KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 -- Jake Dixon of England will join Petronas Sprinta Racing for the 2020 Moto2 World Championship, alongside Xavi Vierge as the team enters its third season in Grand Prix racing’s middleweight class.
The 23-year-old rider is expected to take to the Petronas Sprinta Racing Kalex for the first time at an end-of-year test in November at Jerez, after the conclusion of the 2019 season.
"I’m super excited to be joining Petronas Sprinta Racing and I can’t wait to jump on the bike. It’s clearly a great team; you only have to look at the success they’re having this year in MotoGP and Moto3. It’s a massive opportunity for me and I’m definitely going to be giving it my all to do my very best.
"This year (2019) hasn’t been the easiest of years for me but I’ve learned a lot and it gives me a good base for 2020. The Kalex is a well-proven bike and it’ll be nice to jump onto one of them too.
"I don’t know what the targets will be until I try out the bike, and I’ll start the season just taking it race by race. I’ll know what’s possible after testing, but know that I’ve got an amazing team behind me. I want to be fighting for podiums by the end of the season," he said in a statement issued by the team today.
For the record, Dixon joined the Moto2 class this season fresh from finishing runner-up in the 2018 British Superbike championship.
Meanwhile, Team Principal Datuk Razlan Razali said Dixon was a highly rated fine addition to the Petronas Sprinta Racing team and they were expecting good things from him and Vierge in Moto2 next season.
"The British Superbike Championship is extremely competitive, so for him to win races in his first full season and finish second the following year there shows his potential.
"We've been taken by Dixon's talent and application in his first year of Moto2. Dixon represents the final piece in the puzzle for our 2020 rider line-up across MotoGP, Moto3 and Moto2 and we’re all excited to have two bikes in Moto2 for the first time in 2020," he said.
The 2020 Moto2 season is scheduled to begin in March next year, with the opening round at the Qatar Grand Prix taking place on March 8.
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