Albert Arenas


Albert Arenas Ovejero is a Spanish motorcycle racer who is set to compete in the 2026 Supersport World Championship with AS Racing Team aboard a Yamaha. He last competed in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship, riding for Gresini Racing. Arenas is well known for winning the 2020 Moto3 World Championship, becoming the oldest Moto3 World Champion aged 23 years and 347 days.

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. In 2015, he was the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship runner-up.

Aspar Team (2016)

In the 2016 Moto3 season, Arenas first made three appearances with the Aspar Team, two as a wild card entry and one as the substitute for the injured Jorge Martín,

Peugeot MC Saxoprint (2016)

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

Aspar Team (2017–2020)

In 2020, Arenas 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, Arenas 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.

Personal life

Between 2022 and 2023, he was in a relationship with Victoria de Marichalar y Borbón, granddaughter of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain.

Career statistics

Career highlights

Races by year

YearBike123456789PosPts
2012HondaJER
Ret
NAV
Ret
ARA
12
CAT
9
ALB1
Ret
ALB2
3
VAL
Ret
16th27
2013FTR HondaCAT1
Ret
CAT2
Ret
ARA
8
ALB1
1
ALB2
Ret
NAV
Ret
VAL1
23
VAL1
14
JER
9
10th42

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

YearBike123456789101112PosPts
2014MahindraJER1
7
JER2
8
LMS
8
ARACAT1CAT2ALBNAV
DNS
10th54
2014IodaALGVAL1
3
VAL1
4
10th54
2015HusqvarnaALG
5
LMS
Ret
CAT1
4
CAT2
5
ARA1
6
ARA2
3
ALB
3
NAV
4
JER1
1
JER2
2
VAL1
1
VAL2
1
2nd185
2016MahindraVAL1
8
VAL2
8
LMS
11
ARA
15
CAT1
5
CAT2
3
ALB
7
ALGJER1
8
JER2
DNS
VAL1
4
VAL2
Ret
8th79

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516171819202122PosPts
Moto3KTMQATAMEARGSPAFRAITACATNEDGERINDCZEGBRRSMARAJPNAUSMALVAL
28
NC0
Moto3MahindraQATARGAMESPA
18
FRAITACAT
Ret
NED
Ret
GER35th2
Moto3PeugeotAUT
22
CZE
Ret
GBR
Ret
RSM
19
ARA
24
JPN
14
AUS
16
MAL
Ret
VAL
24
-35th2
Moto3MahindraQAT
Ret
ARG
25
AME
21
SPA
14
FRA
Ret
ITA
Ret
CATNEDGERCZE
12
AUT
Ret
GBR
27
RSM
8
ARA
27
JPN
DNS
AUSMALVAL
23
26th14
Moto3KTMQAT
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
9th107
Moto3KTMQAT
6
ARGAMESPA
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
11th108
Moto3KTMQAT
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
1st174
Moto2BoscoscuroQAT
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
21st28
Moto2KalexQAT
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
12th90
Moto2KalexPOR
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
14th85
Moto2KalexQAT
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
14th80
Moto2KalexTHA
11
ARG
10
AME
24
QAT
9
SPA
6
FRA
6
GBR
12
ARA
12
ITA
2
NED
7
GER
Ret
CZE
10
AUT
4
HUN
14
CAT
16
RSM
11
JPN
9
INA
5
AUS
8
MAL
6
POR
8
VAL
5
8th156

Half points awarded as less than two thirds /less than half of the race distance was completed.

Season still in progress.