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Johann Zarco

  • Team CASTROL Honda LCR
  • Bike Honda
  • Date of birth 16/07/1990
  • Place of birth Cannes, France
  • Height 171 cm
  • Weight 68 kg
With Aleix Espargaro’s retirement from full-time racing, Johann Zarco is the oldest rider on the grid in 2025, but the 34-year-old is no less feisty in elbow-to-elbow combat than his debut for Yamaha in 2017.
Johann Zarco
Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Stats
Races: 6
Best Qualifying: 3rd (2017, 2018)
Best Race Result: 1st (2023)
Podiums: 1 (1st: 2023)

It’s a characteristic that’s unconventional, but completely in keeping with the Frenchman’s premier-class career, which saw him take a record 120 races before a maiden win (Australia 2023) that seemed destined for years, yet one that looked to have eluded him before one magical day at Phillip Island on a Pramac Ducati.

Zarco’s was Honda’s shining light in a dire 2024 for the Japanese manufacturer, 17th in the standings showing how far the former MotoGP™ giant had plummeted, yet representative of Zarco’s commendable stubbornness and speed. He’s unlikely to be around long enough to completely benefit from Honda’s climb out of the basement, but will have his fingerprints on when – and how – that resurgence comes.

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