Following a dazzling display in Termas, Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) lands in the USA full to the brim on confidence as the 96 aims to back up his Argentina success at a circuit he’s tasted podium success at in the past – 2022 to be exact.
But the challenge, chiefly from World Championship leader Manuel Gonzalez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP), will be strong as the Spaniard hunts more healthy points to continue his fine start to 2025. Gonzalez only has one top 10 to his name at the Circuit of The Americas, but surely that changes this time around?
Celestino Vietti’s (Team HDR Heidrun) first podium on a Boscoscuro will give the Italian plenty of confidence that he can challenge at the front for the third race in a row, and it was a Boscoscuro that won at COTA in 2024 thanks to Sergio Garcia (QJMOTOR-FRINSA-MSi), although Garcia will remain sidelined this time round.
Aron Canet (Fantic Racing) will be fired up to repeat his 2019 COTA victory and climb back onto the podium, and then there’s a certain home hero that the COTA crowd will be backing all weekend: Joe Roberts (OnlyFans American Racing). After claiming P2 on home turf last season, a repeat – or something close – would go down perfectly for the American who continues to recover from the wrist injury he sustained last season.
