [Chris Harris](/source/Chris_Harris_(speedway_rider)), [Zach Wajtknecht](/source/Zach_Wajtknecht)) 3rd - [2024](/source/2024_FIM_Long_Track_of_Nations) - Morizès (with Chris Harris, Zach Wajtknecht, [Edward Kennett](/source/Edward_Kennett)) 3rd - [2025](/source/2025_FIM_Long_Track_of_Nations) - Vechta (with Chris Harris, Zach Wajtknecht) **champions** ### Grasstrack **European Championship** - 2003 [La Réole](/source/La_R%C3%A9ole) (13th) 7pts - 2004 [Eenrum](/source/Eenrum) (6th) 12pts - 2005 [Schwarme](/source/Schwarme) (**Third**) 12pts - 2006 [La Réole](/source/La_R%C3%A9ole) (6th) 18pts - 2007 [Folkestone](/source/Folkestone) (**Third**) 20pts - 2008 Semi-final - 2009 [Berghaupten](/source/Berghaupten) (16th) 6pts - 2010 [La Réole](/source/La_R%C3%A9ole) (**Champion**) 18pts - 2011 [Skegness](/source/Skegness) (**Third**) 15pts - 2012 Semi-final - 2013 Semi-final - 2014 [Saint-Macaire](/source/Saint-Macaire) (8th) 12pts - 2015 [Staphorst](/source/Staphorst) (6th) 12pts - 2016 [Folkestone](/source/Folkestone) (**Third**) 15pts - 2017 [Hertingen](/source/Bad_Bellingen) (**Second**) 16pts - 2023 [Werlte](/source/Werlte) (**third**) 15pts **British Masters** **Podium Finishes** - 2002 [Skegness](/source/Skegness) Third - 2004 [Skegness](/source/Skegness) Second - 2006 [Wadebridge](/source/Wadebridge) Champion - 2009 [Blackwater](/source/Blackwater%2C_Cornwall) Third - 2010 [Folkestone](/source/Folkestone) Champion - 2011 [Folkestone](/source/Folkestone) Champion - 2013 [Wimborne](/source/Wimborne) Second - 2014 [Folkestone](/source/Folkestone) Champion - 2015 [Wimborne](/source/Wimborne) Second - 2018 [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire) Third ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ultimtae rider index, 1929-2022"](https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf) (PDF). *British Speedway*. Retrieved 15 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Andrew Appleton – Grasstrack GB"](http://grasstrackgb.co.uk/appleton-andrew/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Speedway: Wasps class of '99 are reunited"](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/speedway-wasps-class-99-reunited-1932670). *Wales Online*. Retrieved 14 February 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["2001 league tables"](http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2001.php). Speedway GB. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Lemon squeezed out from the Cheetahs"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005283/20010105/623/0078). *Bicester Review*. 5 January 2001. Retrieved 15 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Hall wins World Long Track Championship with GB"](https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/sport/speedway/hall-wins-world-long-track-championship-with-gb-2217280). *The Southern Reporter*. Retrieved 23 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["World Longtrack Championship"](https://grasstrackgb.co.uk/world-longtrack-team-cup/). *GrasstrackGB*. Retrieved 17 July 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["World Team Long Track Championship"](http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/12/world-team-longtrack.html). *Edinburgh Speedway*. Retrieved 17 July 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["FIM Team World Long Track Championship"](https://www.acu.org.uk/news/2015/06/fim-team-world-long-track-championship/). *ACU*. Retrieved 14 February 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["24 September 2023 in Roden"](https://www.baansportfansite.nl/uitslagen/3078/long-track-of-nations-roden). Bahn Sport (In Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["FIM Long Track of Nations-Vechta"](https://live.baansportfansite.nl/event/933/fim-long-track-of-nations-vechta.html). *Baansport*. Retrieved 16 September 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["GB are World Longtrack Champions"](https://britishspeedway.co.uk/miscellaneous/gb-are-world-long-track-champions/). *British Speedway*. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Andrew Appleton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Appleton) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Appleton?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.