| 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.
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]
(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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
(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 |
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