Yamaha Racing carried on the momentum gained from a successful opening weekend of racing at the 2026 ProMX Championship, to turn in another sensational performance at round two, held at Canberra, on Sunday.
Held in perfect conditions with cool temperatures and clear blue skies, Yamaha riders won three of the four classes contested at round two with Jed Beaton completing back to back round victories on his Monster Energy CDR Yamaha YZ450F, while Hayden Draper snared the win the MX3 division while flying the Monster Energy WBR Yamaha flag and finally, Blake Bohannon continued his dominance of the 85cc class.Monster Energy CDR Yamaha – MX1
The powerhouse CDR Yamaha team saw both riders mount the podium in a confidence boosting outing for the team. Beaton claimed another round win in impressive fashion with a 1-1 result while teammate, Aaron Tanti burst through for a third-place finish with 3-3 results.
Beaton started off on the right foot taking P1 in the Superpole event and from there he was in control of the MX1 class for much of the day. He did come under some late pressure in the closing stages of moto two, but his cool head and supreme fitness had him well placed to fight off any challenges.
The 1-1 day now puts him 14 points clear in the championship and consolidated the great start made at Wonthaggi.
“Moto one was all smooth sailing and was able to take comfortable victory, which was nice, but things got a little more intense late in race two. It was difficult to see the pit board as the track was super rutted in that area and I thought it was Tanti that was behind me and I was marking him off in some of the switch back turns.
“I was unaware that Kyle got passed him and was closing in on me until I saw the guys hanging over the fence and then figured something was up. I was able to wick it back up again at the end and match Kyle’s pace and go on to win the race and make it a 1-1 day.
“Thanks for the team for a big effort today. The track wasn’t easy as it was so rutted, but the bike was good all day, so hats off to them,” Beaton ends.
It was a welcome return to the ProMX podium for Aaron Tanti. The 2022 ProMX champ has endured a tough run of injury in recent times and only now is starting to get some continuity back into his riding and training.
With his fitness getting back to peak levels and the belief he can race the full distance, things are starting to fall into line for Tanti and third place on the week was a good reward for his perseverance and dedication.
His starts were back on song and with good track position early in the race, Tanti was able to fight all the way to the end and finish the day with a 3-3 result and jump to third in the championship after two rounds.
“Man, I don’t know how long it’s been since I have been on a motocross podium other than it's been too long and it feels so good to be back,” Tanti begins. “That second race I was able to hold pace with Jed for a lot of laps and to stay in the fight that long gives me a lot of self-belief that I belong up front.
“The track was tough today and it was easy to make a mistake and go down in the long ruts. To not crash today was a big deal for me as in the past I might have tries to override the conditions, but I felt solid all day and happy to get back on the box for myself and the team.”
Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha
Things didn’t go so well for the Yamaha MX2 team with both riders well down the results sheet in a challenging day. Noah Ferguson has been in good form at the practice track and local races in Queensland but was able to replicate that on the big stage over the weekend at Canberra.
His started the day with a fall in the opening practice session and it didn’t get much better from there. His starts were off and then pace was at the level Ferguson can often generate. He finished the day with 9-9 results for ninth overall and the only positives to take away from Canberra was that he is injury free and wants redemption.
“I didn’t show up today and that’s on me,” Ferguson commented. “I apologised to the team as they put in a huge effort between rounds one and two and I just didn’t execute when I needed to.
“I couldn’t get any flow going on the track and had no consistency in the ruts or my laps times. I’m super disappointed but will make sure I turn things around at Gillman.”
Souya Nakajima finished with a 15th place for the round and while that might not jump off the page, there were significant improvement in his riding at Canberra. The conditions were a lot closer to what he races back in Japan, and he was often in the battle with a number of riders inside the top 10.
He was in rubbing shoulders with many of the established names in the MX2 division where his Wonthaggi experience saw him often by himself and not racing in a pack towards the front. He finished with 15-12 results and took a lot from the day that will benefit his development as a rider.
“Today was better for me and enjoyed racing many of the Australian riders. I liked battling with them and in race two, I could see there were many riders just ahead of me at the finish, so my goal is to keep improving and gain more positions at the next round.
“This track a little more like what I race back at home with the harder dirt and the ruts. Our tracks don’t get as deep as what we had here, but I felt more comfortable on the bike than I didn’t at round one.”
Monster Energy WBR Yamaha
It was an up and day down for the WBR Yamaha team in the MX3 class, in more ways than one. Hayden Draper had a great day finishing with a 1-1- result to leapfrog into the championship lead, while Jack Deveson’s racing didn’t go as planned as crashes or poor starts left him floundering in both races.
For Draper, he quickly adjusted to the Canberra circuit, as this was his first visit to the nation’s capital. He rides with maturity and while many of his rivals were having issues, Draper stayed calm in both motos, minimised the mistakes and came away with the double moto victory and the championship leader’s red plate.
“We only really get four laps to learn the track before we get into qualifying so even though I wasn’t the fastest, I felt like I was the guy who would only get better as I worked out the track,” Draper explains.
“With each lap, I become more comfortable and familiar with the track, and the speed started to come. I didn’t panic and wasn’t going to try and overrode as I knew that would only hurt my lap times. I stayed consistent, stayed off the dirt, and ended up with a great result and I’m pumped to get the round win,” Draper offers.
Unfortunately, it was a great day for our round one winer, Jack Deveson. He leapt out to an early lead in race one, but after a few laps, he started to make mistakes, and they compounded throughout the moto. He missed ruts, he ran off the track and eventually slid back to eighth place by race end.
Race two wasn’t any better as a terrible start saw him at the back of the pack and then he crashed in the opening lap chaos. He went down again during the race and eventually crossed the finish line in outside the top 20.
“It wasn’t the day I was wanting or expecting. I have raced here a lot, I like riding on hard pack and rutted dirt, but I was off today and didn’t ride well at all after the first couple of laps in race one. It was frustrating and it seemed the more I tried the worse it got.
“I want to rewatch the race and see the issues and mistakes I made so I can learn from them and be better next time we are faced with a track like this.
It was also a tough day for MX2 rider, Seth Burchell. Burchell got a great start in race one and was up the front early before he crashed and dropped well down the field. He battled all moto trying to move forward and could get back to 10th place.
Race two didn’t fare any better and the technical track created issues for a lot of riders and Burchell bought it home in 14th to finish out the day ion 13th overall.
GYTR Yamaha Junior Racing
The team had five riders flying the team flag with Blake Bohannon and Kye Sproule in the 85cc class, while Lachlan Allen, Jobe Dunne, and Heath Davy front up for the MX3 class. All five riders put in a huge effort and showed flashes of brilliance on a track that was no joke.
Bohannon kept on his winning ways, taking both race wins in the 85cc class. Bohannon overcome an average start in race one to eventually clear out to a 45 second lead, while in race two, he weathered some early challengers in the opening laps before getting out to a 25 second lead by race end.
After two rounds of the three scheduled for the 85cc Cup, Bohannon has a 25-point lead and can wrap it up with a good moto at the next round in Toowoomba.
Kye Sproule also showed he was felling more at home in the big wheel division and was inside top five in the early stages of race one. He faded back to sixth by race end, but it was still a good effort form the young gun. He finished 14th in race two and round out the day in 11th place and plenty to take away from the weekend.
Jobe Dunne led the charge in the MX3 class and was only a few laps away from claiming his first ProMX podium. Dunne showed plenty of hustle in the early stages of both races and found himself as high as second place in race one and fourth in race two, before he made some costly errors.
He finished with 4-10 results to claim a personal best fifth place result for the round.
Heath Davy had his first national race since breaking his wrist back in January and despite a hiccup here and there, did well. He finished sixth for the round, highlighted by a top five finish in the final MX3 moto.
And for Lachlan Allen, crashes at the wrong times really effected his overall results. He too was inside the top 10 and making waves before crashing down the results sheet.
Round three of the 2026 Penrite ProMX heads to Gillman in South Australia on May 10.
ProMX Results
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ProMx Results
Round Three – Canberra
MX1
1st Jed Beaton – 50 (Monster Energy CDR Yamaha)
2nd Kyle Webster – 44
3rd Aaron Tanti – 40 (Monster Energy CDR Yamaha)
4th Wilson Todd – 34
5th Todd Waters – 30
6th Zac Watson – 28
7th Luke Zelinkski – 25
8th Dean Ferris – 24
9th Jacob Sweet – 18
10th Connor Rossandich – 18
MX2
1st Kayd Kingsford – 47
2nd Dylan Walsh – 38
3rd Byron Dennis – 38
4th Ryan Alexanderson – 36
5th Alex Larwood – 30
6th Ryder Kingsford – 26
7th Madoc Dixon – 26
8th Jett Alsop – 25
9th Noah Ferguson – 24 (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha)
10th Koby Hantis – 23
MX3
1st Hayden Draper – 50 (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha)
2nd Riley Burgess – 40
3rd Cooper Rowe – 34
4th Hayden Downie – 31
5th Jobe Dunne – 29 (GYTR Yamaha Junior Racing)
6th Heath Davy – 27 (GYTR Yamaha Junior Racing)
7th Seth Thomas – 27
8th Jack Ellingham – 26
9th Heath Fisher – 25
10th Jackson Fuller - 22
MX85cc
1st Blake Bohannon – 50 (GYTR Yamaha Junior Racing)
2nd Liam Millard – 35
3rd Koby Binnion – 34
4th Lewis- Jay Carafa
5th Jayce Stocker
ProMX Championship Standings After Round two
MX1
1st Jed Beaton – 100 (Yamaha YZ450F)
2nd Kyle Webster – 86
3rd Aaron Tanti – 72 (Yamaha YZ450F)
4th Dean Ferris – 66
5th Todd Waters – 64
6th Wilson Todd – 63
7th Zac Watson – 55
8th Luke Zelinski – 53 (Yamaha YZ450F)
9th Liam Jackson – 37
10th Nathan Crawford – 33
MX2
1st Kayd Kingsford – 83
2nd Alex Larwood – 80
3rd Byron Dennis – 78
4th Dylan Walsh – 78
5th Noah Ferguson – 58 (Yamaha YZ250F)
6th Ryan Alexanderson – 56
7th Ryder Kingsford – 53
8th Koby Hantis – 49 (Yamaha YZ250F)
9th Madoc Dixon – 48
10th Rhys Budd – 48
MX3
1st Hayden Draper – 95 (Yamaha YZ250F)
2nd Riley Burgess – 75
3rd Jack Deveson – 60 (Yamaha YZ250F)
4th Jackson Fuller – 60
5th Heath Fisher – 58
6th Seth Thomas – 57
7th Hayden Downie – 53
8th Jobe Dunne – 49 (Yamaha YZ250F)
9th Jack Ellingham – 43
10th Cooper Rowe – 34 (Yamaha YZ250F)
MX85cc
1st Blake Bohannon – 100 (Yamaha YZ85)
2nd Jayce Stocker – 75
3rd Liam Millard – 71
4th Koby Binnion – 62
5th Ethan Wolfe - 45