Quartararo maintains his status as French points record holder in MotoGP

At only 24 years old, the Nice fabio quartararo has already written some of the most beautiful pages in the history of motorcycle sport in his country, in particular those concerning the class MotoGP. The only titled tricolor, he is also the French rider with the greatest number of victories (11), podiums (31), poles (16) and best race laps (13) in the MotoGP category. And, since 2022, the one with the greatest number of points.

Coming tenth in the world championship in 2023 with 172 points on the clock, Quartararo has scored a total of 1017 points during his five seasons in MotoGP, where he arrived in 2019. These are only 14 more than Johann Zarco (compared to 67 at the start 2023), who has been playing there since 2017. But also 400,5 more than Christian Sarron, entered in 500cc (the highest level at the time) in 1979, 1981 and from 1985 to 1990. The Clermontois ended his career with 616,5 units in this category.

Official statistics classify drivers this way, but it should be remembered that when Christian Sarron was racing, the points system was different from that in force today, introduced in 1993. The winner, for example, only received 15 points from 1969 to 1987, then 20 from 1988 to 1992, compared to 25 thereafter. If the positions of the former French driver had had the same value as today, he would still be third in the standings, but with 820 points scored.

It is also necessary to remember that in 2023, 37 points could be won during each race weekend, the addition of the Sprint raising the stakes by 12 points during each of the discipline's stops.

The five French riders with the most points in 500cc/MotoGP:
1. Fabio Quartararo – 1017 points
2. Johann Zarco – 1003 points
3. Christian Sarron – 616,5 points
4. Randy de Puniet – 575 points
5. Régis Laconi – 380 points

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