Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) has successfully had surgery on the multiple fractures he sustained to his left wrist and hand at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in a testing crash on Tuesday. The Brit was preparing for his first round in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship as a Honda factory rider, but the crash at Turn 11 during Free Practice 1 on Tuesday meant he was declared unfit for the Australian Round.

Following the initial assessment, Dixon went to a hospital in Melbourne where it was decided that surgery was required on the fractures he had suffered. That surgery has been a success and without complications, and further assessments will be carried out over the coming weeks to determine his recovery timeline.

A full statement from Honda HRC read: “Honda HRC rider Jake Dixon has successfully undergone surgery at The Avenue Hospital in Melbourne (Australia) to treat multiple fractures to his left wrist and hand, sustained in a crash last Tuesday during the second day of the official WorldSBK testing at Phillip Island. Following an initial medical assessment at the circuit, Dixon was transported to Melbourne, where further examinations confirmed the need for surgical intervention to stabilise the fractures. The procedure was completed successfully without complications. Further assessment in the coming weeks will help to clarify the timeline for Dixon’s recovery. The Honda HRC team will provide further updates on Jake Dixon’s condition in due course.”

Dixon provided his own update on his Instagram account, saying: “Hey everyone! I didn't want to just put a picture up and be like, surgery done. I wanted to give the fans a true update with how things have been going. The last few days have been super stressful. First and foremost I want to thank my wife. She has been an absolute rock as always. All the people around me, Jack, Will, obviously, Carlos, my manager who has flown out. All my team, everyone involved. It's quite a bad injury, but they had the best man on the job. I just wanted to say a massive thank you to Cal Crutchlow, he's been at the end of the phone every step of the way so massive shout out to him. I promise I'll be back better than ever, and it'll make getting on top even sweeter.”

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