Albert Arenas Ovejero (born 11 December 1996) is a Spanish motorcycle racer competing in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship, riding for Gresini Racing. He won the 2020 Moto3 World Championship.
Career
Moto3 World Championship
Arenas debuted in the Moto3 World Championship in the last race of the 2014 season in Valencia, as he was signed by Calvo Team to replace the injured Eric Granado.1 In 2015 he was the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship runner-up.2
Aspar Team (2016)
In the 2016 Moto3 season he first made three appearances with the Aspar Team, two as a wild card entry and one as the substitute for the injured Jorge Martín,3
Peugeot MC Saxoprint (2016)
In 2016, later joined the Peugeot MC Saxoprint team as the permanent replacement for Alexis Masbou.4
Aspar Team (2017–2020)
In 2020, He finished the 2020 Moto3 World Championship season as the world champion, taking 174 points with 3 wins and 5 podiums, edging out both Tony Arbolino and Ai Ogura by 4 points.
Moto2 World Championship
Aspar Team (2021–2022)
Arenas joined the Aspar Moto2 team in the 2021 season. It was a relatively weak season for Arenas, spending most of it getting up to grips with the bike, scoring only 28 points in 18 races, and finishing 21st in the standings. The 2022 season was better, as Arenas collected 90 points, finishing 12th in the standings, with his season best result a 4th place from Rimini.
Red Bull KTM Ajo (2023)
Earning a ride at a top team, he competed for the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 team in the 2023 season. Arenas went on to finish the season 14th in the standings, collecting 85 points, and a season's best 3rd place in Catalonia, his first podium in the intermediate class. His teammate Pedro Acosta won the title by a comfortable margin, 83 points.
Gresini Racing Moto2 (2024)
Arenas officially joined Gresini Racing Moto2 for the 2024 Moto2 season, where he was paired with teammate Manuel González.5
Career statistics
Career highlights
- 2013 - 18th, European Junior Cup, Honda CBR500R
CEV Buckler Moto3 Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Honda | JERRet | NAVRet | ARA12 | CAT9 | ALB1Ret | ALB23 | VALRet | 16th | 27 | ||
| 2013 | FTR Honda | CAT1Ret | CAT2Ret | ARA8 | ALB11 | ALB2Ret | NAVRet | VAL123 | VAL114 | JER9 | 10th | 42 |
FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Mahindra | JER17 | JER28 | LMS8 | ARA | CAT1 | CAT2 | ALB | NAVDNS | 10th | 54 | ||||
| Ioda | ALG | VAL13 | VAL14 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Husqvarna | ALG5 | LMSRet | CAT14 | CAT25 | ARA16 | ARA23 | ALB3 | NAV4 | JER11 | JER22 | VAL11 | VAL21 | 2nd | 185 |
| 2016 | Mahindra | VAL18 | VAL28 | LMS11 | ARA15 | CAT15 | CAT23 | ALB7 | ALG | JER18 | JER2DNS | VAL14 | VAL2Ret | 8th | 79 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Moto3 | KTM | Calvo Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2016 | Moto3 | Mahindra | Aspar Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35th |
| Peugeot | Peugeot MC Saxoprint | 9 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Moto3 | Mahindra | Aspar Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26th |
| 2018 | Moto3 | KTM | Aspar Team | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 9th |
| 2019 | Moto3 | KTM | Aspar Team | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 11th |
| 2020 | Moto3 | KTM | Aspar Team | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 1st |
| 2021 | Moto2 | Boscoscuro | Aspar Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21st |
| 2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | GasGas Aspar Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 12th |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 14th |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | QJmotor Gresini Moto2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 14th |
| 2025 | Moto2 | Kalex | Gresini Moto2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46* | 12th* |
| Total | 156 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 734 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2014, 2016–2020 | 2014 Valencia | 2018 France | 2018 France | 73 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 405 | 1 |
| Moto2 | 2021–present | 2021 Qatar | 2023 Catalonia | 83 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 0 | |
| Total | 2014, 2016–present | 156 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 734 | 1 | |||
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds (2022 Thai GP)/less than half (2023 Australian GP) of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed. * Season still in progress.
Suzuka 8 Hours results
| Year | Team | Riders | Bike | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yoshimura SERT Motul | Cocoro Atsumi Dan Linfoot | Suzuki GSX-R 1000 | 3rd |
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albert Arenas.- Albert Arenas at MotoGP.com
- Albert Arenas at WorldSBK.com
- Albert Arenas at AS.com (in Spanish)
- Profile on GPUpdate.net
References
"El gironí Albert Arenas debutarà a València en Moto3 amb 17 anys". diaridegirona.cat (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016. http://www.diaridegirona.cat/esports/2014/11/07/gironi-albert-arenas-debutara-valencia/695904.html ↩
"Meet the Wildcards: Two Italians and a Frenchman in Spain". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/04/22/meet-the-wildcards-two-italians-and-a-frenchman-in-spain/198699 ↩
Thukral, Rachit (24 June 2016). "Martin pulls out of Assen, Arenas to fill in". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 October 2016. http://www.motorsport.com/moto3/news/martin-pulls-out-of-assen-arenas-to-fill-in-791259/ ↩
"Peugeot MC Saxoprint part ways with Masbou". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/08/08/peugeot-mc-saxoprint-part-ways-with-masbou/206493 ↩
"ARENAS TO JOIN GRESINI FAMILY FROM 2024". 14 September 2023. https://www.gresiniracing.com/en/arenas-to-join-gresini-family-from-2024/ ↩