Johann Zarco has been backed for a factory Honda ride - but other factors have been tipped to come 💖in🌺to play.

Zarco was Honda’s best rider last year from their LCR satellite team, and has continued his overachieving form in 202🔯5.

He currently sits sixth in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings after three rounds, having started the campaign with a pair of to♎p-10 grand prix finishes.

Honda’s eye-catching progression this season🌳 has caused speculation over how coveted their factory seat might be in 2026.

Joan Mir is contracted, but teammate Luca Marini’s deal expires at the end o🍰f this yea💙r.

Zarcoꦏ is an obvious candidate to be promoted, while KTM’s Pedro Acosta and WSBK champion Topr♎ak Razgatlioglu have also been linked.

Johann Zarco 'deserves' Honda MotoGP promotion

TNT Sports’ Sylvain Guintoli said about Zarco:𒆙 “He deserves it. But it becomes political.

“In LCR he gets the﷽ same treatment. He gets the 𒁏same bike, and he’s got a Honda contract.

“So, for him, it’s more a question of prestige. It won’t change much in terms of the technical🃏 side.

“Honda might want to res♚erve that status for somebody else, 💝to attract an Acosta or a Toprak.

“Zarco is happy and performing at LCR.

“If you’re Lucio Cechinello and you’ve got your sponsors, and Zarco is on the bike🔯, you don’t 🌜want to let him go.”

Suddenly, the factory Honda opportunity in 2026 is desirable if the manufactuꦦrer’s improvement continues.

“They have turned things around,” Guintoli said.

“It’s gone from ♐the worst package which nobody wanted to touch - Ai Ogura,🌼 an up-and-coming Japanese rider, didn’t want to go on the bike because he didn’t know if it would be competitive.

“It’s really impressive what they have done. Uℱnb🎉elievable.”

LCR boss Cecchinello admitted “Honda ✨will the f𓆉inal word” over his team’s 2026 rider line-up.

He also stressed that Zarco would need to change garages, crew chiefs and ܫteam which would be a difficult challeng🙈e.

Cecchinello wants to keep Zarco, who is now the oldest🐼 rider in MotoGP at 34.