Albert Arenas will join the WorldSBK grid in 2027 with GoEleven Ducati. The move follows his 2026 World Supersport title with Yamaha and gives the Spaniard his first start in the Superbike category.

Arenas began the climb toward the premier class in 2025, when he switched to World Supersport. He had set winning the world championship and progressing to Superbike as his main targets from the outset, and has now achieved both stages of that plan in quick succession. His current campaign has also introduced him to the WorldSBK paddock, its two-race weekends and the circuits used by the championship.

He is approaching the next step with measured expectations. Arenas regards the Ducati as a competitive motorcycle, but says the rookie season will involve learning the bike and finding out where he stands against Superbike opposition. The central challenge will be converting his Supersport success into results in the larger category.

Arenas already owns a major title from his earlier career: he won the 2020 Moto3 world championship with Aspar and KTM. He moved into Moto2 in 2021, without matching that success in the intermediate class, and announced his departure from Grand Prix racing in 2025. WorldSBK now provides his route back to the top level of international motorcycle racing.

At GoEleven, Arenas will be paired with Lorenzo Baldassarri as the team fields two riders in 2027. The seat had been closely associated with Alex Rins, who ultimately chose to leave motorcycle racing. Rins has not yet set out his 2027 programme, while indicating that a move into car racing remains possible.