Richard David Ashworth (born 17 August 1982 in Salford, England)[1] is a former professional motorcycle speedway rider who represented Great Britain.

He started his racing career on a Yamaha PW 50cc and Kawasaki K100 as a motocross rider up to the age of 10, changing his bike career to grass track racing after experiencing financial difficulties due to the spiralling cost of privately owning and maintaining motocross bikes.

He has since gone on to establish himself as a heat leader at the Owlerton club and has also experienced Elite League racing while doubling up with Peterborough Panthers in 2004 and Poole Pirates in 2005.

In 2006, Ashworth was given the number 1 jacket following the retirement of Sean Wilson and some of his best meetings came when he took on the captaincy following Andre Compton's absence.

[9] He was part of the Berwick team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 15 July 2012, at the East of England Arena.