RACING DRIVER

Johann Zarco

1990 - Today

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Johann Sylvain Pierre 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. 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Johann Zarco is the 662nd most popular racing driver (up from 706th in 2024), the 5,166th most popular biography from France (up from 5,244th in 2019) and the 75th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Johann Zarco ranks 662 out of 1,080. Before him are Philippe Adams, Basil van Rooyen, Keith Andrews, Domenico Schiattarella, Norifumi Abe, and Lance Stroll. After him are Keith Greene, Henry Taylor, Andy Sutcliffe, Bobby Ball, Jean-Christophe Boullion, and Christian Klien.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Johann Zarco ranks 111. Before him are Kim Tae-ri, Christian Serratos, Rita Ora, Jennifer Hermoso, Abderrazak Hamdallah, and Antonio Donnarumma. After him are Go Ara, Mamadou Sakho, Nicole Gale Anderson, Bo Dallas, Tom Dumoulin, and Akın Akınözü.

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In France

Among people born in France, Johann Zarco ranks 5,166 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Philippe Gatien (1968), Stanislas Dehaene (1965), Lionel Charbonnier (1966), Ulrich Ramé (1972), François Baroin (1965), and Michel Stievenard (1937). After him are Laurent Binet (1972), Georges Dransart (1924), Achille Guenée (1809), Jean-Christophe Boullion (1969), Matteo Guendouzi (1999), and Michel Bibard (1958).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Johann Zarco ranks 75. Before him are Jean-Marc Gounon (1963), Georges Grignard (1905), Mike Sparken (1930), Marcel Balsa (1909), François Delecour (1962), and Gil de Ferran (1967). After him are Jean-Christophe Boullion (1969), Gilles Panizzi (1965), Isack Hadjar (2004), Philippe Bugalski (1963), Nico Prost (1981), and André Testut (1926).

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