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.
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
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2003 4 app (18th) 18pts
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2004 5 app (6th) 59pts
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2005 4 app (10th) 34pts
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2006 2 app (16th) 12pts
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2007 3 app (5th) 41pts
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2008 4 app (4th) 62pts
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2009 4 app (14th) 37pts
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2010 4 app (6th) 102pts
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2011 6 app (15th) 48pts
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2012 4 app (12th) 53pts
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2014 4 app (13th) 28pts
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2015 4 app (15th) 21pts
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2016 4 app (13th) 28pts
Best Grand-Prix results
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Eenrum First 2010
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Forssa Second 2011
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Mariánské Lázně Second 2010
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Morizès Third 2008
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Vechta Second 2008
World Team Championship
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2007 - Morizès (with Paul Hurry, Glen Phillips & Mitchel Godden) Second
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2009 - Eenrum (with Paul Hurry, Glen Phillips & Richard Hall) Fourth
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2010 - Morizès (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & Chris Mills) Fourth
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2011 - Scheeßel (with Paul Cooper, Glen Phillips & Mitchel Godden) Third
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2013 - Folkestone (with Richard Hall, Glen Phillips & Paul Cooper) Third
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2014 - Forssa (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & David Howe) Fifth
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2015 - Muhldorf (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & James Shanes) champions
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2016 - Mariánské Lázně (with Glen Phillips, Richard Hall & James Shanes) 4th
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2017 - Roden (with Edward Kennett, Richard Hall & James Shanes) 6th
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2023 - Roden (with Chris Harris, Zach Wajtknecht) 3rd
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2024 - Morizès (with Chris Harris, Zach Wajtknecht, Edward Kennett) 3rd
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2025 - Vechta (with Chris Harris, Zach Wajtknecht) champions
Grasstrack
European Championship
British Masters
Podium Finishes
