Albert Arenas Ovejero (born 11 December 1996) is a Spanish motorcycle racer competing in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship, riding for Gresini Racing. He won the 2020 Moto3 World Championship.
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1996 Girona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | QJmotor Gresini Moto2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editMoto3 World Championship
editArenas 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)
editIn 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)
editIn 2016, later joined the Peugeot MC Saxoprint team as the permanent replacement for Alexis Masbou.[4]
Aspar Team (2017–2020)
editIn 2020, He finished the 2020 Moto3 World Championship season as the world champion, taking 174 points with 3 wins and 5 podiums.
Moto2 World Championship
editAspar Team (2021–2022)
editArenas joined the Aspar Moto2 team in the 2021 season.
Red Bull KTM Ajo (2023)
editHe competed for the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto2 team in the 2023 season.
Gresini Racing Moto2 (2024)
editArenas has officially joined Gresini Racing Moto2 to ride the upcoming Moto2 2024. In the Gresini team, he will be paired with Manuel González.[5]
Career statistics
editCEV Buckler Moto3 Championship
editRaces by year
edit(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
editRaces by year
edit(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
editBy season
edit| 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 | 15 | 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8th* |
| Total | 137 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 656 | ||||
By class
edit| 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 | 74 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 405 | 1 |
| Moto2 | 2021–present | 2021 Qatar | 2023 Catalonia | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 0 | |
| Total | 2014, 2016–present | 137 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 656 | 1 | |||
Races by year
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
‡ Half points awarded as less than two thirds of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Meet the Wildcards: Two Italians and a Frenchman in Spain". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ Thukral, Rachit (24 June 2016). "Martin pulls out of Assen, Arenas to fill in". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Peugeot MC Saxoprint part ways with Masbou". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "ARENAS TO JOIN GRESINI FAMILY FROM 2024". 14 September 2023.
External links
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- Albert Arenas at MotoGP.com
- Albert Arenas at WorldSBK.com
- Albert Arenas at AS.com (in Spanish)
- Profile on GPUpdate.net
