After 120 attempts, Zarco took his maiden MotoGP win after producing a last-lap overtake on team-mate Jo🌠rge Martin.

Zarco, who has tr꧋aditionally been one of the better riders when it comes to tyre 🍸preservation, demonstrated that once again during Saturday’s race.

• Marquez: “Martin is the favourite for the title because he’s th൲e fastest” 
• Di Giannantonio wanted to go for the win “but it was Jorgeꦗ and Pecco…”

Late passes on Brad Binder and Fabio Di Giannantonio 🧸put him in position to be the first rider that attacked Martin, who was struggling with the soft rear tyre.

“He deserved the victory,” said Martin. “I’m so happy for the team and for him. ♉Now we are super close to the Teams' Championship. 

“Thi𒈔s is a good point. But for sure I want the other one. It still depends on me, but I need to be clever and not make these mistakes.”

Zarco’s manager was also quick to p🐎raise the Frenchman𝄹, calling Saturday’s grand prix ‘his day’.

Gi🌺no Borsoi told MotoGP.com: “We never lost trust🙈 in him and now he has achieved his dream. When you never give up, you reach your targets. Today was his day.”

Unless Honda makes drastic 🅷improvements next season, Zarco could struggle to replicate his 🤡performance at Phillip Island when he joins the LCR team.

Honda arguably has the work bike on the grid, while there is no ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚdoubt t🎶hat the Ducati is the machine to beat.

What Zarco will have the𒁏 chance to do is be one of Honda’s key riders, and someone who will be expected♏ to fill the void left by Marquez.

Knowing what it feels like to win for the first time in MotoGP, 🍃Marquez also spoke about Zarco’s achievement, saying: “Johann is really a talented rider. He is a two-time Moto2 World Champion. He deserves at least one victory. 

“It was strange that a rider like him 🌄didn’t win before, but today he achieve☂d it.”