Welcome to the beta version of the new Women & Golf website. Our web monkeys are still hard at work and welcome your feedback.  

Advertisement

'I am so grateful to be where I am' - Jake Dixon took back-to-back victories for the first time in his Grand Prix career

Gold & Goose

The American Grand Prix was a memorable weekend for Jake Dixon after he claimed his first back-to-back victories in the Grand Prix paddock.

Jake Dixon took two dominant victories in a row in Rounds Two and Three of the 2025 Moto2 World Championship.

The British rider is now the Championship leader in Moto2 and took back-to-back victories for the first time in his Grand Prix career.

Advertisement

"I can't believe it, I have always wanted to get back-to-back victories," Dixon told TNT Sports.

"But you never know if it is possible; in those conditions, it is never a certainty. What a difficult race, from lap one I did not feel like I had grip, but I suck with it and tried to do the best I could.

"I raced myself, like my team, my friends, and all the people around me said this morning 'just race your race'. It is just a massive credit to them, and I am so happy that I have my daughter here and, obviously, my wife Sarah."

The Moto2 race occurred in difficult conditions as rain began to fall moments before the Grand Prix got underway. Dixon chose to race on wet tyres, which ended up being the correct choice and he ended up winning by 4.148 seconds.

"I kept telling myself to be focussed, I have done this all my life," he said.

"I do this on the minibike track, I do this in training, it is what I work so hard towards. I am just so grateful to be where I am. I know how difficult it was last year, and I really appreciate times like this.

"I know how hard they are and I know how rare they are, so I am really cherishing these moments."

Dixon ended up lapping several riders who decided to gamble and use slick tyres in the difficult conditions. However, passing the slower riders was difficult due to how much slower they were going than the British rider.

"Honestly, I was a little bit annoyed about that," he explained.

Advertisement

"When the blue flags are out, you move, but they just did not move. I understand you are on slicks, and you are trying to stick to the line, but you see me coming, and you stayed on the line. It is dangerous because I thought they would move, but it is what it is, and you just have to move on from that.

"It is then super difficult to get back into the flow, and I saw Tony [Arbolino] kept upping the pace, so I kept responding as much as I could. But I did not want to take too many risks. I feel like I managed that really well, but I did not have much more than what I was doing."

Articles you may like

Advertisement

More MotoGP

Advertisement
linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram