Surprise: ‘Tiger Tony’ Arbolino to ride for Forward Racing in 2027
Forward Racing has signed the Italian Tony Arbolino for the 2027 Moto2 season. His team-mate next year will be Adrian Huertas, who in turn will have to vacate his place at Italtrans at the end of 2026.
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Tony Arbolino mit der Forward-Truppe
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Tony Arbolino mit der Forward-Truppe
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The underdog team Forward Racing is restructuring for the 2027 Moto2 season. Following the announcement that number 1 rider Alex Escrig will be moving to Italtrans, the 2025 world champion team, next year, Adrian Huertas (currently with Italtrans) was presented as Escrig’s successor. The two are therefore swapping places. Forward’s second rider, Marcos Ramirez, was officially bid farewell three days ago. Then came the surprise: his successor will be Tony Arbolino.
Arbolino is one of the most prominent names in the Moto2 World Championship. In 2023, he finished as runner-up in the world championship with Marc VDS. Following a mediocre 2024 season, in which he finished 10th overall, he moved to Pramac’s new Moto2 project in 2025. ‘Tiger Tony’ struggled with the Boscoscuro – managing just one podium finish and finishing 19th overall. In 2026, he moved to Team Fantic Racing (Kalex) to take over from Aron Canet. The Italian’s season so far has been rather unsuccessful. He currently sits 14th in the overall standings with 55.5 points. His market value has therefore fallen steadily over the last three years.
Will the Arbolino/Forward partnership work out?
In 2027, the now 26-year-old will ride for Giovanni Cuzari’s Forward team. The team has made remarkable technical progress over the last two years – in particular, the switch to WP suspension brought about a significant improvement. Alex Escrig has regularly been among the frontrunners in practice and races this season. At Silverstone, the Spaniard secured his first Moto2 podium with a third-place finish. Most recently, he started from the front row at Spielberg.
In 2027, Triumph will introduce a new 800cc engine, which means that, alongside Kalex and Boscoscuro, Forward will also have to build a new chassis or at least adapt the current one. It remains to be seen how Tony Arbolino will cope with the new package.
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