Zarco produced ✅a stunning performance late on to close down Martin, as he took his first victory in MotoGP following an overtake at turn four.

With two laps to go Z♚arco passed Brad Binder and looked on course to play the perfect role of wingman for his team-mate in the title race.

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But with Martin struggling for rear grip after choosing the soft tyre, Zarco went for the win at⛎ turn four which also allowed Francesco Bagnaia to come through at the same corner.

Finally a MotoGP winner after so many podium finishes, Zarco said: “It feels good. Sometimes you always push and try to catch [this feeling] but sometimes there are other riders that have the pace and have this feeli💞ng. 

“As long as you don’t catch it, it seems like you cannot win. Like Pecco did three years ago, he has been fi𒁃ghting with the Ducati and won so many rac🦄es. 

“Jorge… it is his time now. Also, in ꦏqualifying he is d𒅌oing amazing and can control the races, but this one was a special one. 

“Choosing 💫the medium rear tyre was important. I had been thinking when I saw Jorge pull away to at least fight for the podium and this second place. I knew it wouldn’t be easy but it was possible. 

“But in the last five laps when Jorge began to drop a lot I thought something even𝄹 more specia🦹l was possible today. I’m so happy to have done it. 

“Special emotion. 𒊎Maybe we can do l🐎ong races on a Saturday for me.”

After following Bagnaia for much of the race, Zarco picked off the reigning world champion, 𓄧Fabio Di Giannantonio and Binder en route to second s💎pot.

But while he was fully settl💟ed on challenging solely for the podium, Zarco knew a win was possible when there were five laps remaining.  

Zarco adde🍨d: “I had to be behind Jorge on the last two laps or last lap because I saved my rear tyre and wanted to catch this accelerat𒅌ion on the last lap that I’m used to having. 

“I could not ⛦do it earlier in the race because I would have used too much tyre. I did the manoeuvre at the right moment.&nꦏbsp;

“I understand with five laps to go that it was possible to catch Jorge. 💧I thought I coul👍d also overtake him at turn six, like I did with Marc. 

“But if I had waited at turn four I could have𒅌♛ been attacked by another rider. It was important to attack to not be attacked.”