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.
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.
Amateur Career
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.
450cc Career
2023
Motocross
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. 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.
SuperMotocross
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. 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.
2024
Supercross
Jett became the first rider in history to win their 450cc debut at the opening round in Anaheim 1.