Johan Zarco has a point to prove again in the 2025 MotoGP season, with the LCR rider facing an uncertain future as his contract at the satellite Honda team expires.
The 34-year-old does not match the main trend MotoGP In the year The driver market following the move from Pramac to LCR in 2024. Zarco switched to Satellite from the then satellite Ducati team. Honda The outfit to replace Alex Rins as LCR handed the Frenchman a two-year contract.
Zarco is therefore one of five MotoGP riders whose contract expires at the end of the 2025 season. Two of those five are additional Honda drivers, with factory rider Luca Marini also out of sync with the market and 2025 starter Somkiat Chantra only having a one-year contract with LCR.
LCR’s Johan Zarco feels it is ‘important’ to be a top Honda rider in 2025.
Zarco, a native of Cannes, He has a point to reaffirm his future on the MotoGP grid, which he joined in 2017. In 144 premier class races, Zarco has just one win – the Australian will come in 2023. Grand Prix – and has 21 stages.
One advantage Zarco has over the likes of Marini and Chantra as he seeks a contract for the 2026 MotoGP season is that the LCR star is Honda’s highest-scoring rider in 2024. He finished 17th in the championship and had two top-10s. In the end, Zarco scored 55 points.
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LCR teammate Takaki Nakagami, who has now moved into the role of official HRC test rider, leads factory Honda riders Joan Mir (21) and Marini (14) by 31 points. Now, Zarco in 2010 With the new regulations in 2025, he feels he could be key again to become the top Honda star in 2027.
“There’s a goal in the goal,” Zarco said. Motosan. “We will try to be in the top 10 (and) But as long as I am the number one rider for Honda, we say I can maintain credibility.
“So, regardless of the level of the bike, if I am No1 for the brand, at least I can keep the brand’s trust in me. This can be important.
But then planning for 2027, you never know the changes in regulations and bikes, suddenly there might be an advantage for Honda.
Johan Zarco fears Honda’s 2025 bike could be worse than its 2024 rival.
In the year The 2024 MotoGP season was a huge disappointment for Honda, finishing last in the Constructors’ Championship with just 75 points, as well as last in the teams’ standings with 35 points, finishing 10th in the LCR with 86 points. The Trackhouse in the ninth.
| 2024 MOTOGP constructors stops | ||
| Place | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Ducati | 722 |
| 2 | KTM | 327 |
| 3 | Aprilia | 302 |
| 4 | Yamaha | 124 |
| 5 | Honda | 75 |
The signs for 2025 may not be much better, as Zarco fears Honda’s 2025 bike could be worse than 2024. After testing the latest version of RC213V. Even the factory rider Marini fears that Honda will not be able to catch Ducati. Until MotoGP introduces the next rule in 2027.
MotoGP will change its rules in 2027 with aerodynamic restrictions and downsizing from 1,000cc to 850cc engines. So, if Zarco is Honda’s top-scoring rider in 2025 and shows he can lead their progression, the Frenchman could secure his future.
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