Team ELF Marc VDS Racing

Jake Dixon
Born on 15 January 1996 in Dover, England

Jake Dixon began his career in the Aprilia Superteens Cup before joining the British Superstock 600 championship in 2010. Six years later, the Dover-born rider is competing in BSB. Runner-up in the British Superbike Championship in 2018, he contested his first Moto2 Grand Prix a year earlier at Silverstone, for the Dynavolt Intact GP team, replacing Marcel Schrotter. 

In 2019, Dixon became a full-time Moto2 rider in the colours of the Angel Nieto team. Although he only managed to finish in the points on two occasions, the Briton was nevertheless recruited by the Petronas Sprinta Racing team. 

In 2020, he came close to his first victory at the French Grand Prix. He crashed a few kilometres from the finish while leading the race. A fractured wrist in Spain slowed his progress. The 2021 season also proved disappointing, with Jake only managing to score around thirty points, ten fewer than in 2020. 

He managed to turn a corner in 2022 when he joined the Aspar structure. With six podiums and a sixth place at the end of the season, he was confirmed with the Spanish team where he flourished. Proof of this came in the form of his first two wins of 2023, in the Netherlands and Catalunya. Fourth at the end of the season, he had to make do with eighth place in the overall standings in 2024, despite two further victories at Silverstone and Aragon. The Briton is now counting on his move to the ELF Marc VDS Racing team to challenge for the Moto2 world title.

Filip Salac
Born on 12 December 2001 in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic

Filip Salac got his start in motorbike racing with the Red Bull Rookies Cup. The Czech rider has competed in three editions. In 2018, he made his name on the podium five times to finish fourth in the competition. During the same period, the Czech also competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 championship. After making his debut there in 2016, he steadily improved to finish 11^th overall. 

In 2018, he was awarded a wild card to compete in his home Grand Prix. This enabled him to be recruited by the Pruestel GP team, with whom he twice finished in the top 10. He put in similar performances the following year with Rivacold Snipers. Unfortunately, a crash ruled him out of the last two Grands Prix. 

Re-appointed, he scored his first podium at Le Mans in 2021. The following season, he discovered Moto2 with the Gresini team. He finished in the top 10 on three occasions, culminating in second place in Thailand after a race cut short by rain. 

He continues to progress in 2023. Second in the French Grand Prix, Filip Salac scored 110 points and finished 11^th in the world championship. His potential convinced the ELF Marc VDS team to recruit him to team up with Tony Arbolino. Unfortunately, the Czech rider had a complicated first half of the season, struggling to adapt to the new Pirelli tyres. From August onwards, however, he made up for this by regularly finishing in the top ten. He even finished on the podium at the Japanese Grand Prix before concluding the 2025 season with a fifth place in Barcelona. He should be aiming much higher this year.