Carlos Cano (born 14 December 2009) is a Spanish motorcycle racer who is currently competing in the 2026 FIM Moto3 Junior World Championship.
Career
Early career
His father an amateur motorcyclist, the younger Cano started riding in 2017. He moved up to the European Talent Cup category in 2024 and won in his debut season. He returned to ETC the next year but failed to defend his title, losing out to fellow Spaniard Fernando Bujosa by five points after he was disqualified in the final race.
Cano moved up to the FIM Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2026. He achieved his first podium in the second round at Estoril and got his first win in the next round at Jerez. Cano got his first pole position in the fourth round of the season at Magny-Cours and converted it to his second win of the year.
In the same year, he competed in the 2026 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, he started his debut round at Jerez on pole position. He achieved his first podium and win in the fourth round at the Dutch TT. At the penultimate round in Misano World Circuit, he came third in the first race, and won the second race.
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. 2024 MIS MIS EST EST BAR ALG JER JER ARA ARA EST 1st 196 2025 EST1 EST2 JER1 JER2 MAG1 MAG2 ARA MIS1 MIS2 CAT VAL2nd155
FIM Moto3 Junior World Championship
Races by year
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts 2026 CFMoto CAT1 CAT2 EST JER1 JER2 MAG VAL1 VAL2 ARA1 ARA2 MIS1 MIS2 1st* 119* Season still in progress.
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 2026 KTM JER JER LMS LMS MUG MUG ASS ASS SAC SAC MIS MIS RBR RBR 10th* 72* Season still in progress.
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