Valentín Perrone
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| Nationality | Argentine Spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 2007 Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valentín Perrone Cantón (born 28 December 2007) is a motorcycle racer who competes for Red Bull KTM Tech3 in the Moto3 World Championship. Born in Spain, he competes for Argentina at an international level.
Career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Perrone was born in Barcelona, Spain, to an Argentine father and Spanish mother.[1] Since the start of his racing career, he has represented Argentina in recognition of his father's support through his early development.[2]
After three days riding at the Circuito Guadix, Perrone was chosen as one of the new riders who would join the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2024.[3] In his first race in the championship he finished second behind his compatriot Marco Morelli in what was the first 1–2 for Argentina in the Rookies Cup.[4][5] His first victory in the competition came in the third round held at Mugello, Perrone won the second race of the weekend against the Spaniards Brian Uriarte and Álvaro Carpe.[6][7] In the last round in San Marino, he achieved pole position,[8] and in the first race he would finish in second position behind Uriarte.[9] While in the second race he beat Carpe,[10] finishing the championship in third place.[11]
Moto3 World Championship
[edit | edit source]On 18 September 2024, it was announced that Perrone would join the Moto3 World Championship, signing with Red Bull KTM Tech3 for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.[12][13]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]European Talent Cup
[edit | edit source](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts. |
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| 2023 | EST | EST | VAL | VAL | JER 19 |
JER 14 |
ALG 21 |
BAR DNS |
ARA 15 |
ARA 15 |
VAL 2 |
19th | 24 |
| 2024 | MIS 4 |
MIS 4 |
EST 12 |
EST 3 |
BAR 5 |
ALG 4 |
JER 3 |
JER 2 |
ARA Ret |
ARA 7 |
EST 1 |
5th | 140 |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
[edit | edit source](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | JER 2 |
JER 7 |
LMS 4 |
LMS 4 |
MUG 6 |
MUG 1 |
ASS 3 |
ASS 5 |
RBR 4 |
RBR 5 |
ARA 2 |
ARA 24 |
RSM 2 |
RSM 1 |
3rd | 206 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
[edit | edit source]By season
[edit | edit source]| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Moto3 | KTM | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 10th |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 133 | ||||
By class
[edit | edit source]| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st pod | 1st win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moto3 | 2025–present | 2025 Thailand | 2025 Dutch | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 0 | |
| Total | 2025–present | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 0 | |||
Races by year
[edit | edit source](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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Moto3 | KTM | THA Ret |
ARG Ret |
AME Ret |
QAT 15 |
SPA 10 |
FRA 10 |
GBR 5 |
ARA 13 |
ITA 8 |
NED 3 |
GER 12 |
CZE 8 |
AUT 7 |
HUN 2 |
CAT 10 |
RSM 6 |
JPN 4 |
INA DNS |
AUS 20 |
MAL 9 |
POR Ret |
VAL 10 |
10th | 134 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "Tiene 16 años y va a representar a la Argentina aunque no conoce el país: la historia de Valentín Perrone " ambito.com (in Spanish), 2 October 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Tiene 17 años y corre en motos a 250 km/h: el “euro pibe” argentino que se codea con el MotoGP" infobae.com (in Spanish), 11 March 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
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External links
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