Winning your home Grand Prix is something only a privileged few can say and on Sunday at the British GP, Jake Dixon (CFMOTO Inde Aspar Team) etched his name into Silverstone folklore as we were treated to a stunning fight for the win between the #96 and Aron Canet (Fantic Racing).
Now, the Red Bull Ring beckons, with both riders hunting more success at a circuit that presents quite the opposing challenge to Silverstone’s fast and flowing DNA.
It remains Sergio Garcia’s (MT Helmets – MSI) in the hot seat in the Championship, but Dixon’s first victory of the season – his third overall – saw the Briton climb to P7 in the standings, with Canet now in P8 as the duo stand on 78 points apiece. The title might be out of reach, but hitting form at the start of the second half of 2024 could see both penetrate the top five – or better – come Valencia. For Dixon, three podiums in the last five are somewhat making up for the nightmare start to the campaign.
Dixon and Canet were in a league of their own at Silverstone, but plenty of other storylines were on offer. Celestino Vietti’s first rostrum in Red Bull KTM Ajo colours couldn’t have come at a better time ahead of the Pierer Mobility Group’s home race in Austria – and it’s the scene of the Italian’s last Moto2™ win too. Meanwhile, in the Championship chase, the pendulum swung back in Garcia’s favour.
An incredibly classy comeback from as low as P26 on the first lap saw Garcia pocket a crucial P4, as his main title rivals faltered. Ai Ogura (MT Helmets – MSI) – a P3 finisher at the Ring in 2023 – went from pole to P14, Fermin Aldeguer (GT Trevisan SpeedUp) had a very quiet weekend and picked up a P12, while Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing) crashed out of P3. That means Garcia now leads Ogura by 18 points ahead of Round 11, with Roberts and Aldeguer 37 and 48 points back respectively. Responses needed for the hunters in Austria…
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