Information Density: ELF Marc VDS Racing Team – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Team’s goals:
Working together, not only as a team, but as a family, to offer our supporters the best performance and motorcycle show.
— Marc Van Der Straten.

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[H2] Latest News

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[H2] Our Riders

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Sam Lowes
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Aron Canet
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Deniz Öncü

[H2] Our Riders

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[H1] Aron Canet

Instagram @aroncanet

[H3] Nationality

Spanish

[H3] Date of birth

30h September 1999

[H3] Place of birth

Cobera, Spain

[H3] Height

170 cm

[H3] Weight

68 kg

[H3] Hobbies

Running

[H2] His Biography

After spending a year in the Pre-Moto3 category, Aron graduated to the CEV Moto3 Championship in 2014. Joining the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Junior Team in 2015 proved to be Aron’s breakthrough as he fought for the title before injury set him back late in the season and he ended the year in third.
In 2016, Aron moved into the Moto3 World Championship where he took his first podium in Phillip Island as well as his maiden pole position at his home round of Valencia. 2017 proved to be a more fruitful year as he fought for the Championship title with two poles, three wins and a host of podiums to round the year out in third. After his 2018 title battle was curtailed by injury, Aron made the move to the Sterilgard Max Racing Team in 2019 to take three victories, four podiums and second in the championship.
Aron made the move to the Moto2 World Championship with the Aspar Team for 2020 and his adaptation to the new machinery was rapid as he secured Rookie of the Year with seven Top 10 in nine races before a broken arm ended his charge. 2021 was his breakthrough year as he claimed his maiden podium in Portugal followed by four more to finish sixth in the standing before launching his title charge in 2022 with eight more podiums to clinch third in the Championship. Aron moved to the FlexBox HP40 Team for 2023, despite his seven podiums that year, he finished fifth overall before the team left the World Championship and Aron switched to Fantic Racing.
In 2024, Aron secured his first Moto2 victory in Portugal, followed swiftly by three more wins. Despite a strong start to the 2025 season with five podiums and one win, Aron’s championship charge tailed off and he finished the year fourth in the standings. For 2026, Aron will join the team as he makes the switch to Boscoscuro machinery with his eyes set on the title.

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[H3] Moto GP WC RESULTS
[H4] First Grand Prix
Qatar 2016
[H4] First Grand Prix podium
Australia 2016
[H4] First Grand Prix victory
Jerez 2017
[H4] Podiums
50
[H4] Poles Positions
19
[H4] Race fastest laps
17

“Never Give Up”.
Even when the times are tough, you need to work even harder and good result will taste better.

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[H2] Racing Line

[H3] Riding style

Smooth

[H3] Corners

Fast corners

[H3] Favourite circuit

Indonesia or Portimao

[H3] Favourite corner

Final corner Portimao

[H3] Best race

Indonesia 2024

[H3] Superstitions

Left glove first

[H3] Season objective

World Champion

[H3] Tools to achieve it

My maturity

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[H1] Deniz Öncü

Instagram @denizoncu53

[H3] Nacionality

Turkish

[H3] Date of birth

26th July 2003

[H3] Place of birth

Alanya, Türkiye

[H3] Height

173 cm

[H3] Weight

64.5 kg

[H3] Hobbies

Riding

[H2] His Biography

At only 14 years old, Deniz, along with twin brother Can, grabbed headlines with their talent. Deniz secured the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup by only one point as well as finishing the Red Bull Rookies Cup fourth in the championship with victories in Sachsenring and Brno.
In 2018, Deniz went head-to-head with his twin brother for the Rookies Cup title but ultimately missed out on the Championship title to finish runner up. Despite putting his full focus into his Junior Moto3 World Championship campaign in 2019, the season was plagued with crashes and technical problems, and he failed to secure any podiums. However, Deniz did make his Moto3 World Championship debut in the same year, substituting for his brother Can for five rounds. In 2020, he made the full-time switch to the Moto3 World Championship with the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team where he amassed numerous top 10 finishes.
He continued his development with the French unit for a further two seasons, taking a breakthrough podium in 2021 in Barcelona before claiming a further five podiums whilst with the team. Making the move to the Red Bull KTM Ajo squad for 2023, Deniz’s aim was simple: secure his first victory which he did in Germany before adding two more wins to his name to end the year fourth in the standings and a place in their Moto2 unit for the following year.
After a difficult start to his rookie year, he claimed his maiden podium in Aragon and looked to build on that experience in 2025, claiming two victories and a podium in the first half of the season before injury sidelined him after the summer break. Deniz will make the leap to the Boscoscuro for 2026 as we mount a Championship charge together.

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[H3] Moto GP WC RESULTS
[H4] First Grand Prix
Czech Republic 2019
[H4] First Grand Prix podium
Catalunya 2021
[H4] First Grand Prix victory
Germany 2023
[H4] Podiums
17
[H4] Victories
5
[H4] Poles Positions
8
[H4] Race fastest laps
7

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[H2] Racing Line

[H3] Corners

No preference

[H3] Favourite circuit

I love them all!

[H3] Favourite corner

Every one on the calendar

[H3] Best race

Aragon 2025

[H3] Superstitions

I don’t have any

[H3] Season objective

World Champion!

[H3] Tools to achieve it

My natural talent

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[H1] Sam lowes

Twitter @SamLowes_22

Instagram @SamLowes_22

[H3] Nationality

British

[H3] Date of birth

14th September 1990

[H3] Place of birth

Lincoln, England

[H3] Height

1.68 m

[H3] Weight

67 kg

[H3] Hobbies

Playing golf

[H2] His Biography

Sam’s love of motorcycles runs in the family, his father competed nationally and passed on his passion for motorcycling to his children Sam and twin brother Alex, and they started riding motorcycles at the age of six. They both began with motocross, and at the age of 12 they made the leap into British Championships.
In 2014, Lowes appeared on the Moto2 World Championship grid after winning the World Supersport Championship. In 2015 he scored success at the Circuit of the Americas, and four more podiums with the Speed Up structure allowed the Federal Oil Gresini team to secure his services for 2016. Lowes started as one of the favourites with two victories and six podiums.
He remained in the Gresini set-up for 2017 when he made the jump into the premier class riding for Aprilia. In 2018, he returned to Moto2 to ride the KTM for the Swiss Innovative Investors squad and in 2019 he wore the colours of Federal Oil Gresini again and was back on a Kalex chassis.
In 2020 Lowes produced the best form of his Moto2 career riding for our Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS team. The Brit was one of the fastest and most consistent riders on the grid and he took the title fight down to a thrilling final round decider, despite suffering a serious right hand injury in the penultimate round.
Lowes only lost the World Championship by nine-points at the end of a closely fought 15-round series in which he secured three victories, seven podiums and three pole positions to finish third in the World Championship.
In 2021 Sam was once again one of the fastest riders on the Moto2 grid achieving four podiums, three victories and 6 pole positions. He finished the season fourth in the World Championship with 190 points. 2023 marked a 10-year milestone for Lowes being part of the MotoGP World Championship and he decided to start a new adventure in the WorldSBK Championship after collecting 15 podiums, 7 victories and 12 pole positions in the intermediate category with our team.
Sam’s 2024 return to the WorldSBK paddock proved difficult as he battled injury throughout the season. Despite his injury woes, he amassed multiple point-scoring finishes during the year. Returning for his second WorldSBK season in 2025, Sam proved how well he had adapted to the new class, fighting at the front of races and bringing home five podiums and a pole position.
A difficult end to the season saw him slip to 8th in the championship standings, but his pace and potential were clear to see. For 2026 Sam and his squad will aim to build on the multiple podiums achieved and add some gold medals into the mix.

[H2] Racing Line

[H3] Riding style

Smoother than the past!

[H3] Corners

Fast, flowing corners

[H3] Favourite circuit

It’s between Mugello, Aragón and Phillip Island – too hard to pick one.

[H3] Favourite corner

I love Arrabbiata 1 and 2 at Mugello, but also Turn 12 at Aragón.

[H3] Best race

2015 Texas GP win in Moto2, or my win in 2023 after injury.

[H3] Superstitions

Not really any, I put my right boot and right glove on first every time, but it’s more habit than superstition.

[H3] Season objective

Fight for the title and be top 3 in the world.

[H3] Tools to achieve it

Teamwork, self improvement and enjoyment.