Moto3 World Champion Albert Arenas already knows his new destination: the Supersport World Championship.

Girona rider Albert Arenas, the 2020 Moto3 World Champion, has already found a place to start writing a new chapter in his book. Last Thursday, he bid farewell to the Moto2 World Championship and World Speed ​​Championship paddocks, realizing he would never find a bike to continue competing on. And he has already found a replacement in World Supersport, as officially announced by Yamaha Motor Europe, whose sporting director is Italian Niccolò Canepa. Their goal is to follow in the victorious footsteps of other former Moto2 riders who eventually became SSP champions, such as Niccolo Brega, Dominique Eggertel, Stefano Manzi, Randy Krumenacher, Sandro Cortese and Andrea Locatelli.

“Yamaha Motor Europe is pleased to announce that the AS Racing Team, led by Andrea Quadranti, will compete in the 2026 FIM Supersport World Championship with the World Champion Yamaha R9, with an exciting driver line-up of Albert Arenas and Ardi Satya Mahendra.”

“With over 10 years of experience in the World Supersport and Superbike Championships, AS Racing is one of the most experienced teams on the WorldSSP grid and is part of Yamaha with a rich history of success including numerous podiums and class wins.”

“2020 Moto3 World Champion, Albert ArenasCurrently ninth in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship and six-time Grand Prix winner, the 28-year-old Spaniard is looking to make his mark in next year’s Supersport Championship, aiming to emulate Stefano Manzi and Andrea Locatelli, who won the Supersport World Title with Yamaha after joining Moto2.

Arenas, who will bid farewell to the Moto2 World Championship this Sunday in Ceste, said in a statement: “I am very happy to join Yamaha with the new AS Racing team. This is a new challenge for me, a new championship and a great opportunity to strengthen my sporting career and return to winning ways. I am here with a lot of motivation and a spirit to continue to grow as a rider. My goal is clear: to be as competitive as possible and ride to the best of my ability.Formal structure with support from Yamaha “This is a great motivation for me and I have full confidence in the potential of this project. I would like to thank Yamaha and the team for believing in me. It’s an exciting new stage and I’m very excited.”