Despite a tough weekend at his home round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park, there were positives for Jake Dixon.

He was back on the bike after a long injury lay-off and he completed all three races for the first time this season, and whilst he didn’t score any points over the course of the weekend, he will have gained valuable data for the remainder of the 2026 campaign.

He will now head to some test sessions during August in France, before the season picks-up again in September at Magny-Cours.

In the opening race on Sunday Dixon, struggled in the early laps and slipped towards the back of the field during lap one. The Dover born rider worked hard to establish a consistent rhythm and was able to recover ground in the closing stages, eventually passing his teammate through the final corners to finish seventeenth.

Starting again from seventeenth in race two Jake focused on building a rhythm over the longer race distance.

He held seventeenth position for almost the entirety of the 23-lap encounter, unfortunately unable to bridge the gap to the group battling for championship points despite maintaining a consistent pace throughout the race.

Speaking at the end of the weekend, Dixon said: “I’ve definitely had better days, that’s for sure. Physically today was difficult and I had some pain, maybe a trapped nerve, in my right arm that made things more complicated, but the positive is that compared to Aragón my wrist felt much better.

“Having had five weeks between races has really helped and that’s something I can take away from this weekend. As for the races themselves, the results are obviously disappointing. In FP3 I was seventh and actually lapped quicker than I did in qualifying, so I think we probably extracted most of what was available from our package this weekend.

“Jonathan (Rea) put together a couple of laps quicker than mine and, starting further up the grid, was also able to maximise what he had around him. Of course, I don’t like finishing where we’re finishing right now, but this is where we are. We just need to keep our heads down, keep working and find a way forward.”