Jake Dixon
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 1996 Dover, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jake Curtis Dixon[1] (born 15 January 1996) is a British Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing for the Aspar Team in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship. Dixon is best known for placing second in the 2018 British Superbike Championship and was the youngest rider ever to qualify for the championship showdown in 2017.[2] He is the son of Darren Dixon, TT F1 Superbike Champion in 1988 and double World Sidecar Champion in 1995 and 1996.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]At 12 years of age, Dixon was competing in the Southern Supermoto Championship before advancing to the Aprilia Superteens Championship in 2010.
In his first year competing on tarmac Dixon came 3rd in the Aprilia 125cc Superteens Championship. The winner that year was Chrissy Rouse, later competing against Dixon in the 2018 British Superbike Championship.[3][4]
Dixon advanced up to the Aprilia RRV450 Challenge Championship racing Aprilia's twin cylinder four-stroke machine. Once again he was 3rd in the Championship that year.
Supersport 600 Championship
[edit]In 2012, at 16 years of age, Dixon advanced to the British National Superstock 600 cc Championship, one of the support classes in the British Superbike Championship. He acquitted himself well on the Shaun Rose prepared, Moto Breakers Yamaha R6, finishing 4th in the Championship. If he had not crashed going over the mountain at Cadwell Park injuring his wrist, he could have finished higher than 4th.[5]
In 2013, Dixon contested the year with a new team and a new championship. He moved up to the Supersport 600 Championship, riding for Craig Fitzpatrick's CF Motorsport team, on a Yamaha R6. After six rounds he crashed heavily at Oulton Park and broke his scaphoid bone. This ended his season, he finished 16th in the championship.
Staying in the Supersport 600 Championship for 2014, Dixon rode for the Appleyard/Macadam/Doodson team again on a Yamaha R6. He finished the season in 8th position.
For 2015, Dixon joined the Smith's team riding a three-cylinder Triumph 675, and achieved 3rd place in the Supersport 600 Championship.
British Superbike Championship
[edit]Dixon moved up to the 2016 British Superbike Championship, and while it was originally planned that he would teaming up with Dave Tyson's Tsingtao Kawasaki team for the season, financial concerns led to the team not fielding a pair of riders that season, managing to start at only one round with Danny Buchan. Dixon was offered an alternative ride half way through the year, with Lee Hardy's Briggs Equipment BMW S1000RR, but after six rounds his brakes failed at Oulton Park, resulting in a broken hip, ending his season prematurely.
He won both round-four races of the 2017 British Superbike Championship at Knockhill Racing Circuit. He finished 6th in the 2017 British Superbike Championship and was the youngest ever rider to make the final showdown, made up from the top six riders.
Dixon announced that he would stay with the Lee Hardy Racing/RAF Regular & Reserves Team in 2018, on a Kawasaki ZX10R 1000 cc machine in the 2018 British Superbike Championship.[6] He finished his participation in the British Superbike Championship series in second position to champion Leon Haslam.
Superbike World Championship
[edit]Dixon also made his first appearance in the Superbike World Championship in 2017 as a wildcard entry at Donington Park with Royal Air Force Reg. & Res. Kawasaki Team, where he retired in the first race, and finished 9th place in the second race.[7]
Moto2 World Championship
[edit]Dynavolt Intact GP (2017)
[edit]Dixon made his Moto2 debut at the 2017 British motorcycle Grand Prix at Silverstone riding for the Dynavolt/Intact Team replacing the injured Marcel Schrotter finishing 25th.[8]
Ángel Nieto Team (2019)
[edit]For 2019 he signed to ride for the Spanish Aspar Team,[9] in the 2019 Moto2 World Championship with team-mate Xavi Cardelús,[10] aboard machinery using 765 cc Triumph controlled engines new to the series,[11] and KTM chassis.[12] He made his full debut as a Moto2 World Championship rider on board a KTM bike, but Dixon’s full-time Moto2 bow, in Qatar of 2019, is not his first Moto2 Grand Prix appearance, having already appeared as a wildcard at Silverstone in 2017, a race he finished in 25th place.[13] Dixon finished his debut season with 7 points.
Petronas Sprinta Racing (2020–2021)
[edit]Dixon joined Petronas Sprinta Racing[14] for the 2020 Moto2 World Championship, alongside Xavi Vierge, in the team's third season in Grand Prix racing’s middleweight class.[15] Dixon finished the 2020 season with 44 points.
In October 2020, Petronas Sprint Racing (Sepang Racing Team) announced that Dixon would remain with the Malaysian team in Moto2 for the 2021 season.[16] Dixon finished the year with 30 points.
GasGas Aspar Team (2022–2024)
[edit]From 2022, Dixon is contracted to race for the Aspar Team branded as GasGas using a Kalex chassis in Moto2.[17]
MarcVDS Racing Team (2025)
[edit]On 19 August 2024, MarcVDS Racing Team, announced that Dixon will race for their Moto2 Team in 2025, as they transition from the Kalex chassis to the Boscoscuro chassis.[18]
MotoGP World Championship
[edit]Petronas Yamaha SRT (2021)
[edit]Dixon also competed in two MotoGP races for Petronas Yamaha, finishing in 19th place at the British Grand Prix in August and falling on the second lap at Aragon in September 2021.[19][20]
Personal life
[edit]In December 2018, Dixon married Sarah,[21] daughter of former racer Eddie Roberts.[22] Sarah delivered their first child – a girl – on 1 April 2023 whilst Dixon was away from home competing in Argentina.[23]
Career statistics
[edit]Grand Prix motorcycle racing
[edit]By season
[edit]| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Moto2 | Suter | Dynavolt Intact GP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45th |
| 2019 | Moto2 | KTM | Ángel Nieto Team | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25th |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18th |
| 2021 | Moto2 | Kalex | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20th |
| MotoGP | Yamaha | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | |
| 2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | GasGas Aspar Team | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 168.5 | 6th |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | GasGas Aspar Team | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 4th |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | CFMoto Aspar Team | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 8th |
| Total | 104 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 608.5 | ||||
By class
[edit]| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto2 | 2017, 2019–present | 2017 Great Britain | 2022 Americas | 2023 Netherlands | 102 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 608.5 | 0 |
| MotoGP | 2021 | 2021 Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2017, 2019–present | 104 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 608.5 | 0 | |||
Races by year
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Moto2 | Suter | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR 25 |
RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL DNS |
45th | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Moto2 | KTM | QAT Ret |
ARG 17 |
AME DNS |
SPA |
FRA 17 |
ITA Ret |
CAT Ret |
NED 12 |
GER Ret |
CZE 18 |
AUT 19 |
GBR 23 |
RSM 20 |
ARA 23 |
THA 19 |
JPN 17 |
AUS 21 |
MAL 17 |
VAL 13 |
25th | 7 | |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 14 |
SPA 18 |
ANC Ret |
CZE Ret |
AUT 14 |
STY 8 |
RSM 16 |
EMI 6 |
CAT Ret |
FRA Ret |
ARA 4 |
TER 7 |
EUR DNS |
VAL | POR | 18th | 44 | |||||
| 2021 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 7 |
DOH Ret |
POR Ret |
SPA DNS |
FRA 18 |
ITA 14 |
CAT 18 |
GER 21 |
NED 18 |
STY 11 |
AUT 11 |
RSM 19 |
AME 10 |
EMI 13 |
ALR Ret |
VAL 16 |
20th | 30 | ||||
| MotoGP | Yamaha | GBR 19 |
ARA Ret |
30th | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 11 |
INA Ret |
ARG 5 |
AME 3 |
POR Ret |
SPA Ret |
FRA 21 |
ITA 6 |
CAT 4 |
GER 11 |
NED 3 |
GBR 3 |
AUT 3 |
RSM Ret |
ARA Ret |
JPN 4 |
THA 4‡ |
AUS 3 |
MAL 3 |
VAL 7 |
6th | 168.5 |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | POR 6 |
ARG 3 |
AME DNS |
SPA 6 |
FRA 5 |
ITA 3 |
GER 3 |
NED 1 |
GBR Ret |
AUT 4 |
CAT 1 |
RSM 12 |
IND Ret |
JPN 4 |
INA 4 |
AUS Ret |
THA Ret |
MAL 5 |
QAT 5 |
VAL 6 |
4th | 204 |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT DNS |
POR DNS |
AME 23 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 17 |
CAT 3 |
ITA 12 |
NED 4 |
GER 2 |
GBR 1 |
AUT 3 |
ARA 1 |
RSM 5 |
EMI Ret |
INA 22 |
JPN 13 |
AUS Ret |
THA 7 |
MAL 4 |
SLD Ret |
8th | 155 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.
Superbike World Championship
[edit]Races by year
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 2017 | Kawasaki | AUS | AUS | THA | THA | SPA | SPA | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | GBR Ret |
GBR 9 |
ITA | ITA | USA | USA | GER | GER | POR | POR | FRA | FRA | SPA | SPA | QAT | QAT | 30th | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Jake Dixon Racing Ltd British Company House business records. Retrieved 9 April 2022
- ^ "Jake Dixon on Moto2: "I'll do the country proud"".
- ^ "Superteens to Superstars". 3 November 2016.
- ^ Rouse has Wright stuff, says Halsall team boss Bikesport News, 24 July 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
- ^ "Between the Hedges - Index page".
- ^ "BSB: Dixon to stick with RAF Kawasaki for 2018".
- ^ Clay, Barry (31 May 2017). "RAF Regular and Reserves rider Jake Dixon claims first World Championship points". Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Silverstone, David Miller at (27 August 2017). "MotoGP Silverstone: 'I can be at the front of this class' - Dixon". Bikesport News.
- ^ Aspar to return to Moto2 in 2019 Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport Week, 13 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
- ^ Cardelus signs as Dixon's team-mate at Angel Nieto Team Crash.net, 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
- ^ Triumph era right time for Moto2 switch - Jake Dixon Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport Week, 1 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
- ^ Sports, Dorna. "Jake Dixon to make Moto2™ move with Angel Nieto Team". motogp.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Moto2: BSB race winner Dixon set for Silverstone wildcard". motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Moto2 | Sepang Racing Team". sepangracingteam.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Jake Dixon joins PETRONAS Sprinta Racing in Moto2 for 2020 | Sepang Racing Team". sepangracingteam.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Front-running Jake Dixon to stay with PETRONAS Sprinta Racing | Sepang Racing Team". sepangracingteam.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Jake Dixon remains in Moto2 for 2022 with Aspar return under GASGAS brand visordown.com, 13 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021
- ^ Brau, Berta (19 August 2024). "Elf Marc VDS Racing Team signs Jake Dixon for 2025". ELF Marc VDS Racing Team. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ MotoGP Silverstone: Fabio Quartararo dominates the British Grand Prix Motorcycle News, 29 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021
- ^ MotoGP Aragon: Francesco Bagnaia holds off Marc Marquez to take maiden win Motorcycle News, 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021
- ^ Jake Dixon ready for the challenge in Moto2 MotoGP.com, Retrieved 3 May 2019
- ^ Complog Performance Retrieved 3 May 2019
- ^ Jake Dixon's daughter was born and 'Dad' celebrated on the podium: 'The last 24 hours have been incredible' motorcyclesports.net, 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024
External links
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- Jake Dixon at MotoGP.com
- Jake Dixon at WorldSBK.com
- Jake Dixon at AS.com (in Spanish)
- Interview at Bennetts
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