The first-ever Mandalika Moto2 race ended in mixed fortunes for British riders Jake Dixon♉ and Sam Lowes, with the former failing to convert his maiden pole into victory following a front-end crash. 

Dixon, who had been one of the 🍎stars of the weekend up until the race, lost two places from pole coming out of turn one. 

However, after💛 getting back through🧸 on Lowes for second, the GASGAS Aspar rider attempted to push on and close down eventual race winner Somkiar Chantra. 

In his attempts to do so, Dixon lost the front-end and with it washed away any chance 🍃of winning a first world c🤡hampionship race.

In the immediate aftermath, a hugely disappointed Dixon, said: "I had a trꦿicky start, and caught up to Sam [Lowes], and then passed him. Then I re-focused to try and chase down [Somkiat] Chantra. I felt I had the pace⛎ to do that. 

"When I got to turn ten, I braౠked in𓄧 the same place I did every lap - even on the data I did everything identical to the lap before, but for some reason I lost the front. 

"I’m incredibly annoyed at m✨yself - I want to say sorry first of all to the team, they gave me the bike to win the race today and I wasn▨'t able to back that up!"

While it wasn’t a podium finish like in round one at Qatar, Lowes managed to claim a determined fourth ♛place despite not having the pace he had hoped for. 

It’s a result that the Brit felt ‘was really important’ as he currently sits 16 pointꦗs behind championship leader Ce𓂃lestino Vietti, who finished second in Indonesia.

Lowes added: "The race🤡 wasn’t the best but it was really important to finish and get some points. ♉;

"This weekend I felt a♔ lot better on the bike. In th🐠e morning I had a step up in performance. In the race I had a different feeling. 

"When it started to rain, I was not really aggressive and stayed quite relaxed. I saw another rider crash and it was more important for me to finish the race and get some points to give me something to bu🍒ild on – the opposite to 2021. 

"I want 🎐to thank the team. The bike was good. It was another decent finish. That’s what it’s all about at the minute: using my head more in certain situations. 

"When I saw it was difficult to go with Chantra and fight for the podium, I decided to finish fourth. I had a big gap behind. We’💝ll now go to Argentina and try to improve."