Johann Zarco

Johann Zarco
Zarco at the 2015 Catalan Grand Prix
Nationality	French
Born	16 July 1990 Cannes, France
Current team	Monster Yamaha Tech 3
Bike number	5
Motorcycle racing career statistics Moto2 World Championship Active years 2012–2016 Manufacturers Motobi Suter Caterham Suter Kalex Championships 2 - (2015, 2016) 2016 championship position 1st (276 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 88 15 30 15 7 1010 125cc World Championship Active years 2009–2011 Manufacturers Aprilia Derbi Championships 0 2011 championship position 2nd (262 pts) Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 50 1 11 4 5 371.5

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]

Career

Early career

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

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

Zarco moved up to the Moto2 class with the JiR team, aboard Motobi bikes in 2012. In 2015, Zarco won his first Moto2 title.^[1] In 2016 Zarco successfully defended his Moto2 title.

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

(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

By season

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
Total					138	16	41	19	12	1381.5		2

By class

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
Total	2009–Present				138	16	41	19	12	1381.5	2

Races by year

(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

References

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.]
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "Red Bull MotoGP Academy 2008 line-up announced". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 19 December 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
6. "Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar: 125cc Race Classification" (PDF). motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
7. "WTR San Marino Team presents its 2010 line-up". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.

External links

• Profile on motogp.com