Born on 28 January 1998 in Latrobe, Tasmania is the most successful rider to come from the apple isle – moving to Victoria to pursue his career where he joined Yamaha’s official Junior Racing Team and won the national 125cc junior title in 2013.

After winning the Australian 2016 MX2 Championship, Beaton competed in the FIM Motocross World Championship (MX2 class) from 2017 to 2021 and in MXGP (450cc) in 2022. Across his world championship tenure, he won one moto, finished on the podium eight times and his highest finishes came in 2020 and 2021 when he finished 4th and 5th overall respectively in the MX2 class.

After competing in the World MXGP (450cc) world championship in 2022, Jed returned to Australia, where he joined the Boost Mobile Honda Racing Team.
He finished runner up to Dean Ferris and Kyle Webster, respectively, in the 2023 and 2024 National MX1 Championships, contesting a round of the 2023 AMA Pro Motocross Championship in the 450 class at the Washougal National on 22 July 2023.

Beaton solidified his reputation by winning the prestigious Manjimup 15,000 in 2024 on his first attempt after joining Craig Dack’s CDR Yamaha Racing Team.
After defending his Manjimup 15000 title in 2025, Jed joined an elite list of multi-time champions at the event. This victory secured back-to-back All Stars wins for both him and CDR Yamaha, a feat last achieved a decade prior.

In the 2025 Australian Kawasaki MX1 Championship Jed looked like breaking through to win – with a comfortable lead in the series over reigning champion Webster after 6 rounds. Unfortunately, while preparing for the next round, Jed suffered a devastating injury during a practice session – breaking his right femur in a crash and effectively ending his championship run.

Despite Jed’s international experience and success, he has never represented Australia in the Motocross of Nations. He was selected for the Australian team in 2016, but was forced to withdraw due to a fractured collarbone and was replaced by Mitchell Evans.

His latest injury is even more devasting as he was on track to join the reigning MXoN winning Australian team, with the white-hot Lawrence brothers (Jett and Hunter) who are currently in 1-2 positions in the AMA 450 MX Championship.