Top 10 MotoGP Riders of 2021: 7th – Johann Zarco
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Team: Pramac Ducati (satellite)Bike: GP21Wins: 0Podiums: 4Best Qualifying: Pole (x1)Fastest Lap: 2DNFs: 3Championship position: 5thThere were plenty of positives for Johann Zarco during the 2021 MotoGP season, including a career-best four podiums and leading the world championship for the first time.But all his rostrums came during the opening seven rounds and, accelerated by three non-scores, the Frenchman slipped back to fifth in the final standings.That was still a personal best for Zarco and new high for a Pramac Ducati rider, but the wait for a race victory – after five seasons in MotoGP – continues. Not that he didn’t come close, missing out by just 0.175s to Miguel Oliveira in Catalunya.Nonetheless, on the other side of the garage, rookie team-mate Jorge Martin also took four podiums (despite missing four races due to injury) and made history with the first ever MotoGP win by a satellite Ducati rider.Related ‘s Top 10 MotoGP Riders of 2021: 8th – Aleix Espargaro MotoGP amends sporting, technical, medical & disciplinary rulesIt’s for that reason, plus the drop of 71-points scored by Zarco over the second half of the season compared to the first, that we’ve ranked him seventh on our countdown.
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