Albert Arenas Explained

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

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	JER	NAV	ARA	CAT	ALB1	ALB2	VAL			16th	27
2013	FTR Honda	CAT1	CAT2	ARA	ALB1	ALB2	NAV	VAL1	VAL1	JER	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	JER1	JER2	LMS	ARA	CAT1	CAT2	ALB	NAV					10th	54
	Ioda									ALG	VAL1	VAL1
2015	Husqvarna	ALG	LMS	CAT1	CAT2	ARA1	ARA2	ALB	NAV	JER1	JER2	VAL1	VAL2	2nd	185
2016	Mahindra	VAL1	VAL2	LMS	ARA	CAT1	CAT2	ALB	ALG	JER1	JER2	VAL1	VAL2	8th	79

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
	Moto3	KTM	Calvo Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Moto3	Mahindra	Aspar Team	12	0	0	0	0	2	35th
		Peugeot	Peugeot MC Saxoprint
	Moto3	Mahindra	Aspar Team	12	0	0	0	0	14	26th
	Moto3	KTM	Aspar Team	17	2	2	0	0	107	9th
	Moto3	KTM	Aspar Team	17	1	3	0	0	108	11th
	Moto3	KTM	Aspar Team	14	3	5	0	1	174	1st
	Moto2	Boscoscuro	Aspar Team	18	0	0	0	0	28	21st
	Moto2	Kalex	GasGas Aspar Team	20	0	0	0	0	90	12th
	Moto2	Kalex	Red Bull KTM Ajo	18	0	1	0	0	85	14th
	Moto2	Kalex	QJmotor Gresini Moto2	19	0	0	0	0	80	14th
Total				148	6	11	0	1	688

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		75	0	1	0	0	283	0
Total	2014, 2016–present				148	6	11	0	1	688	1

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Bike	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Pts
	Moto3	KTM	QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL			NC	0
	Moto3	Mahindra	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER												35th	2
		Peugeot										AUT	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL
	Moto3	Mahindra	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL			26th	14
	Moto3	KTM	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL		9th	107
	Moto3	KTM	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL		11th	108
	Moto3	KTM	QAT	SPA	ANC	CZE	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA	TER	EUR	VAL	POR						1st	174
	Moto2	Boscoscuro	QAT	DOH	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	STY	AUT	GBR	ARA	RSM	AME	EMI	ALR	VAL			21st	28
	Moto2	Kalex	QAT	INA	ARG	AME	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	RSM	ARA	JPN	THA	AUS	MAL	VAL	12th	90
	Moto2	Kalex	POR	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	IND	JPN	INA	AUS	THA	MAL	QAT	VAL	14th	85
	Moto2	Kalex	QAT	POR	AME	SPA	FRA	CAT	ITA	NED	GER	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	EMI	INA	JPN	AUS	THA	MAL	SLD	14th	80

Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
Season still in progress.

External links

• • Profile on GPUpdate.net

Notes and References

1. News: El gironí Albert Arenas debutarà a València en Moto3 amb 17 anys. diaridegirona.cat. Diari de Girona. 7 November 2014. 1 April 2016. ca.
2. News: Meet the Wildcards: Two Italians and a Frenchman in Spain. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 April 2016. 9 May 2016.
3. News: Martin pulls out of Assen, Arenas to fill in. Rachit. Thukral. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. 24 June 2016. 23 October 2016.
4. News: Peugeot MC Saxoprint part ways with Masbou. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 August 2016. 23 October 2016.
5. Web site: ARENAS TO JOIN GRESINI FAMILY FROM 2024. 14 September 2023.