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Leigh Scott Adams (born April 28, 1971 in Mildura, Australia) - an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion.
[edit] Career honours
- 1992 World U21 Champion, Australian Champion & Australian Longtrack Champion
- 1993 Australian Champion
- 1994 Australian Champion
- 1995 GP Challenge
- 1998 Australian Champion & GP Challenge
- 1999 World Team Cup Champion & Czech Golden Helmet Champion
- 2000 Australian Longtrack Champion, Czech Golden Helmet Champion & Australian Champion
- 2001 Speedway World Cup, British Elite League (Oxford), & Czech Golden Helmet Champion
- 2002 Scandinavian GP, Speedway World Cup & Australian Champion
- 2003 British Elite League, KO Cup, British League Cup (Poole), Slovenian GP & Australian Champion
- 2004 Czech Golden Helmet Champion, British Elite League Best Pairs, & Swedish GP
- 2005 Australian Champion, British Elite League Best Pairs
- 2006 Australian Champion
[edit] Current clubs
[edit] Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year |
Position |
Points |
Best Finish |
Notes |
| 1996 |
15th |
28 |
8th |
|
| 1997 |
10th |
42 |
9th |
|
| 1998 |
11th |
51 |
5th |
|
| 1999 |
7th |
67 |
4th |
Made 4 semi-finals but only reached final once |
| 2000 |
6th |
65 |
4th |
|
| 2001 |
5th |
69 |
3rd |
|
| 2002 |
4th |
127 |
Winner |
Winner in Gothenburg |
| 2003 |
4th |
126 |
Winner |
Won Slovenian GP |
| 2004 |
4th |
131 |
Winner |
Won in Sweden |
| 2005 |
3rd |
107 |
2nd |
|
| 2006 |
5th |
106 |
3rd |
Highest placed rider not to win a GP |
[edit] References
| (2) Hancock 
| (3) N. Pedersen 
| (4) Jonsson 
| (5) Adams 
| (8) Gollob 
| (9) Hampel 
| (12) B. Pedersen 
