J. D. Beach

J. D. Beach
Beach racing his Sport Bike at Road America in 2013
Born	(1991-10-12) October 12, 1991 (age 34) Snoqualmie, Washington, United States
Current team	Monster Energy / Yamaha Extended Service / Graves / Yamaha
Bike number	95
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2011 Manufacturers FTR Honda Championships 0 2011 championship position NC (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-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

1. "JD Beach". redbull.com. Red Bull GmbH . Retrieved October 3, 2015.
2. "JD Beach". amaproracing.com. AMA Pro Racing. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. 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.
5. "Interview: JD Beach, New Jersey Supersport Double Winner". MotoAmerica.com. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. Wilson, Andrea (11 September 2016). "MotoAmerica New Jersey Supersport Race Two: Gerloff Wins The War". Sport Rider Magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. 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

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 Hayden Gillim	MotoAmerica Supersport champion 2015	Succeeded by Garrett Gerloff