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 Early career Perrone was born in Barcelona, Spain to an Argentine father and Spanish mother."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. Since the start of his racing career, he has represented Argentina in recognition of his father's support through his early development."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.
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. 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. 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. In the last round in San Marino, he achieved pole position, and in the first race he would finish in second position behind Uriarte. While in the second race he beat Carpe, finishing the championship in third place.
Moto3 World Championship 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.
Career statistics European Talent Cup (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. 2023 EST EST VAL VAL JER JER ALG BAR ARA ARA VAL 19th 24 2024 MIS MIS EST EST BAR ALG JER JER ARA ARA EST 5th 140
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup (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 JER LMS LMS MUG MUG ASS ASS RBR RBR ARA ARA RSM RSM 3rd 206
Grand Prix motorcycle racing By season Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 21 0 2 2 1 134 10th Moto3 KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 16 0 2 1 1 120* 6th* Total 37 0 4 3 2 254
By class Class Seasons 1st GP 1st pod 1st win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp Moto3 2025–present 2025 Thailand 2025 Dutch 37 0 4 3 2 254 0 Total 2025–present 37 0 4 3 2 254 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 KTM THA ARG AME QAT SPA FRA GBR ARA ITA NED GER CZE AUT HUN CAT RSM JPN INA AUS MAL POR VAL 10th 134 Moto3 KTM THA BRA USA SPA FRA CAT ITA HUN CZE NED GER GBR ARA RSM AUT JPN INA AUS MAL QAT POR VAL 6th* 120* Season still in progress.
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