Jake Dixon will be disappointed with the 12th place finish in the latest round of the Moto2 World Championship in Japan at the weekend.

He would have been full of confidence going into the race on Sunday having qualified on pole position. From pole he was looking to try and get away and finish on the top step of the podium at the end of the race.

The rain however had other ideas and through a massive spanner in the works, the race started in the dry and then the rain started to fall. Race direction red flagged the race on lap one in Motegi as the rain intensified.

When the race has been resumed, it was no longer raining and the track was not completely wet. This meant several riders decided to go out with dry tyres, a gamble that turned out to be the right one.

Dixon maintained the lead in the first few laps and tried to open a gap. However, as Jake had opted for wet tyres, it meant that on a drying track he started to go backwards through the field, crossing the line in 13th.

Speaking after a tough weekend, Dixon said: “It has been frustrating. The conditions were pretty tricky. After the red flag I have gone out on wet tyres, I tried to pull away, but I have completely destroyed my tyres and little by little I have gone backwards.”