Jett Lawrence

Racer

Birthday August 9, 2003

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Landsborough, Australia

Age 20 years old

Nationality Australia

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1998

Round three of the SMX championship saw a return to LA Coliseum for the first time since 1998.

Jett ended the evening with a 1-1 score, the inaugural SuperMotocross Championship, and $1 million dollars.

Jett became the first rider in history to win their 450cc debut at the opening round in Anaheim 1.

2003

Jettson Lawrence (born August 7, 2003, in Landsborough, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian Motocross racer.

Competing in the AMA Supercross & Motocross Championships; a one-time 450cc AMA Motocross & 450cc SuperMotocross Champion, a two-time 250cc AMA Motocross, & 250cc AMA Supercross Champion.

2008

He ended the season undefeated in moto scores at 22-0, an achievement that hasn’t been accomplished since James Stewart in 2008, and is the first rookie to reach the achievement.

At round one of the SMX championship, Jett struggled in the first moto, but persevered and ended the day 7-2, for 4th.

Round two saw Jett win race one, and lead race two for a majority, before making a controversial decision in which he waved Ken Roczen by, believing that the races scored individual points.

2010

He finished the season 10th overall.

For AMA Motocross, Lawrence had a solid debut season, finishing in the top 5 four times and winning his first overall at round 9 at Fox Raceway.

2014

In 2014 at the age of 11, lawrence won the 65cc Junior Motocross World Championship.

2016

In 2016, Lawrence raced the German ADAC series as well as the 85cc Motocross World Championship.

2018

In 2018 Jett at age 14 moved up to race in the 250 European Motocross Championship, where he won his first overall at the final round in Assen, going 1-1 in both motos.

Lawrence won his 450cc AMA Motocross professional debut at round one of the nationals with a 1-1 score, in Fox raceway, Pala.

Lawrence clinched the 2023 450cc AMA Motocross Championship in his rookie season at round nine, Unadilla.

2020

Jett was the 2020 Marty Smith Pro Rookie of the year in the 250cc class for the AMA Motocross Championship.

He also received the Ricky Carmichael Award at the 2022 Motocross des Nations.

Jett's brother Hunter Lawrence is also a competitive motocross racer.

2020 was Jett’s first full AMA Supercross and Motocross season.

However in his third Supercross race, he broke his collarbone, which put him out for six weeks.

After returning, he made his maiden supercross podium at Salt Lake City 5.

This put him at 4th in the final standings and won him the 2020 Marty Smith Rookie of the year award.

Prior to the 2021 season, it was announced that Jett would sign a factory deal with HRC Honda, and also sign a sponsorship deal with Red Bull.

In supercross, Lawrence won his first race in the 250cc class at round 2, then again at round 7 and 17.

He finished on the podium at 5 of the 8 rounds he raced, which would place him 3rd overall for the year.

In Pro Motocross, Lawrence won his first AMA championship.

He won 4 rounds and finished on the podium 8 times.

2022 was a year of domination in 250cc East Supercross as well as 250cc Motocross.

Lawrence won the East title at round 15.

He won 4 races and had a 100% podium percentage.

Lawrence began the nationals by winning the first 4 rounds until a bike malfunction at round 5 in Red Bud.

He responded by winning 5 out of the next 7 rounds and at Fox Raceway II, he successfully defended the 250cc title.

Before the '23 season, it was announced that Jett wouldn’t defend his East title, but switch coasts to the West, in an effort to become one of the select few to have won titles on both coasts.

Lawrence clinched the 250cc West title at round 16, Denver.

He raced his final 250cc race the following week at Salt Lake City, which he won.

The 2022 Motocross Des nations was held at Red Bud MX, in Buchanan.

Lawrence raced on a 450 for the first time professionally in his career.

He went 1-2 to win the open class as well as lead team Australia to a 3rd place finish.

The 2023 Motocross Des nations was held in Ernee, France.

Jett raced in the MXGP class and placed 2nd in the qualifying race on Saturday.