Bob Andrews (speedway rider)

Robert Thomas Andrews (born 27 October 1935) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from England and New Zealand.

Speedway career
Andrews was a leading rider in the 1960s and reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on four occasions in 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1964.

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1956-1970, riding for various clubs.

Andrews was capped by England 21 times and Great Britain 12 times. He later emigrated to New Zealand and gained 27 caps for the country and rode the last of his World finals in New Zealand colours.

Individual World Championship

 * 1960 - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, Wembley Stadium - 17th - 2pts
 * 1961 - 🇸🇪 Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 5th - 10pts
 * 1962 - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, Wembley Stadium - 6th - 9pts
 * 1964 - 🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Ullevi - 13th - 4pts

World Pairs Championship
* Unofficial World Championships.
 * 1969* – 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Gubbängens IP (with Ivan Mauger) – Winner – 28pts (10)

World Team Cup
* 1961 for England.
 * 1961* - 🇵🇱 Wrocław, Olympic Stadium (with Ron How / Peter Craven / Ken McKinlay) - 3rd - 21pts (6)