Jonas Folger

Jonas Folger
Jonas Folger
	Folger in 2017
Nationality	German
Born	13 August 1993 (age 32); Mühldorf, Germany
Current team	Red Bull KTM Tech3 (temporary rider); Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (test rider)
Bike number	94
Website	Jonas Folger
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years	2017, 2023, 2026
Manufacturers	Yamaha (2017); KTM (2023, 2026)
Championships	0
2023 championship position	25th (9 pts)
Moto2 World Championship
Active years	2014–2016, 2019
Manufacturers	Kalex
Championships	0
2019 championship position	NC (0 pts)
Moto3 World Championship
Active years	2012–2013
Manufacturers	Ioda, Kalex KTM
Championships	0
2013 championship position	5th (183 pts)
125cc World Championship
Active years	2008–2011
Manufacturers	KTM, Aprilia
Championships	0
2011 championship position	6th (161 pts)
Superbike World Championship
Active years	2021
Manufacturers	BMW
Championships	0
2021 championship position	22nd (21 pts)

Jonas Folger (born 13 August 1993) is a German professional motorcycle racer who most recently regularly competed in the 2021 Superbike World Championship. He was named as a replacement rider from April 2023 for Pol Espargaró, injured in March during practice at the first round of the MotoGP 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.^[1] Folger is also a race winner in both Moto3 and Moto2.

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.

Moto3 World Championship

IodaRacing Project (2012)

Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 (2012–2013)

Moto2 World Championship

AGR Team (2014–2015)

2014

2015

Dynavolt Intact GP (2016)

2016

MotoGP World Championship

Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (2017)

2017

Return to Moto2

Petronas Sprinta Racing (2019)

2019

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.^[2] Folger previously represented the Tech3 team - scoring a runner-up result at his home Grand Prix.^[3]

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
2008	125cc	KTM	Red Bull KTM 125	3	0	0	0	0	1	34th
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
2012	Moto3	Kalex KTM	Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3	15	1	4	2	0	93	9th
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	0	0	0	0	0	0*	NC*
Total				162	5	24	6	8	1066

By class

Class	Seasons	1st GP	1st Pod	1st Win	Race	Win	Podiums	Pole	FLap	Pts
125cc	2008–2011	2008 Czech Republic	2009 France	2011 Great Britain	53	1	4	0	0	304
Moto3	2012–2013	2012 Qatar	2012 Indianapolis	2012 Czech Republic	31	1	8	4	1	276
Moto2	2014–2016, 2019	2014 Qatar	2014 Spain	2015 Qatar	59	3	11	2	5	393
MotoGP	2017, 2023	2017 Qatar	2017 Germany		19	0	1	0	2	93
Total	2008–2019, 2023, 2026				162	5	24	6	8	1066

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
2012	Moto3	Kalex KTM										INP 3	CZE 1	RSM 6	ARA 3	JPN Ret	MAL 3	AUS 11	VAL Ret						9th	93
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	CAT	ITA	HUN	CZE	NED	GER	GBR	ARA	RSM	AUT	JPN	INA	AUS	MAL	QAT	POR	VAL	NC*	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
Year	Bike	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	Pos	Pts
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