From Moto2 to the Supersport World Championship – Albert Arenas has no regrets about the move

Since Sandro Cortese won the Supersport World Championship in 2018, many other former Moto2 riders have discovered the middle category of the production-based world championship. The Swiss riders Randy Krummenacher (2019) and Dominique Aegerter (2021/2022), as well as the Italians Andrea Locatelli (2020), Nicolò Bulega (2023) and Stefano Manzi (2025) have given their careers a new lease of life with the Supersport title.

In the 2026 Supersport World Championship, it looks set to be Albert Arenas who is crowned world champion. With three wins and eleven podium finishes in 14 races, the 29-year-old leads the series by 56 points.

Although Arenas was competitive in Moto2, he made a conscious decision to move to the Superbike paddock and feels right at home. “I’m doing great. To be honest, I’m particularly happy about the opportunity Yamaha is offering me,” the Spaniard told motosan.es. “I’m thrilled with the work of the whole team. I hadn’t expected such a high level of professionalism. They’re incredibly precise. I’m genuinely surprised. And that enables me to improve even further, because I’m a very methodical and hard-working rider myself, and we’re an excellent team.”

Not riding a prototype any more doesn’t bother Arenas in the slightest; what’s more, he’s grown to love the format of the Supersport World Championship. “Ultimately, as a rider, when I put on my helmet and sit on the bike at the start, it’s very similar. Essentially, it’s the same thing,” said the Yamaha rider, commenting on the difference. “But there’s one thing I particularly like: two races. At home, I prepare for races to score points. And here we have the chance to do that twice in quick succession. I think that’s brilliant. Of course, I miss some of the circuits; that’s what’s struck me the most. And at the start, I also missed having more races, more race weekends. But now I’ve settled into a routine where we have a race every two weeks. Admittedly, it works well for me; it gives me time to recover properly, train and prepare. I’m really enjoying it. I don’t know what the summer break will be like; it’ll be a long one. Maybe I’ll miss the races, but to be honest, I’d rather stay here.”