J. D. Beach
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 Beach racing his Sport Bike at Road America in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 12, 1991 Snoqualmie, Washington, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Monster Energy / Yamaha Extended Service / Graves / Yamaha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Douglas Beach[1] (born October 12, 1991) is an American motorcycle racer.[2] He currently races a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
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] In 2016, Beach came four points short of winning his second consecutive MotoAmerica title.[5] He won seven races in the Championship.[6]
2018 Champion MotoAmerica Supersport Series
Beach is currently being coached by former AMA racer Ken Hill.[7]
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SPA 14 | ITA 10 | GBR 13 | NED 10 | GER 13 | CZE 8 | POR 17 | VAL 18 | 16th | 28 | ||
| 2008 | SPA1 2 | SPA2 2 | POR 2 | FRA 2 | ITA 2 | GBR 5 | NED 8 | GER 1 | CZE1 11 | CZE2 Ret | 1st | 149 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | 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 | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto2 | 2011 | 2011 Indianapolis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 | INP 29 | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 |
MotoAmerica SuperBike Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Results
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | |||||
| 2011 | SuperBike | Kawasaki | DAY | DAY | INF 9 | INF Ret | UTA 15 | RAM 11 | RAM Ret | BAR 8 | BAR 10 | MOH 10 | MOH 8 | LAG 12 | NJE 16 | NJE 10 | 12th | 101 | ||||||||
| 2019 | SuperBike | Yamaha | ATL 3 | ATL 4 | COA 5 | COA Ret | VIR 4 | VIR 1 | RAM 7 | RAM 4 | UMC Ret | UMC 5 | LGS 4 | LGS 5 | SON 4 | SON 5 | PIT 6 | PIT 6 | NJR 3 | NJR 2 | BAR 5 | BAR Ret | 4th | 226 | ||
| 2021 | SuperBike | Yamaha | ATL | ATL | VIR | VIR | RAM | RAM | TRD | TRD | LGS | LGS | BRA 6 | BRA 6 | PIT | PIT | NJR | NJR | NJR | ALA | ALA | ALA | 23rd | 20 | ||
MotoAmerica Supersport Championship
Races by year
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos | Pts | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||||
| 2020 | Supersport | Yamaha | RAM 1 | RAM | RAM | RAM | ATL | ATL | PIT | PIT | TRD | TRD | NJR | NJR | ALA | ALA | BRI | BRI | LGS Ret | LGS 3 | 20th | 16 |
References
- ^ "JD Beach". redbull.com. Red Bull GmbH. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "JD Beach". amaproracing.com. AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "Americans get Moto2 chance at Indianapolis". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. August 19, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- ^ "MotoAmerica: Round #6 day two report – Indianapolis". cycleworld.com. Cycle World. August 9, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ^ "Interview: JD Beach, New Jersey Supersport Double Winner". MotoAmerica.com. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Andrea (11 September 2016). "MotoAmerica New Jersey Supersport Race Two: Gerloff Wins The War". Sport Rider Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ Llovet, Laura (15 June 2016). "Ken Hill Coaching: Top 5 Reasons Why We Crash and How to Overcome Them". RideApart.com. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
External links
- J. D. Beach at WorldSBK.com
- Official website
