Jake Dixon

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Jake Dixon
NationalityBritish
Born (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 29)
Dover, Kent, England
Current team Elf Marc VDS Racing Team
Bike number96
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years 2021
Manufacturers Yamaha
Championships 0
2021 championship position30th (0 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
200000
Moto2 World Championship
Active years 2017, 2019–
Manufacturers Suter (2017)
KTM (2019)
Kalex (2020–2024)
Boscoscuro (2025–)
2024 championship position8th (155 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
11862083760.5
Superbike World Championship
Active years 2017
Manufacturers Kawasaki
Championships 0
2017 championship position30th (7 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
200007
British Superbike Championship
Active years 2016–2018
Manufacturers BMW, Kawasaki
Championships 0
2018 championship position2nd (629 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
64522661241
British Supersport Championship
Active years 2015
Manufacturers Triumph
Championships 0
2015 championship position3rd (337 pts)
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
2441435337

Jake Curtis Dixon [1] (born 15 January 1996) is a British Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing for the Elf Marc VDS Racing Team in the 2025 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.

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Career

Early career

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

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

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

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

Dynavolt Intact GP (2017)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

Petronas Yamaha SRT (2021)

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

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

British Supersport Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearBike123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPts
2015 Triumph DON
2		 DON
1		 BRH
4		 BRH
3		 OUL
Ret		 OUL
1		 SNE
Ret		 SNE
5		 KNO
Ret		 KNO
2		 BRH
Ret		 BRH
6		 THR
10		 THR
3		 CAD
3		 CAD
1		 OUL
2		 OUL
1		 ASS
3		 ASS
2		 SIL
4		 SIL
Ret		 BRH
2		 BRH
2		3rd337

British Superbike Championship

By year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearMake123456789101112PosPts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R3R1R2R1R2R1R2R3
2016 BMW SIL SIL OUL OUL BHI BHI KNO
Ret		 KNO
13		 SNE
6		 SNE
12		 THR
17		 THR
16		 BHGP
13		 BHGP
12		 CAD
9		 CAD
10		 OUL
11		 OUL
8		 OUL
Ret		 DON DON ASS ASS BHGP BHGP BHGP 16th50
2017 Kawasaki DON
9		 DON
Ret		 BHI
Ret		 BHI
13		 OUL
10		 OUL
Ret		 KNO
1		 KNO
1		 SNE
6		 SNE
4		 BHGP
11		 BHGP
10		 THR
3		 THR
2		 CAD
2		 CAD
Ret		 SIL
4		 SIL
9		 SIL
3		 OUL
4		 OUL
6		 ASS
8		 ASS
7		 BHGP
DNS		 BHGP
Ret		 BHGP
12		6th562
2018 Kawasaki DON
11		 DON
12		 BHI
6		 BHI
Ret		 OUL
2		 OUL
3		 SNE
3		 SNE
2		 KNO
1		 KNO
2		 BHGP
4		 BHGP
4		 THR
2		 THR
3		 CAD
3		 CAD
3		 SIL
5		 SIL
Ret		 SIL
3		 OUL
1		 OUL
1		 ASS
2		 ASS
Ret		 BHGP
2		 BHGP
Ret		 BHGP
3		2nd629

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearMake12345678910111213Pos.Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
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 30th7

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd
2017 Moto2 Suter Dynavolt Intact GP10000045th
2019 Moto2 KTM Ángel Nieto Team 170000725th
2020 Moto2 Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing 1200004418th
2021 Moto2 Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing 1500003020th
MotoGP Yamaha Petronas Yamaha SRT 20000030th
2022 Moto2 Kalex GasGas Aspar Team 200620168.56th
2023 Moto2 Kalex GasGas Aspar Team 1925212044th
2024 Moto2 Kalex CFMoto Aspar Team 1825211558th
2025 Moto2 Boscoscuro Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 162421152*5th*
Total12062083760.5

By class

ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod1st WinRaceWinPodiums Pole FLapPtsWChmp
Moto22017, 2019–present 2017 Great Britain 2022 Americas 2023 Netherlands 11862083760.50
MotoGP2021 2021 Great Britain 2000000
Total2017, 2019–present12062083760.50

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516171819202122PosPts
2017 Moto2 Suter QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR
25		 RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
DNS		45th0
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		25th7
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 18th44
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		20th30
MotoGP Yamaha GBR
19		 ARA
Ret		30th0
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		6th168.5
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		4th204
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		8th155
2025 Moto2 Boscoscuro THA
7		 ARG
1		 AME
1		 QAT
Ret		 SPA
9		 FRA
5		 GBR
11		 ARA
13		 ITA
17		 NED
4		 GER
3		 CZE
11		 AUT
20		 HUN
4		 CAT
2		 RSM
16		 JPN
INA
AUS
MAL
POR
VAL
5th*152*

‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ↑ Jake Dixon Racing Ltd British Company House business records. Retrieved 9 April 2022
  2. ↑ "Jake Dixon on Moto2: "I'll do the country proud"".
  3. ↑ "Superteens to Superstars". 3 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Rouse has Wright stuff, says Halsall team boss Bikesport News, 24 July 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
  5. ↑ "Between the Hedges - Index page".
  6. ↑ "BSB: Dixon to stick with RAF Kawasaki for 2018".
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Silverstone, David Miller at (27 August 2017). "MotoGP Silverstone: 'I can be at the front of this class' - Dixon". Bikesport News.
  9. ↑ Aspar to return to Moto2 in 2019 Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Motorsport Week, 13 August 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
  10. ↑ Cardelus signs as Dixon's team-mate at Angel Nieto Team Crash.net, 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018
  11. ↑ 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
  12. ↑ Sports, Dorna. "Jake Dixon to make Moto2™ move with Angel Nieto Team". motogp.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Moto2: BSB race winner Dixon set for Silverstone wildcard". motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Moto2 | Sepang Racing Team". sepangracingteam.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ Jake Dixon remains in Moto2 for 2022 with Aspar return under GASGAS brand visordown.com, 13 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021
  18. ↑ Brau, Berta (19 August 2024). "Elf Marc VDS Racing Team signs Jake Dixon for 2025". ELF Marc VDS Racing Team. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  19. ↑ MotoGP Silverstone: Fabio Quartararo dominates the British Grand Prix Motorcycle News , 29 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021
  20. ↑ MotoGP Aragon: Francesco Bagnaia holds off Marc Marquez to take maiden win Motorcycle News , 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021
  21. ↑ Jake Dixon ready for the challenge in Moto2 MotoGP.com, Retrieved 3 May 2019
  22. ↑ Complog Performance Retrieved 3 May 2019
  23. ↑ 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
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