Jake Dixon was back on the podium for the first time since the American GP last weekend at the Sachsenring. 

Dixon took a solid third place finish which was impressive considering he was hit and sent wide on the opening lap having started from pole position. 

The 25-lap race was red flagged on the 20th lap after a collision between Albert Arenas and Marcos Ramirez punctured the air fence at Turn 1.

Starting from his second pole position of the year, Jake had to recover from seventh after being pushed wide by another rider at the race’s first turn.

The 29-year old quickly recovered to third and was saving his rear tyre before he was tagged by another rider from behind on lap 16, which lost him 1.7s. The Briton was then in the process of catching the lead pair when red flags were shown.

The Dover riders third podium of the year sees him maintain four  place in the championship standings with 114 points.

Speaking after the weekend, Dixon said: “It was a really good day. I’m a bit frustrated as I was pushed wide at the first corner and then hit by another rider, which lost me crucial time.

“I felt like I was always having to play catch up from there. And I had been saving my rear tyre for the final laps, and felt I could have caught the guys up ahead had they not put out the red flag.

“I really felt like I could have won today. But apart from that, I have to be happy because this weekend could have turned out a whole load worse after yesterday’s big crash. I’m really happy.

“I want to say a big thanks to the team and everyone involved. Now we’re moving on to Brno, where we went testing last week. I’m looking forward to Filip’s home race so I can see him deal with the pressure of his home GP! He’s like a king there so I can’t wait to see King Filip perform!”