Johann Zarco

Johann Zarco
NationalityFrench
Born (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 34)
Cannes, France
Current teamCastrol Honda LCR
Bike number5
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2017
ManufacturersYamaha (20172018)
KTM (2019)
Honda (2019, 2024–)
Ducati (20202023)
Championships0
2023 championship position5th (225 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
126 1 21 8 11 1008
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20122016
ManufacturersMotobi (2012)
Suter (2013)
Caterham Suter (2014)
Kalex (20152016)
Championships2 (2015, 2016)
2016 championship position1st (276 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
88 15 30 15 7 1010
125cc World Championship
Active years20092011
ManufacturersAprilia (20092010)
Derbi (2011)
Championships0
2011 championship position2nd (262 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
50 1 11 4 5 371.5

Johann Zarco (born 16 July 1990) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2015 and 2016 Moto2 World Championships with his 2015 triumph being a record points total for the intermediate class.[1] He is a MotoGP race winner, and currently rides for Castrol Honda LCR in MotoGP.

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 17 Grand Prix victories across all classes and two Moto2 championships, Zarco is one of the most successful French riders in Grand Prix racing history.[2]

  1. ^ "Triumphant Johann Zarco lifts Moto2 world title". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Pedrosa gagne une course, Rossi des points et Zarco un titre" [Pedrosa wins the race, points to Rossi and Zarco the title]. Libération (in French). SARL Libération. Agence France-Presse. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015. A cette occasion, avec huit succès dans toute sa carrière, il efface des tablettes de la vitesse française ses glorieux aînés, Christian Sarron, Olivier Jacque et Arnaud Vincent, tous trois champions du monde également dans les années 80 et 2000. [On this occasion, with eight wins in his career, he moves ahead of the previous tallies of the French former riders, Christian Sarron, Olivier Jacque and Arnaud Vincent, all three world champions between 1980 and 2000.]