Tony Arbolino started racing at an early age and began competing with pocket bikes at the age of 7. His early success in regional and national competitions set the stage for his entry into higher levels of racing. His international debut came in the 2017 Moto3 World Championship with Sic58 Squadra Corse under the guidance of Paolo Simoncelli, the bike a Honda, before moving to Team Snipers the next season, where he took two pole positions in his first season with the Italian team.

2019 was the season that earned Arbolino a permanent place under the spotlight, with the Italian rider scoring his first career win, a magnificent triumph in his home race at Mugello, followed by a second at the iconic TT circuit in Assen. His consistency throughout the season earned him several top finishes and six more podiums, but a few too many mistakes cost him the chance to challenge for the title, as he finished the year in 4th place in the championship standings.

Arbolino was a title contender until the final race in Portugal in 2020, thanks to a win and five other podiums, but in the Covid-shortened season the Italian was forced to sit out the Aragon GP due to a controversial decision (although not positive, he was stopped for being on a flight with a Covid-positive passenger) and the points lost in that race cost him a very possible Moto3 title, as he finished 4 points behind Moto3 World Champion Albert Arenas.

The next year, Arbolino moved up to the intermediate class with the Liqui Moly Intact GP Team. Four results in the top 10, including fourth in Le Mans, helped him achieve fourteenth place overall and a seat in the Marc VDS squad for 2022. The move to the Belgian team marked a significant step in Arbolino’s career, as he took his first Moto2 win in Austin and then again in Thailand and Malaysia – plus two more podiums – to finish the season 4th overall. At the start of the 2023 season, Arbolino was the main candidate for the title together with rising star Pedro Acosta, and a fantastic start gave the illusion that the Italian rider could finally put his hands on the big trophy, with two wins (Termas de Rio Hondo and Le Mans), three second places (Austin, Mugello and Sachsenring), and one third (Portimao) in the first seven races, with a fourth place at Jerez as his worst result. But the strong comeback of Acosta, and a few too many mistakes and not too brilliant races forced Arbolino to surrender to the Spaniard, with the Italian finishing runner-up in the championship.

2024 was a season to forget, as Arbolino only found a good balance with his bike in the second half of the season, scoring three podiums and finishing the season in 10th place, leaving the Marc VdS team to take on the challenge of BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 on a Boscoscuro bike.

Date of birth: 03-08-2000
Place of birth: Garbagnate Milanese (Mi), Italy
Instagram: @tony_arbolino
Height: 173 cm
Weight 65 kg

Racing career

First Grand Prix: Qatar GP 2017 (Moto3)
First Grand Prix Win: Italian GP 2019 (Moto3)
Grand Prix Wins: 9 (3x Moto3, 6x Moto2)
Podiums: 28 (16x Moto2, 12x Moto3)
Pole position: 7 (1x Moto3, 6x Moto2)

2024 – Moto2 World Championship,
10th – 149 points

2023 – Moto2 World Championship,
2nd – 249,5 points

2022 – Moto2 World Championship,
4th – 191,5 points

2021 – Moto2 World Championship,
14th – 51 points

2020 – Moto3 World Championship,
2nd – 170 points

2019 – Moto3 World Championship,
4th – 175 points

2018 – Moto3 World Championship,
18th – 57 points

2017 – Moto3 World Championship,
34th – 2 points