Johann Zarco

Lore & Background

Zarco is also a former runner-up and race winner in 125 cc class (now converted to Moto3) in 2011, and won the rookie and top independent rider of the year in MotoGP in 2017 with Monster Yamaha Tech3 finishing 6th with 3 podiums and 2 Pole Positions. With 18 Grand Prix victories across all classes and two Moto2 championships, Zarco is one of the most successful French riders in Grand Prix racing history.

Reader's Guide

Zarco made his Grand Prix début in 2009 with WTR San Marino in the 125cc class. He moved to Moto2 in 2012 with JiR Team, finishing tenth. He won the Moto2 title in 2015 with Ajo Motorsport (eight wins, 14 podiums, seven poles, 352 points) and defended it in 2016 (seven wins, ten podiums, seven poles, 276 points). He moved to MotoGP in 2017 with Monster Yamaha Tech3, finishing sixth in the championship with three podiums and two pole positions. He remained with Tech3 in 2018, again finishing sixth. In early 2019 he joined Red Bull KTM Factory Racing but left by mutual agreement after the Misano Grand Prix. He then rode for LCR Honda for the last three races of 2019. In 2020 he rode for Avintia Esponsorama Racing, taking a pole and a podium. From 2021 to 2023 he rode for Pramac Racing, winning his first MotoGP race at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. In 2024 he returned to LCR Honda.

Did You Know?

• Zarco won the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2007.
• He is the first rider in the Moto2 era to win two intermediate titles.
• Zarco's first MotoGP win came at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix after 120 races.