Arón Canet
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| Nationality | Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1999 Corbera, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arón Canet Barbero (born 30 September 1999) is a Spanish motorcycle racer set to race in the 2026 Moto2 World Championship for Elf Marc VDS Racing Team aboard a Boscoscuro. He is a vice-champion in both Moto3 and Moto2, having achieved that feat in 2019 and 2024, respectively.
Career
Early career
Canet was the third-place finisher in the 2015 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship.
Moto3 World Championship
Estrella Galicia 0,0 (2016–2018)
In 2016, Canet made his Grand Prix debut in the Moto3 World Championship with the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team riding a Honda.
Sterilgarda Max Racing Team (2019)
Canet was a strong contender for the championship in 2019, until a spate of retirements cost him the championship to Lorenzo Dalla Porta, who wrapped up the championship in Australia, after Canet crashed out of the lead on lap 2 of this race.
Moto2 World Championship
Aspar Team (2020–2021)
In 2020 season, Canet graduated for Inde Aspar Team in the Moto2 World Championship.
Pons Wegow Los40 (2022–2023)
After that, in 2022 season, Canet joined with the Flexbox HP40.
Fantic Racing (2024–2025)
Marc VDS Racing Team (2026-)
On 16 August 2025, it was announced that Canet would join the Marc VDS Racing Team for the upcoming 2026 Moto2 season.[1] He was joined by Deniz Öncü[2]
Career statistics
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 | Honda | JER1 22 |
JER2 20 |
LMS 21 |
ARA 16 |
CAT1 Ret |
CAT2 Ret |
ALB 16 |
NAV 11 |
ALG 12 |
VAL1 13 |
VAL2 Ret |
23rd | 12 | |
| 2015 | Honda | ALG 2 |
LMS 1 |
CAT1 1 |
CAT2 2 |
ARA1 3 |
ARA2 Ret |
ALB 1 |
NAV 1 |
JER1 DNS |
JER2 DNS |
VAL1 Ret |
VAL2 2 |
3rd | 176 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Moto3 | Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 15th |
| 2017 | Moto3 | Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 199 | 3rd |
| 2018 | Moto3 | Honda | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 128 | 6th |
| 2019 | Moto3 | KTM | Sterilgarda Max Racing Team | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 2nd |
| 2020 | Moto2 | Speed Up | Aspar Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 14th |
| 2021 | Moto2 | Boscoscuro | Aspar Team | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 6th |
| 2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | Flexbox HP40 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 200 | 3rd |
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | Pons Wegow Los40 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 5th |
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | Fantic Racing | 19 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 234 | 2nd |
| 2025 | Moto2 | Kalex | Fantic Racing | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 4th |
| 2026 | Moto2 | Boscoscuro | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | |||||||
| Total | 181 | 11 | 51 | 19 | 17 | 1690 | ||||
By class
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st pod | 1st win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2016–2019 | 2016 Qatar | 2016 Australia | 2017 Spain | 72 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 603 | 0 |
| Moto2 | 2020–present | 2020 Qatar | 2021 Portugal | 2024 Portugal | 109 | 5 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 1087 | 0 |
| Total | 2016–present | 181 | 11 | 51 | 19 | 17 | 1690 | 0 | |||
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 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 15 |
ARG Ret |
AME 7 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 4 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 6 |
NED Ret |
GER 15 |
AUT 21 |
CZE Ret |
GBR 8 |
RSM 7 |
ARA 7 |
JPN Ret |
AUS 3 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 19 |
15th | 76 | ||||
| 2017 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 4 |
ARG 11 |
AME Ret |
SPA 1 |
FRA 2 |
ITA 5 |
CAT 5 |
NED 1 |
GER Ret |
CZE 3 |
AUT 5 |
GBR 1 |
RSM Ret |
ARA 5 |
JPN 5 |
AUS NC |
MAL 8 |
VAL 9 |
3rd | 199 | ||||
| 2018 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 2 |
ARG 2 |
AME 8 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 8 |
ITA 11 |
CAT Ret |
NED 2 |
GER 5 |
CZE 2 |
AUT 10 |
GBR C |
RSM Ret |
ARA Ret |
THA | JPN Ret |
AUS 6 |
MAL Ret |
VAL Ret |
6th | 128 | |||
| 2019 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 3 |
ARG 12 |
AME 1 |
SPA 4 |
FRA 3 |
ITA 7 |
CAT 2 |
NED 12 |
GER 3 |
CZE 1 |
AUT 10 |
GBR 13 |
RSM Ret |
ARA 1 |
THA NC |
JPN Ret |
AUS Ret |
MAL 8 |
VAL 6 |
2nd | 200 | |||
| 2020 | Moto2 | Speed Up | QAT 8 |
SPA 5 |
ANC 5 |
CZE 10 |
AUT 9 |
STY Ret |
RSM 9 |
EMI 13 |
CAT 8 |
FRA DNS |
ARA | TER | EUR 11 |
VAL Ret |
POR 15 |
14th | 67 | |||||||
| 2021 | Moto2 | Boscoscuro | QAT 13 |
DOH Ret |
POR 2 |
SPA 9 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 11 |
CAT Ret |
GER 2 |
NED Ret |
STY 2 |
AUT 8 |
GBR 7 |
ARA 5 |
RSM 3 |
AME 11 |
EMI 3 |
ALR 4 |
VAL 5 |
6th | 164 | ||||
| 2022 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 2 |
INA 3 |
ARG 4 |
AME Ret |
POR Ret |
SPA 2 |
FRA 2 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 2 |
GER 9 |
NED DNS |
GBR 5 |
AUT 6 |
RSM 2 |
ARA 2 |
JPN Ret |
THA 3‡ |
AUS 9 |
MAL 8 |
VAL Ret |
3rd | 200 | ||
| 2023 | Moto2 | Kalex | POR 2 |
ARG 4 |
AME 8 |
SPA 5 |
FRA DNS |
ITA 4 |
GER Ret |
NED 5 |
GBR 2 |
AUT Ret |
CAT 2 |
RSM Ret |
IND Ret |
JPN 8 |
INA 2 |
AUS 2‡ |
THA 11 |
MAL Ret |
QAT 3 |
VAL 2 |
5th | 195 | ||
| 2024 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 10 |
POR 1 |
AME 9 |
SPA DNS |
FRA 6 |
CAT Ret |
ITA 6 |
NED Ret |
GER Ret |
GBR 2 |
AUT 4 |
ARA Ret |
RSM 2 |
EMI 2 |
INA 1 |
JPN 16 |
AUS 2 |
THA 1 |
MAL 8 |
SLD 1 |
2nd | 234 | ||
| 2025 | Moto2 | Kalex | THA 2 |
ARG 4 |
AME 4 |
QAT 1 |
SPA 8 |
FRA 3 |
GBR 4 |
ARA 6 |
ITA 3 |
NED 2 |
GER 7 |
CZE Ret |
AUT 10 |
HUN 6 |
CAT Ret |
RSM 7 |
JPN 15 |
INA 3 |
AUS 9 |
MAL 15 |
POR 4 |
VAL 15 |
4th | 227 |
| 2026 | Moto2 | Boscoscuro | THA | BRA | AME | QAT | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | HUN | CZE | NED | GER | GBR | ARA | RSM | AUT | JPN | INA | AUS | MAL | POR | VAL |
‡ 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.
References
- ^ "Aron Canet signs a multi-year deal with the ELF Marc VDS Racing Team". BikeSportNews. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Deniz Öncü set to leave KTM for the Marc VDS Boscoscuro in 2026". GPone. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
External links
- Arón Canet at MotoGP.com
- Arón Canet at AS.com (in Spanish)