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 In 2013 Canet won the Copa De España PreMoto3, and in 2015 he was the third-place finisher in the 2015 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship.
Moto3 World Championship Estrella Galicia 0,0 (2016–2018) In , 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 , 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. He was joined by Deniz Öncü
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 JER2 LMS ARA CAT1 CAT2 ALB NAV ALG VAL1 VAL2 23rd 12 2015 Honda ALG LMS CAT1 CAT2 ARA1 ARA2 ALB NAV JER1 JER2 VAL1 VAL2 3rd 176
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Moto3 Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 18 0 1 1 2 76 15th Moto3 Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 18 3 5 2 3 199 3rd Moto3 Honda Estrella Galicia 0,0 17 0 4 0 4 128 6th Moto3 KTM Sterilgarda Max Racing Team 19 3 7 2 0 200 2nd Moto2 Speed Up Aspar Team 12 0 0 1 0 67 14th Moto2 Boscoscuro Aspar Team 18 0 5 0 0 164 6th Moto2 Kalex Flexbox HP40 19 0 8 3 2 200 3rd Moto2 Kalex Pons Wegow Los40 19 0 7 3 0 195 5th Moto2 Kalex Fantic Racing 19 4 8 6 6 234 2nd Moto2 Kalex Fantic Racing 22 1 6 1 0 227 4th Moto2 Boscoscuro Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 15 0 0 0 0 17.5* 22nd* Total 196 11 51 19 17 1707.5
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 124 5 34 14 8 1104.5 0 Total 2016–present 196 11 51 19 17 1707.5 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 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 15th 76 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 3rd 199 Moto3 Honda QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 6th 128 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 2nd 200 Moto2 Speed Up QAT SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR 14th 67 Moto2 Boscoscuro QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL 6th 164 Moto2 Kalex QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL 3rd 200 Moto2 Kalex POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL 5th 195 Moto2 Kalex QAT POR AME SPA FRA CAT ITA NED GER GBR AUT ARA RSM EMI INA JPN AUS THA MAL SLD 2nd 234 Moto2 Kalex THA ARG AME QAT SPA FRA GBR ARA ITA NED GER CZE AUT HUN CAT RSM JPN INA AUS MAL POR VAL 4th 227 Moto2 Boscoscuro THA BRA USA SPA FRA CAT ITA HUN CZE NED GER GBR ARA RSM AUT JPN INA AUS MAL QAT POR VAL 22nd* 17.5* Half points awarded as less than two thirds (2022 Thailand GP)/less than half (2023 Australian/2026 Thailand GP) of the race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed. Season still in progress.
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