Johann Zarco, a pilot at the “Hell of Hell” within the biker community

For French speed motorcycle enthusiasts, it is “the” meeting of the season. The Grand Prix de France, in Le Mans, is the only one of the 22 events on the MotoGP calendar to attract more than a hundred thousand spectators – in 2024, they were 119,145 on Sunday, a record. Each year, there are also 1.5 million to follow the Sunday race behind their television screens.

In this human tide, a good part of the fans has Chimène’s eyes for a 34 -year -old veteran: Johann Zarco, present from nine seasons among the pilot elite. To be convinced, simply attend the traditional Saturday crowd bath in the fan-zone of the Bugatti circuit. Invariably, the one nicknamed “Jojo” is winning the applaudimeter.

“I can’t wait to find the crowd of the Grand Prix de France. You have to go there to realize what it is “Slipped the Cannois, a month before this 2025 edition, which is held from May 9 to 11. An impatience reinforced by the presence of his parents, who will see him run “For the first time in seventeen years of career”.

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