John Robert Thompson Beaton (born 14 May 1952) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Scotland.
[1][2] Beaton rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1968 to 1985, riding for various clubs.
[1][5] In 1982, he helped the Newcastle Diamonds win the Fours Championship during the 1982 National League season and he repeated the success the following year during the 1983 National League season.
[6][7] At retirement he had earned 15 international caps for Scotland national speedway team and 1 cap for the Great Britain national speedway team.
[3] His younger brother Jim Beaton was a speedway rider and his older brother George Beaton was a junior rider before he was killed in a car crash in 1972.