Jake Dixon

Jake Dixon (Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born 15 January 1996) is an English solo motorcycle racer who competed in the 2017 and 2018 British Superbike Championship.

Jake Dixon
Nationality	British
Born	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996
Current team	Petronas Sprinta Racing
Bike number	96
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2017, 2019– Manufacturers Suter, KTM, Kalex 2019 championship position 25th (7 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 20 0 0 0 0 9

For 2019 he signed to ride for the Spanish Ángel Nieto Team,[1] previously known as Aspar team, in the 2019 Moto2 World Championship with Andorran team-mate Xavi Cardelús,[2] aboard machinery using 765 cc Triumph controlled engines new to the series,[3] and KTM chassis.[4] For 2020 Jake has signed for The Petronas Sprinta SRT Moto 2 team aboard a Kalex machine. His team mate is Spaniard Xavi Vierge.

He is the son of Darren Dixon, TT F1 Superbike Champion in 1988 and double World Sidecar Champion in 1995 and 1996.

Career

Early Career

2008/2009

At 12 years of age Dixon was competing in the Southern Supermoto Championship before advancing to the Aprilia Superteens Championship in 2010.

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.[5][6]

2011

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.

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.[7]

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.

2014

Staying in the Supersport 600 Championship Dixon rode for the Appleyard/Macadam/Doodson team again on a Yamaha R6. He finished the season in 8th position.

2015

Dixon joined the Smith's team riding a three-cylinder Triumph 675 and achieved 3rd place in the Supersport 600 Championship.

2016

Dixon teamed up with Dave Tyson's Tsingtao MV Agusta team for the season but things did not work out and he was offered an alternative ride half way through the year in the Premier Class British Superbikes with Lee Hardy's Briggs Equipment BMW S1000RR. After five rounds his brakes failed at Oulton Park resulting in a broken hip which ended his season.

2017

He won both round-four races of the 2017 British Superbike Championship at Knockhill Racing Circuit.[8] He finished 6th in the 2017 British Superbike Championship and was the youngest ever rider to make the final showdown which is 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.[9]

2018

Dixon finished his participation in the British Superbike Championship series in second position to champion Leon Haslam.

Moto2 World Championship

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.[10]

Superbike World Championship

Dixon also made his first appearance in the Superbike World Championship in 2017 at the race at Donington Park, where he retired in the first race and finished 9th in the second race.[11]

Personal life

In December 2018, Dixon married Sarah,[12] daughter of former racer Eddie Roberts.[13]

Career statistics

Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2017	Moto2	Suter	Dynavolt Intact GP	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2019	Moto2	KTM	Sama Qatar Ángel Nieto Team	17	0	0	0	0	7	25th
2020	Moto2	Kalex	Petronas Sprinta Racing	1	0	0	0	0	2*	14th*
Total				19	0	0	0	0	9

^* Season still in progress.

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto2	2017, 2019–present	2017 Great Britain			19	0	0	0	0	9	0
Total	2017, 2019–Present				19	0	0	0	0	9	0

Races by year

(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	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		NC	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	AND	CZE	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA	TER	EUR	VAL	THA	MAL	ARG			14th*	2*

^* Season still in progress.

References

1. Ángel Nieto Team (English homepage), Retrieved 3 May 2019
2. Cardelus signs as Dixon's team-mate at Angel Nieto Team Crash.net, 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
3. Triumph era right time for Moto2 switch - Jake Dixon Motorsport Week, 1 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
4. Aspar to return to Moto2 in 2019 Motorsport Week, 13 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
5. http://www.ukclubsport.com/superteens-to-superstars/
6. Rouse has Wright stuff, says Halsall team boss Bikesport News, 24 July 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
7. http://www.between-the-hedges.com/index.php/33-news/89-moto-breakers-cadwell-park
8. "British Superbike Championship: Jake Dixon dominates at Knockhill". 19 June 2017.
9. "BSB: Dixon to stick with RAF Kawasaki for 2018".
10. Silverstone, David Miller at. "MotoGP Silverstone: 'I can be at the front of this class' - Dixon". Bikesport News.
11. Clay, Barry. "RAF Regular and Reserves rider Jake Dixon claims first World Championship points".
12. Jake Dixon ready for the challenge in Moto2 MotoGP.com, Retrieved 3 May 2019
13. Complog Performance Retrieved 3 May 2019

External links

• Interview at Bennetts