P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Aron Canet has signed for the Marc VDS team for the 2026 season.
Marc VDS has signed Aron Canet for the 2026 season with a multi-year contract. The Spanish rider will join the “Elf Marc VDS project” without specific mention of Moto2, as the team is expected to have only one bike in WorldSBK next year ridden by Sam Lowes. This will be Canet’s fourth team in Moto2 after Aspar, Pons, and Fantic, and he will return to using the Boscoscuro chassis. Currently second in the 2025 Moto2 standings, Canet is 25 points behind Manuel Gonzalez before the Austrian Grand Prix. He will replace Jake Dixon in Marc VDS’s Moto2 squad but was rumored to join BMW in WorldSBK for 2026 before the deal fell through. Canet’s move within Moto2 could keep the door open for a future transition to WorldSBK with Marc VDS’s presence in the series using Ducati Panigale bikes.
