2024 FIM Supersport World Championship standings leader Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) will leave the team at the end of the season for a new adventure. The Spanish rider, who joined the Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team for 2024 and became a title contender in his first season on the Panigale V2, will take on a different challenge in 2025 as he links up with the Italtrans Racing Team in Moto2™.

Huertas won the 2021 WorldSSP300 title before moving up to WorldSSP the following year, and he began to find his feet very quickly. He finished 12^th in the standings in both 2022 and 2023 and a move to Ducati followed for this season, transforming the #99 from a top-ten contender and just finishing off the podium into a regular on the rostrum. With five rounds and 10 races left, Huertas leads Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) my 20 point in the standings.

A statement from Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team said: “The collaboration between Adrian Huertas and the Aruba Racing WorldSSP team will end after the 2024 World Supersport Championship. During the current season, riding the Ducati Panigale V2, the Spanish rider, born in Parla (Madrid) on 21 August 2003, has scored 8 wins and 11 podiums, allowing him to lead the standings with 260 total points and 20 ahead of Yari Montella. The whole team would like to thank Adrian and wish him luck in his new adventure. However, there are still five rounds to go before we hug and say goodbye; for this reason, the whole team is driven to make every effort to try to get the most prestigious target at the end of this season and thus reap the benefits of the great work done together.”

For next season, the Madrid-born star will follow in the recent footsteps of Manuel Gonzalez and move into Moto2™ next season. He’ll race with the Italtrans Racing Team as he replaces Dennis Foggia at the team. Huertas will make his Moto2™ debut next season following three seasons in WorldSSP and could potentially make that switch with two world titles under his belt following his WorldSSP300 success and if he’s able to convert his 20-point lead into this year’s WorldSSP crown.

Discussing Huertas’ arrival in 2025, Laura Bertulessi, Team Owner, said: “We are happy to announce the agreement with Adrian Huertas. He is a talented young rider, who has shown great determination and professionalism, which have led him to achieve excellent results in his still-short career. Our philosophy is to help and support young riders to realize their dreams. Adrian will make his debut in Moto2 with three years of experience on bikes with similar characteristics and Pirelli tires. We think this will help him to adapt quickly to a tough class like Moto2. I want to thank Dennis for the two seasons with us. We are very sorry that the expected results did not come, but we are sure that his undisputed talent will still give him much satisfaction. Good luck Dennis!”.

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