Johann Zarco's victory: new historic audience for Canal+

On Sunday, May 11, Johann Zarco ended a 71-year drought on the French side by winning the French GP. MotoGP on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans. A feat broadcast free-to-air on Canal+.

The least we can say is that the fans were there in front of their TVs, with no fewer than 1,38 million people watching. followed Zarco's exploit live. With a peak of almost 1,8 million as he crossed the finish line.

Second best historical audience for MotoGP after 2021

It's worth noting that in the 13:59 p.m.-15:01 p.m. time slot, this allowed the group to be the second national channel behind TF1. Thus, for Canal+, this is its second-highest historical audience of all Grand Prix events, after the one held in Qatar in March 2021.

That day, 1,458 million viewers watched the victory of the other Frenchman entered in the premier class, fabio quartararoFor his part, Johann Zarco also climbed onto the podium, in second position.

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