Johann Zarco at MotoGP World Championship Rd 2 on March 14, 2025, in Termas De Rio Hondo, Argentina.
Johann Zarco seen during Round 19 of the MotoGP World Championship in Sepang, Malaysia on October 31, 2024.

Johann
Zarco

France

France

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MotoGP

A winner of the Red Bull Rookies Cup and a two-time Moto2™ champion, Johann Zarco is one of France's great hopes for MotoGP™ glory.

Date of birth

16 July 1990

Place of birth

Cannes

Age

35

Nationality

France

France

Career start

2007

Disciplines

MotoGP

Johann Zarco was born in Cannes, France in 1990, but it was over the border in Italy where he first made a name for himself from 2003, in minimoto racing, or 'pocket-bike' as the French like to call it.

In 2007 he took part in the inaugural Red Bull Rookies Cup and won the championship with four race victories and 159 points over the season, a full 57 points ahead of second-placed rider Lorenzo Savadori. For 2008 he became part of the Red Bull MotoGP Academy.