Jake Dixon and Izan Guevara travel to India for the first flyaway race

The Indian Grand Prix kicks off the beginning of the flyaway races for the Moto2 riders. The leader, Pedro Acosta, heads into the weekend at the top of the standings, 34 points ahead of Tony Arbolino, who scored points again in Misano. Although the Spanish rider has a significant gap, the title is far from being decided. The 175 points at stake in the flyaway races will be key to know if Acosta will arrive, or not, as champion at the final round in Valencia. The fight for the first 25 points will take place at the Buddh International Circuit, a track that enters the World Championship stage and where none of the riders have any reference.

Inde GASGAS Aspar travels to a new destination in the World Championship, the Indian Grand Prix. Jake Dixon arrives third in the championship standings and with the aim of getting a good result to get closer to Acosta and Arbolino. The British rider is now 65 points behind the leader and 31 points off the Italian, while his rivals for third place, Alonso López and Aron Canet, are 30 points down on the Inde GASGAS Aspar rider. His teammate, Izan Guevara, heads to the race week without any physical problem after having suffered a heavy crash at the San Marino Grand Prix. The current Moto3 World Champion faces the start of the flyaway races with optimism after improving his feelings in Misano. Guevara will fight to make a step forward in India and start the races outside Europe on a positive note.

Jake Dixon: “We are racing at a new circuit, but that doesn't have to matter to us. The main thing in these next races will be to push from the beginning to really be able to fight with the top riders. We will have to give our 100% to continue in the fight, although we are far away in the standings.”

Izan Guevara: “We arrive at a new circuit, and we do so with the aim to continue moving forward. In Misano we did well during the weekend, except for the race: we took a big step and understood many things about the bike. It is the first time we have raced there, but it is the same for everyone, so in this aspect we are not worried. My goal will once again be to get into the points, like in Austria. Physically I feel fine after the crash in the race: I had a bit of pain in the ankle the first days, but the pain in my hand went away the day after the race.”