Andy Smith (speedway rider)

Andy Smith

File:Per Jonsson i Andy Smith.jpg Andy Smith (center), 1992
Born	(1966-05-25) 25 May 1966 York, England
Nationality	United Kingdom
Current club information
British league	None
Polish league	Gdańsk
Career history
1982-1990, 1998-2001, 2005 1989-1990 1991, 1998, 2004 1992-1995, 1997 2003 2006-2007	Belle Vue Aces Bradford Dukes Swindon Robins Coventry Bees Oxford Cheetahs Reading Racers
Individual honours
1993, 1994, 1995	British Champion
Team honours
1982, 1992 1997 1990	British League Champion Craven Shield Winner Gold Cup Winner

Andrew "Andy" Smith (born 25 May 1966 in York, England) is a retired British motorcycle speedway rider.

Career

Andy Smith won the British Speedway Championship three times in a row in 1993, 1994 and 1995, giving him the distinction of being one of only three riders ever to achieve this feat.

Smith also rode in Australia during his career, including the 1990/91 Australian season when he based himself at the 520 metres (570 yd) Claremont Speedway in Perth, Western Australia. Despite Claremont being almost twice the length of most British tracks, on 18 January 1991 Smith defeated home town hero, and twice Australian Champion Glenn Doyle in the King of Claremont Classic. Smith also finished 2nd to Sweden's Dennis Löfqvist at the Boxing Day (26 December 1990) International at the 610 metres (670 yd) Melbourne Showgrounds.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 7th - 10pts
• 1993 - Pocking, Rottalstadion - 5th - 10pts

World Team Cup

• 1999 - Pardubice, Svítkova Stadion (with Chris Louis / Carl Stonehewer / Joe Screen / Mark Loram) - 4th - 29pts (0)

Speedway Grand Prix results

Year	Position	Points	Best Finish	Notes
1995	19th	34	6th
1996	17th	19	8th
1997	14th	22	9th
1998	14th	43	6th
1999	20th	22	13th
2000	25th	10	19th
2001	22nd	12	17th
2002	20th	29	13th

See also

• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders