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.

Albert Arenas
Arenas in 2016
NationalitySpanish
Born (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 27)
Girona, Spain
Current teamQJmotor Gresini Moto2
Bike number75
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2021
ManufacturersBoscoscuro (2021)
Kalex (2022–)
2024 championship position14th (80 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
75 0 1 0 0 283
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2014, 20162020
ManufacturersKTM (2014, 20182020)
Mahindra (20162017)
Peugeot (2016)
Championships1 (2020)
2020 championship position1st (174 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
73 6 10 0 1 405

Career

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Moto3 World Championship

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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)

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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)

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In 2016, later joined the Peugeot MC Saxoprint team as the permanent replacement for Alexis Masbou.[4]

Aspar Team (2017–2020)

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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

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Aspar Team (2021–2022)

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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)

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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)

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Arenas officially joined Gresini Racing Moto2 for the 2024 Moto2 season, where he was paired with teammate Manuel González.[5]

Career statistics

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CEV Buckler Moto3 Championship

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Races by year

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(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
Ret
NAV
Ret
ARA
12
CAT
9
ALB1
Ret
ALB2
3
VAL
Ret
16th 27
2013 FTR Honda CAT1
Ret
CAT2
Ret
ARA
8
ALB1
1
ALB2
Ret
NAV
Ret
VAL1
23
VAL1
14
JER
9
10th 42

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

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Races by year

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(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
7
JER2
8
LMS
8
ARA CAT1 CAT2 ALB NAV
DNS
10th 54
Ioda ALG VAL1
3
VAL1
4
2015 Husqvarna ALG
5
LMS
Ret
CAT1
4
CAT2
5
ARA1
6
ARA2
3
ALB
3
NAV
4
JER1
1
JER2
2
VAL1
1
VAL2
1
2nd 185
2016 Mahindra VAL1
8
VAL2
8
LMS
11
ARA
15
CAT1
5
CAT2
3
ALB
7
ALG JER1
8
JER2
DNS
VAL1
4
VAL2
Ret
8th 79

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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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 12 0 0 0 0 2 35th
Peugeot Peugeot MC Saxoprint
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
Total 148 6 11 0 1 688

By class

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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

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(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
2014 Moto3 KTM QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL
28
NC 0
2016 Moto3 Mahindra QAT ARG AME SPA
18
FRA ITA CAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GER 35th 2
Peugeot AUT
22
CZE
Ret
GBR
Ret
RSM
19
ARA
24
JPN
14
AUS
16
MAL
Ret
VAL
24
2017 Moto3 Mahindra QAT
Ret
ARG
25
AME
21
SPA
14
FRA
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAT NED GER CZE
12
AUT
Ret
GBR
27
RSM
8
ARA
27
JPN
DNS
AUS MAL VAL
23
26th 14
2018 Moto3 KTM QAT
DNS
ARG
Ret
AME
15
SPA
Ret
FRA
1
ITA
14
CAT
Ret
NED
14
GER
Ret
CZE
9
AUT
4
GBR
C
RSM
6
ARA
7
THA
Ret
JPN
Ret
AUS
1
MAL
4
VAL
Ret
9th 107
2019 Moto3 KTM QAT
6
ARG AME SPA
5
FRA
11
ITA
12
CAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GER
21
CZE
Ret
AUT
11
GBR
Ret
RSM
Ret
ARA
8
THA
1
JPN
2
AUS
3
MAL
12
VAL
20
11th 108
2020 Moto3 KTM QAT
1
SPA
1
ANC
Ret
CZE
2
AUT
1
STY
5
RSM
Ret
EMI
4
CAT
Ret
FRA
3
ARA
7
TER
4
EUR
DSQ
VAL
4
POR
12
1st 174
2021 Moto2 Boscoscuro QAT
21
DOH
15
POR
13
SPA
Ret
FRA
14
ITA
Ret
CAT
12
GER
8
NED
12
STY
15
AUT
Ret
GBR
19
ARA
Ret
RSM
22
AME
Ret
EMI
11
ALR
Ret
VAL
22
21st 28
2022 Moto2 Kalex QAT
13
INA
10
ARG
8
AME
11
POR
Ret
SPA
9
FRA
19
ITA
10
CAT
Ret
GER
6
NED
Ret
GBR
Ret
AUT
9
RSM
4
ARA
Ret
JPN
8
THA
14
AUS
14
MAL
13
VAL
5
12th 90
2023 Moto2 Kalex POR
8
ARG
9
AME
12
SPA
8
FRA
DNS
ITA
23
GER
9
NED
9
GBR
14
AUT
Ret
CAT
3
RSM
DNS
IND
14
JPN
18
INA
15
AUS
14
THA
7
MAL
9
QAT
21
VAL
10
14th 85
2024 Moto2 Kalex QAT
8
POR
8
AME
12
SPA
5
FRA
9
CAT
6
ITA
19
NED
Ret
GER
21
GBR
8
AUT
17
CAT
18
RSM
9
EMI
17
INA
14
JPN
22
AUS
13
THA
8
MAL
12
SLD
DSQ
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.

Suzuka 8 Hours results

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Year Team Riders Bike Pos
2024   Yoshimura SERT Motul   Cocoro Atsumi
  Dan Linfoot
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 3rd

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Meet the Wildcards: Two Italians and a Frenchman in Spain". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ^ Thukral, Rachit (24 June 2016). "Martin pulls out of Assen, Arenas to fill in". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Peugeot MC Saxoprint part ways with Masbou". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  5. ^ "ARENAS TO JOIN GRESINI FAMILY FROM 2024". 14 September 2023.
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