Valentín Perrone

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Perrone and the second or maternal family name is Cantón.

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.

Valentín Perrone
Nationality	Argentine Spanish
Born	(2007-12-28) 28 December 2007 (age 17) Barcelona, Spain
Current team	Red Bull KTM Tech3
Bike number	73
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto3 World Championship Active years 2025– Manufacturers KTM (2025–) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 12 0 1 0 0 63

Career

Early career

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

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

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 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

(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

By season

Season	Class	Motorcycle	Team	Race	Win	Podium	Pole	FLap	Pts	Plcd
2025	Moto3	KTM	Red Bull KTM Tech3	12	0	1	0	0	63*	13th*
Total				12	0	1	0	0	63

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts	WChmp
Moto3	2025–present	2025 Thailand	2025 Dutch		12	0	1	0	0	63	0
Total	2025–present				12	0	1	0	0	63	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
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	HUN	CAT	RSM	JPN	INA	AUS	MAL	POR	VAL	13th*	63*

* Season still in progress.