Jake Dixon signed off from Moto2 with a stellar ride to sixth place in the season finale in Valencia at the weekend.

Dixon who made up eleven places in the race will be leaving the Marc VDS team to be a factory Honda rider in the World Superbikes in 2026.

The Ricardo Tormo Circuit hosted the final race of the Moto2 season with conditions once again cool and overcast for the 22-lap race that got underway at 12.15 local time.

 In the circuit’s first appearance on the Grand Prix calendar since 2023, the event was a sell out on Sunday with a massive 93,972 in attendance.

Starting 17th, the Dover born rider knew a great start was necessary. And he duly delivered, as he gained five places on the first lap to sit 12th.

From there it was all about recovering places. And Dixon showed superb speed to reel in riders in the top ten as the laps ticked by. Fighting until the end, he passed Senna Agius on the final lap to take seventh.

A post-race penalty for his team-mate then promoted him a further place to sixth.

Jake’s final Moto2 result leaves him fifth at the end of his seventh Moto2 season with 225 points.

Speaking after his final race, Dixon said: “I’m still kicking myself after yesterday if I’m being honest! I’d have loved to finish with a podium but life doesn’t always go the way you want it to.

“Starting 17th is tough, especially around this track, where it’s super difficult to overtake. Then I got held up mid-race behind (Celestino) Vietti for far too long. We went backwards and forwards and lost around 2.5s to Diogo (Moreira). I got through and got my head down. Diogo was fighting for the championship so he let me through and I continued to catch the group for fifth. 

“I’m really happy to come back in my final race for the team. I had a really good race and my rhythm was good enough to fight for those front positions. They’re positives I can take. We did a really good job this year. 

“We fell a little short and finished fifth in the championship. But it was out first year with the Boscoscuro chassis and the team. We’ve had some ups and downs, but it’s been good. We had three winds and six podiums. Overall, it’s been a good year.”