Jonas Folger

Jonas Folger
Folger in 2017
NationalityGerman
Born (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 33)
Mühldorf, Germany
Current teamRed Bull KTM Tech3 (temporary rider)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (test rider)
Bike number94
WebsiteJonas Folger
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2017, 2023, 2026
ManufacturersYamaha (2017)
KTM (2023, 2026)
Championships0
2023 championship position25th (9 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
20 0 1 0 2 93
Moto2 World Championship
Active years2014–2016, 2019
ManufacturersKalex
Championships0
2019 championship positionNC (0 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
59 3 11 2 5 393
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2012–2013
ManufacturersIoda, Kalex KTM
Championships0
2013 championship position5th (183 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
31 1 8 4 1 276
125cc World Championship
Active years2008–2011
ManufacturersKTM, Aprilia
Championships0
2011 championship position6th (161 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
53 1 4 0 0 304
Superbike World Championship
Active years2021
ManufacturersBMW
Championships0
2021 championship position22nd (21 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
27 0 0 0 0 21

Jonas Folger (born 13 August 1993) is a German professional motorcycle racer who most recently regularly competed in the 2021 Superbike World Championship.

Folger is best known for his stint in MotoGP with Monster Yamaha Tech 3, getting a 2017 podium in Germany. His subsequent career has been affected by illness, having been diagnosed with Gilbert's syndrome. Folger is also a race winner in both Moto3 and Moto2, and in 2020, he won the IDM Superbike Championship with MGM Racing.

Career

125cc World Championship

In the 2009 125 World Championship, Folger took his first podium and was Rookie of the Year.

Red Bull Ajo Motorsport

In 2011, Folger moved to Aki Ajo's team taking his first win and two more.

Return to MotoGP

GasGas Tech3 Factory Racing (2023)

Folger is chosen to replace the injured Pol Espargaro starting from the American Grand Prix at COTA in mid-April. He is expected to make his first MotoGP appearance since 2017, soon after becoming one of three official test riders for the KTM manufacturer. Folger previously represented the Tech3 team - scoring a runner-up result at his home Grand Prix.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2008 125cc KTM Red Bull MotoGP Academy 3 0 0 0 0 1 34th
Red Bull KTM 125 3 0 0 0 0
2009 125cc Aprilia Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 16 0 1 0 0 73 12th
2010 125cc Aprilia Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 15 0 0 0 0 69 14th
2011 125cc Aprilia Red Bull Ajo Motorsport 16 1 3 0 0 161 6th
2012 Moto3 Ioda IodaRacing Project 15 1 4 2 0 93 9th
Kalex KTM Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3
2013 Moto3 Kalex KTM Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 16 0 4 2 1 183 5th
2014 Moto2 Kalex AGR Team 18 0 2 1 1 63 15th
2015 Moto2 Kalex AGR Team 18 2 4 0 3 163 6th
2016 Moto2 Kalex Dynavolt Intact GP 18 1 5 1 1 167 7th
2017 MotoGP Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 13 0 1 0 2 84 10th
2019 Moto2 Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
2023 MotoGP KTM GasGas Tech3 Factory Racing 6 0 0 0 0 9 25th
2026 MotoGP KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 1 0 0 0 0 0* 28th*
Total 163 5 24 6 8 1066

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
125cc 2008–2011 2008 Czech Republic 2009 France 2011 Great Britain 53 1 4 0 0 304 0
Moto3 2012–2013 2012 Qatar 2012 Indianapolis 2012 Czech Republic 31 1 8 4 1 276 0
Moto2 2014–2016, 2019 2014 Qatar 2014 Spain 2015 Qatar 59 3 11 2 5 393 0
MotoGP 2017, 2023, 2026 2017 Qatar 2017 Germany 20 0 1 0 2 93 0
Total 2008–2019, 2023, 2026 163 5 24 6 8 1066 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Pts
2008 125cc KTM QAT SPA POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER CZE
Ret		 RSM
15		 INP
24		 JPN
16		 AUS MAL
17		 VAL
18		 34th 1
2009 125cc Aprilia QAT
6		 JPN
8		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
2		 ITA
14		 CAT
6		 NED
7		 GER
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 CZE
12		 INP
12		 RSM
9		 POR
14		 AUS
14		 MAL
Ret		 VAL
Ret		 12th 73
2010 125cc Aprilia QAT
15		 SPA
Ret		 FRA
13		 ITA
11		 GBR
15		 NED
10		 CAT
9		 GER
16		 CZE
4		 INP
9		 RSM
11		 ARA
8		 JPN
Ret		 MAL
DNS		 AUS POR
4		 VAL
Ret		 14th 69
2011 125cc Aprilia QAT
5		 SPA
2		 POR
5		 FRA
6		 CAT
3		 GBR
1		 NED
8		 ITA
Ret		 GER
7		 CZE
DNS		 INP
9		 RSM
9		 ARA
10		 JPN
6		 AUS
Ret		 MAL
6		 VAL
5		 6th 161
2012 Moto3 Ioda QAT
Ret		 SPA
WD		 POR FRA
11		 CAT
Ret		 GBR
Ret		 NED
Ret		 GER
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 9th 93
Kalex KTM INP
3		 CZE
1		 RSM
6		 ARA
3		 JPN
Ret		 MAL
3		 AUS
11		 VAL
Ret
2013 Moto3 Kalex KTM QAT
5		 AME
4		 SPA
3		 FRA
4		 ITA
6		 CAT
DNS		 NED
6		 GER
8		 INP
4		 CZE
3		 GBR
6		 RSM
Ret		 ARA
7		 MAL
8		 AUS
6		 JPN
3		 VAL
2		 5th 183
2014 Moto2 Kalex QAT
11		 AME
Ret		 ARG
16		 SPA
3		 FRA
6		 ITA
3		 CAT
Ret		 NED
23		 GER
Ret		 INP
18		 CZE
15		 GBR
Ret		 RSM
19		 ARA
23		 JPN
12		 AUS
15		 MAL
9		 VAL
13		 15th 63
2015 Moto2 Kalex QAT
1		 AME
16		 ARG
9		 SPA
1		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
7		 NED
7		 GER
14		 INP
12		 CZE
6		 GBR
5		 RSM
6		 ARA
4		 JPN
2		 AUS
Ret		 MAL
3		 VAL
14		 6th 163
2016 Moto2 Kalex QAT
Ret		 ARG
3		 AME
5		 SPA
2		 FRA
Ret		 ITA
15		 CAT
7		 NED
10		 GER
2		 AUT
26		 CZE
1		 GBR
5		 RSM
8		 ARA
10		 JPN
Ret		 AUS
6		 MAL
3		 VAL
8		 7th 167
2017 MotoGP Yamaha QAT
10		 ARG
6		 AME
11		 SPA
8		 FRA
7		 ITA
13		 CAT
6		 NED
Ret		 GER
2		 CZE
10		 AUT
Ret		 GBR
DNS		 RSM
9		 ARA
16		 JPN AUS MAL VAL 10th 84
2019 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT
19		 NED
17		 GER
17		 CZE
19		 AUT
18		 GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 32nd 0
2023 MotoGP KTM POR ARG AME
12		 SPA
17		 FRA
13		 ITA
19		 GER
17		 NED
14		 GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL 25th 9
2026 MotoGP KTM THA BRA USA SPA

FRA
16

 CAT ITA HUN CZE NED GER GBR ARA RSM AUT JPN INA AUS MAL QAT POR VAL 28th* 0*

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Pts
R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2
2021 BMW SPA
16		 SPA
13		 SPA
8		 POR
16		 POR
12		 POR
Ret		 ITA
16		 ITA
19		 ITA
16		 GBR
Ret		 GBR
16		 GBR
Ret		 NED
Ret		 NED
DNS		 NED
DNS		 CZE
Ret		 CZE
18		 CZE
16		 SPA
14		 SPA
16		 SPA
12		 FRA
16		 FRA
18		 FRA
16		 SPA
19		 SPA
13		 SPA
16		 SPA
14		 SPA
C		 SPA
13		 POR
15		 POR
13		 POR
15		 ARG ARG ARG INA INA INA 22nd 21

Suzuka 8 Hours results

Year Class Team Co-riders Bike Pos
2025 EWC Japan S-Pulse Dream Racing Japan Sodo Hamahara
Japan Hideyuki Ogata		 Suzuki GSX-R1000R 42nd
2026 EWC Japan S-Pulse Dream Racing Japan Sho Nishimura
France Jérémy Guarnoni		 Suzuki GSX-R1000R 11th

References

  1. ↑ "Folger will not race in 2018". Dorna Sports. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ↑ KTM adds Folger as test rider for 2023 MotoGP season Autosport, 4 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023
  3. ↑ "Jonas Folger gantikan Pol Espargaro Mulai MotoGP Amerika 2023 - tmcblog.com". Retrieved 3 February 2024.