Jake Dixon

Jake Dixon (born 15 January 1996) is an English solo motorcycle racer who has been competing in the British Superbike Championship. He has signed to ride for the Ángel Nieto Team (formerly Aspar team) in the 2019 Moto2 World Championship with Andorran team-mate Xavi Cardelús,^[1] aboard machinery using 765 cc Triumph controlled engines new to the series,^[2] and KTM chassis.^[3]

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

Racing history

2008/9

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.^[4][5]

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.^[6]

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 where 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 in at Oulton Park resulting in a broken hip which ended his.

2017 He won both round-four races of the 2017 British Superbike Championship at Knockhill Racing Circuit.^[7] 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.^[8]

Moto2 and WSBK

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.^[9]

Dixon also made his first appearance in the Superbike World Championship at the race at Donington Park, where he retired in the first race and finished 9th in the second race.^[10]

2018 BSB results

Round 1 Donington Park. Race 1 - 11th. Race 2 - 12th. Round 2 Brands Hatch Short Circuit. Race 1 - 6th. Race 2 - DNF. Round 3 Oulton Park. Race 1 - 2nd. Race 2 - 3rd. Round 4 Snetterton. Race 1 - 3rd. Race 2 - 2nd. Round 5 Knockhill. Race 1 - 1st. Race 2 - 2nd. Round 6 Brands Hatch GP Circuit. Race 1 - 4th. Race 2 - 4th. Round 7 Thruxton. Race 1 - 2nd. Race 2 - 3rd. Round 8 Cadwell Park. Race 1 - 3rd. Race 2 - 3rd. Round 9 Silverstone. Race 1 - 5th. Race 2 - DNF. Round 10 Oulton Park. Race 1 - 1st. Race 2 - 1st. Round 11 Assen Holland. Race 1 - 2nd. Race 2 - DNF Round 12 Brands Hatch GP Circuit. Race 1 -

References

Notes

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