Beaton takes podium and career best in French Finale
Jed Beaton took an incredible third place overall on the new CRF250RW today at the final MXGP of the season in Villars Sous Ecot.
With track conditions similar to that of yesterdays qualify race, the first race was a spectacle, with only the top six riders making it round the track. Beaton was one of those riders after an excellent start meant he quickly got into fourth place and out of trouble. The Aussie tussled his Honda through the mud, staying smooth and controlled in the treacherous conditions. His consistency was rewarded as he took third place, gapping fourth by 20 seconds.
In the second race, another good start got him into the top five and he sat just inside this for the majority of the race. Then; on the last lap, Beaton passed Seewer for fourth which was enough for him to take third overall, his best result in his racing career to date.
Jed Beaton 14
My Saturday went pretty good, I had a good qualifying race which meant I had a good gate pick and that helped a lot. My starts this weekend were a lot better too. I was a bit lucky with Seewer crashing on the last lap of the second race as that enabled me to get third overall. I wasn’t originally going to race in MX2 this weekend but thankfully Carglass Honda released me and allowed me to take up the opportunity and I am really grateful for that. To get third overall in my fourth ever MX2 race is a really awesome feeling, it was awesome to see the team so pumped about it and they have been so good at setting the bike up for me as I only raced it for the first time in Assen last weekend.
Roger Harvey
It has been a very pleasing day for us today in what were extremely difficult conditions. It was the same for every rider but in order to survive you need to remain consistent and Jed did just that. He had only been put on the CRF250RW last week in Assen for the first time, we essentially just threw him on it but he has just gelled with it. The podium result today is proof of that and a great way to end the season for everyone. We couldn’t have asked more of him, it was a great effort. Thank you to everybody, the team, the HRC technicians from Japan and of course Jed himself. Extra special thanks have to go to Carglass Honda for releasing him to us this weekend.
Race 1
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Covington Thomas | 64 | USA | 25 | Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing | Yamaha | 36:11.422 |
| 2 | Seewer Jeremy | 91 | SWI | 22 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha | +8.614 |
| 3 | Beaton Jed | 14 | AUS | 20 | F&H Racing Team | Kawasaki | +20.237 |
| 4 | Lawrence Hunter | 96 | AUS | 18 | Honda 114 Motorsports | Honda | +53.472 |
| 5 | Jonass Pauls | 41 | LAT | 16 | Standing Construct GasGas Factory Racing Team | GasGas | +2:11.199 |
| 6 | Lieber Julien | 33 | BEL | 15 | JM Honda Racing | Honda | +2:16.250 |
| 7 | Kjer Olsen Thomas | 19 | DEN | 14 | Team Diga-Procross | KTM | - 1 lap |
| 8 | Watson Ben | 919 | GBR | 13 | Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki | - 1 lap |
| 9 | Östlund Alvin | 161 | SWE | 12 | JK Racing Yamaha Active | Yamaha | - 2 laps |
| 10 | Klingsheim Magne | 67 | NOR | 11 | F&H Racing Team | Kawasaki | - 2 laps |
| 11 | Sanayei Darian | 57 | USA | 10 | Bike It DRT Kawasaki | Kawasaki | - 2 laps |
| 12 | Gole Anton | 297 | SWE | 9 | JWR Honda Racing | Honda | - 2 laps |
| 13 | Renkens Nathan | 83 | BEL | 8 | NR83 | KTM | - 4 laps |
| 14 | Prado Garcia Jorge | 61 | SPA | 7 | Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing | GasGas | - 4 laps |
| 15 | Monticelli Ivo | 128 | ITA | 6 | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | - 4 laps |
| 16 | Jacobi Henry | 29 | GER | 5 | JM Honda Racing | Honda | - 4 laps |
| 17 | Bogers Brian | 189 | NDL | 4 | Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing Team | Husqvarna | - 5 laps |
| 18 | Vlaanderen Calvin | 10 | NDL | 3 | Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing | Yamaha | - 6 laps |
| 19 | Rubini Stephen | 161 | FRA | 2 | Team Honda Red Moto Assomotor | Honda | - 6 laps |
| 20 | Mewse Conrad | 426 | GBR | 1 | Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee | KTM | - 7 laps |
Race 2
| Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Points | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Hunter | 96 | AUS | 25 | Honda 114 Motorsports | Honda | 34:29.429 |
| 2 | Covington Thomas | 64 | USA | 22 | Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing | Yamaha | +6.026 |
| 3 | Jonass Pauls | 41 | LAT | 20 | Standing Construct GasGas Factory Racing Team | GasGas | +31.358 |
| 4 | Beaton Jed | 14 | AUS | 18 | F&H Racing Team | Kawasaki | +32.182 |
| 5 | Seewer Jeremy | 91 | SWI | 16 | Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha | +36.050 |
| 6 | Bogers Brian | 189 | NDL | 15 | Standing Construct Husqvarna Factory Racing Team | Husqvarna | +46.028 |
| 7 | Prado Garcia Jorge | 61 | SPA | 14 | Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing | GasGas | +46.764 |
| 8 | Pootjes Davy | 46 | NDL | 13 | JWR Honda Racing | Honda | +1:04.132 |
| 9 | Rubini Stephen | 161 | FRA | 12 | Team Honda Red Moto Assomotor | Honda | +1:10.619 |
| 10 | Vlaanderen Calvin | 10 | NDL | 11 | Gebben Van Venrooy Yamaha Racing | Yamaha | +1:14.259 |
| 11 | Sanayei Darian | 57 | USA | 10 | Bike It DRT Kawasaki | Kawasaki | +1:20.649 |
| 12 | Kjer Olsen Thomas | 19 | DEN | 9 | Team Diga-Procross | KTM | +1:23.806 |
| 13 | Östlund Alvin | 161 | SWE | 8 | JK Racing Yamaha Active | Yamaha | +1:30.100 |
| 14 | Jacobi Henry | 29 | GER | 7 | JM Honda Racing | Honda | +1:54.700 |
| 15 | Watson Ben | 919 | GBR | 6 | Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP | Kawasaki | +1:58.237 |
| 16 | Mewse Conrad | 426 | GBR | 5 | Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee | KTM | +3:33.436 |
| 17 | Monticelli Ivo | 128 | ITA | 4 | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | - 1 lap |
| 18 | Gole Anton | 297 | SWE | 3 | JWR Honda Racing | Honda | - 1 lap |
| 19 | Klingsheim Magne | 67 | NOR | 2 | F&H Racing Team | Kawasaki | - 1 lap |
| 20 | De Waal Micha-Boy | 34 | NDL | 1 | Jumbo No Fear Vamo Honda Team | Honda | - 1 lap |
Location Information
Villars-sous-Écot, France - View in Google Maps
