Johann Zarco
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Zarco at the 2015 Catalan Grand Prix
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| Nationality |  French |
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| Born | 16 July 1990 Cannes, France |
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| Bike number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johann Zarco (born 16 July 1990) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from France, best known for winning the 2015 and 2016 Moto2 World Championship.[1] With 16 Grand Prix victories, Zarco is also the most successful French rider in Grand Prix racing.[2]
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Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Born in Cannes, Zarco progressed up the motorcycling ladder and moved into minimoto championships in 2004, mainly based in Italy. In 2005, Zarco finished as runner-up in the Senior Mini European Championship and in 2006, he was runner-up in the European Open Championship. He also competed in the Italian 125cc championship, where he finished in twelfth place. Zarco took part in the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2007,[3] and won the championship at Estoril, after winning three races.[4] He added a fourth win at the final race in Valencia. These performances enabled Zarco to become part of the Red Bull MotoGP Academy scheme along with Cameron Beaubier, Jonas Folger and Danny Kent.[5] This reduced his racing in 2008, making a sporadic appearance in the Italian championship with Team Gabrielli.
125cc World Championship[edit]
Zarco made his Grand Prix début with the WTR San Marino Team, in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix. He finished the race in the points in 15th, although the rain-shortened race meant that Zarco gained just half a point.[6] He took seven further points-scoring finishes, as he finished 20th in the championship. Zarco's best result of the season was a sixth-place finish at Mugello.
Zarco remained with WTR for the 2010 season.[7] Zarco started the season with a consistent run of points-scoring finishes, finishing each of the first eight races in the points. At the Czech Grand Prix, Zarco recorded the first fastest lap of his career, having pitted for slick tyres as the track's conditions became better for them to be run. He ultimately finished eleventh in the championship, despite retiring from the final three races.
For 2011 he signed with Ajo Motorsport. At the second race, the Spanish Grand Prix, he gained his first podium finish by finishing third.
Moto2[edit]
Zarco moved up to the Moto2 class with the JiR team, aboard Motobi bikes in 2012. He finished the season 10th in the standings with 95 points and was easily the highest placed rookie that year. In 2013, he moved to the Ioda Project Racing Team aboard a Suter, he improved on his rookie season by finishing on the podium twice and ended 9th on the standings with 141 points. For 2014, he joined the new Caterham Moto Racing team. He impressed on what many considered to be an inferior bike compared to the mainly dominant Kalex bikes. He managed to earn 4 podium finishes, as well as 1 pole position, earning him 6th in the standings with 146 points. In 2015, Zarco moved to the debuting Ajo Motorsport team, who he raced with in the 125cc class. Zarco dominated the field and won his first Moto2 title,[1] with 8 wins, 14 podiums, 7 poles and a record points haul of 352. He remained with the team for 2016 and successfully defended his Moto2 title, becoming the first rider in the Moto2 era to win 2 intermediate titles, with 7 wins, 10 podiums, 7 poles and 276 points. Zarco became a popular figure with the fans with his spectacular backflip celebrations when he won a race.
MotoGP[edit]
For 2017, Zarco moved up to the Premier class as part of the Tech 3 Yamaha team. On his MotoGP debut at the Qatari grand prix Zarco shocked the grid by taking the lead on the first lap and building a 2 second lead, until he crashed out at turn 2 on lap 6. He scored 2nd, his first MotoGP podium, at the Le Mans France grand prix. He got his first pole position at the Assen grand prix.He touch with Rossi and drop to the 4th.He finished in 14th. He got another podium in Sepang,Malaysia and Valencia,Spain,where he finish in 3rd and 2nd.
Career statistics[edit]
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup[edit]
(key)
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ESP 3 |
ITA 1 |
GBR 2 |
NED 13 |
GER 2 |
CZE 1 |
VAL 1 |
1st | 134 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing[edit]
By season[edit]
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Number | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | WCh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 125cc | Aprilia | WTR San Marino Team | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.5 | 20th | 0 |
| 2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | WTR San Marino Team | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 11th | 0 |
| 2011 | 125cc | Derbi | Avant-AirAsia-Ajo | 5 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 262 | 2nd | 0 |
| 2012 | Moto2 | Motobi | JiR Moto2 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 10th | 0 |
| 2013 | Moto2 | Suter | Came IodaRacing Project | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 9th | 0 |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Caterham Suter | AirAsia Caterham | 5 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 6th | 0 |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | Ajo Motorsport | 5 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 352 | 1st | 1 |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | Ajo Motorsport | 5 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 276 | 1st | 1 |
| 2017 | MotoGP | Yamaha | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 174 | 6th | 0 |
| Total | 156 | 16 | 44 | 21 | 16 | 1555.5 | 2 |
* Season still in progress.
By class[edit]
| Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 cc | 2009–2011 | 2009 Qatar | 2011 Spain | 2011 Japan | 50 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 371.5 | 0 |
| Moto2 | 2012–2016 | 2012 Qatar | 2013 Italy | 2015 Argentina | 88 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 1010 | 2 |
| MotoGP | 2017 | 2017 Qatar | 2017 France | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 174 | 0 | |
| Total | 2009–Present | 156 | 16 | 44 | 21 | 16 | 1555.5 | 2 |
Races by year[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 15 |
JPN Ret |
SPA 13 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 6 |
CAT 13 |
NED 21 |
GER 23 |
GBR 13 |
CZE 11 |
IND 23 |
RSM 16 |
POR 9 |
AUS 16 |
MAL Ret |
VAL 15 |
20th | 32.5 | ||
| 2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 12 |
SPA 7 |
FRA 11 |
ITA 9 |
GBR 8 |
NED 12 |
CAT 8 |
GER 6 |
CZE 19 |
IND 13 |
RSM 12 |
ARA 12 |
JPN 10 |
MAL 11 |
AUS Ret |
POR Ret |
VAL Ret |
11th | 77 | |
| 2011 | 125cc | Derbi | QAT 6 |
SPA 3 |
POR 3 |
FRA 5 |
CAT 6 |
GBR 2 |
NED 5 |
ITA 2 |
GER 2 |
CZE 2 |
IND 5 |
RSM 2 |
ARA 2 |
JPN 1 |
AUS 3 |
MAL 3 |
VAL Ret |
2nd | 262 | |
| 2012 | Moto2 | Motobi | QAT 12 |
SPA 10 |
POR 4 |
FRA Ret |
CAT 11 |
GBR Ret |
NED 8 |
GER 11 |
ITA 10 |
IND 12 |
CZE 7 |
RSM 10 |
ARA 6 |
JPN 8 |
MAL Ret |
AUS 5 |
VAL Ret |
10th | 95 | |
| 2013 | Moto2 | Suter | QAT 12 |
AME 6 |
SPA 12 |
FRA 5 |
ITA 3 |
CAT 7 |
NED 6 |
GER 11 |
IND 8 |
CZE 5 |
GBR 7 |
RSM 7 |
ARA 7 |
MAL 6 |
AUS Ret |
JPN Ret |
VAL 3 |
9th | 141 | |
| 2014 | Moto2 | Caterham Suter | QAT 23 |
AME Ret |
ARG 18 |
SPA 8 |
FRA Ret |
ITA 7 |
CAT 3 |
NED 4 |
GER Ret |
IND 10 |
CZE 9 |
GBR 4 |
RSM 3 |
ARA 3 |
JPN 4 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 4 |
VAL 3 |
6th | 146 |
| 2015 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 8 |
AME 2 |
ARG 1 |
SPA 2 |
FRA 3 |
ITA 2 |
CAT 1 |
NED 1 |
GER 2 |
IND 2 |
CZE 1 |
GBR 1 |
RSM 1 |
ARA 6 |
JPN 1 |
AUS 7 |
MAL 1 |
VAL 7 |
1st | 352 |
| 2016 | Moto2 | Kalex | QAT 12 |
ARG 1 |
AME 3 |
SPA 5 |
FRA 24 |
ITA 1 |
CAT 1 |
NED 2 |
GER 1 |
AUT 1 |
CZE 11 |
GBR 22 |
RSM 4 |
ARA 8 |
JPN 2 |
AUS 12 |
MAL 1 |
VAL 1 |
1st | 276 |
| 2017 | MotoGP | Yamaha | QAT Ret |
ARG 5 |
AME 5 |
SPA 4 |
FRA 2 |
ITA 7 |
CAT 5 |
NED 14 |
GER 9 |
CZE 12 |
AUT 5 |
GBR 6 |
RSM 15 |
ARA 9 |
JPN 8 |
AUS 4 |
MAL 3 |
VAL 2 |
6th | 174 |
* Season still in progress.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Triumphant Johann Zarco lifts Moto2 world title". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "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.]
- ^ "Portrait – Johann Zarco". Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup. Red Bull. 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Zarco takes win and championship!". Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup. Red Bull. 15 September 2007. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Red Bull MotoGP Academy 2008 line-up announced". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar: 125cc Race Classification" (PDF). motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "WTR San Marino Team presents its 2010 line-up". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Inaugural champion |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by J. D. Beach |
| Preceded by Esteve Rabat |
Moto2 World Champion 2015 - 2016 |
Succeeded by Franco Morbidelli |
