Later in the season at the German Grand Prix, Pawi started from only 20th on the grid, but established himself as a wet-weather specialist, as he charged through to lead after just six laps.

Following his two victories, for the 2017 Moto2 World Championship Pawi was promoted to partner Takaaki Nakagami in Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, replacing Ratthapark Wilairot in the Moto2 category.

For the 2019 Moto2 World Championship, Pawi started off with a 13th place finish in Argentina, before suffering a Grade 3 open fracture of his little finger, in a crash during Friday practice at the 2019 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix.

[2] He returned at the 2019 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix but withdrew after the Friday practice sessions due to the injury and missed the rest of the season.

Being replaced in Moto2 by Somkiat Chantra, Pawi returned to Moto3 for the 2020 season, but struggled on the smaller bikes, and scored no points during the year.