Father Dixon opens his box of achievements in Assen

The British pilot of the Inde GasGas Aspar Team Jake Dixon At the age of 27, he won his first victory in the Moto2 World Championship, completing a great weekend in which he had already shown himself in free practice, dominating the 2022 world runner-up Ai Ogura and Pedro Acosta who cut another seven points off leader Arbolino, only seventh and now separated by 8, despite having to do a long lap penalty for cutting the chicane after saving a fall. But a claim hung over his head because in doing so he stepped on the green and the third party could become fifth and give the place to Aldeguer.

Quickly Quartararo and Sasaki, with whom Arbolino formed a “mini gang of friends”, joined Dover’s, one of the few fathers on the grid, a birth that had been lost since Sarah gave birth to Summer in England if where I was in Termas de Río Hondo. Sarah’s courage was demonstrated at a young age as a breast cancer survivor. From afar, Dixon celebrated by dedicating a very emotional podium to her Argentine girls.

After nine third places in the last two years, already inside Team Aspar, the victory finally came and in the parc fermé he fell again with great emotion and dedicated it to everyone, the team, his family and especially that of his grandmother being admitted to a hospital.

From pole position, Alonso López kept the first position against Ogura and Dixon, the drivers who shared the free practice sessions in Assen, and the two Sharks of the World Championship, Acosta and Arbolino, matched after the start one from the second row and another from the fourth. The Spaniard from Speed ​​​​​​​​Up took seven tenths in the opening lap to his teammates on the front row of the grid.

Behind Acosta he held off Arbolino, his teammate Arenas and his compatriot and long-time rival Fermín Aldeguer to take fourth, 1″3 behind the leading trio after the first five laps. He improved slower, cautious and without the leader Arbolino rushed after him. Started to make the first choice of 10 drivers in this first third where Aldeguer was excluded cutting the chicane and a long lap fell.

López continued to set a strong pace that only Dixon, Ogura and Acosta were able to copy and the rest of the leading group was cut off. But the Madrid native couldn’t keep up and was eventually overtaken by Dixon, Ogura and Acosta, and he has also distanced himself from the top three. With seven to go when Ogura changed pace in the lead, Acosta tried to respond and had a serious caution that saved him from falling at the final chicane which earned him a long lap penalty for cutting it when he was starting to lose seconds to the pilot which Dixon was chasing. He kept the third place, even though he clearly stepped on the green and should have repeated it, but was already 3″ behind Dixon, enough to keep the podium and to cut more points from Arbolino, seventh but more than three seconds away.

With three remaining, Dixon overtook Ogura for the lead, with one touch when the British jumped the Japanese on the straight, and he soon dropped him by 1″ and went for his first victory in the world championship. In last turn Acosta was able to defend himself from Aldeguer and they entered in 39 thousandths Acosta got seven points from Arbolino and now they are separated by 8, all are pending a final decision on their case after the claims of their opposing teams.

As for the other Spaniards, Arón Canet is fifth, Alonso López sixth, Mani González eighth, Albert Arenas ninth, Sergio García eleventh, Jeremy Alcoba 15th, Carlos Tatay 17th and Izan Guevara fell with six left and Borga Gómez with four. and Alex Escrig withdrawing five from the end.

Race Moto2 Classification