J. D. Beach

J. D. Beach

Beach racing his Sport Bike at Road America in 2013
Nationality  American
Born (1991-10-12) October 12, 1991
Snoqualmie, Washington, United States
Current team Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha
Bike number 1
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2011
ManufacturersFTR-Honda
Championships0
2011 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
1 0 0 0 0 0

James Douglas Beach[1] (born October 12, 1991) is an American motorcycle racer.[2] He currently races a Yamaha YZF-R6 in the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship.

Racing career

Born in Snoqualmie, Washington and based in Philpot, Kentucky,[2] Beach won the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2008[2] and the AMA Pro Supersport East Championship in 2010.[2] In 2011 he made a one-off appearance in the Moto2 World Championship, replacing Tommaso Lorenzetti for the Aeroport de Castelló team in the Indianapolis Grand Prix.[3] After competing in the AMA Superbike Championship and the Daytona SportBike Championship from 2011 to 2014,[2] in 2015 he won the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship.[4]

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Year Class Moto Team Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts Plcd WCh
2011 Moto2 FTR Moto M211 Aeroport de Castelló 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

By class

Class Seas 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Pod Pole FLap Pts WCh
Moto2 2011 2011 Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2011 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Races by year

(key)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Pts
2011 Moto2 FTR QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER CZE IND
29
RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL NC 0

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to J. D. Beach.
  1. "JD Beach". redbull.com. Red Bull GmbH. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "JD Beach". amaproracing.com. AMA Pro Racing. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  3. "Americans get Moto2 chance at Indianapolis". MotoGP.com (Dorna Sports). August 19, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. "MotoAmerica: Round #6 day two report – Indianapolis". cycleworld.com (Cycle World). August 9, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Johann Zarco
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Champion

2008
Succeeded by
Jakub Kornfeil
Preceded by
Josh Day
AMA Pro Supersport East
Champion

2010
Succeeded by
James Rispoli
Preceded by
none
MotoAmerica Supersport
Champion

2015
Succeeded by
incumbent


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