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Jonas Folger
Folger in 2017
NationalityGerman
Born (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 31)
Mühldorf, Germany
Current teamGasGas Factory Racing Tech3 (temporary rider)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (test rider)
Bike number94
WebsiteJonas Folger
Motorcycle racing career statistics
MotoGP World Championship
Active years2017, 2023
ManufacturersYamaha (2017)
KTM (2023)
Championships0
2023 championship position25th (9 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
19 0 1 0 2 93
Moto2 World Championship
Active years20142016, 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 years20122013
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 years20082011
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. 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

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125cc World Championship

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

Red Bull Ajo Motorsport

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

Moto3 World Championship

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IodaRacing Project (2012)

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Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 (2012–2013)

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Moto2 World Championship

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AGR Team (2014–2015)

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2014
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2015
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Dynavolt Intact GP (2016)

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2016
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MotoGP World Championship

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Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (2017)

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2017
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Return to Moto2

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Petronas Sprinta Racing (2019)

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2019
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Return to MotoGP

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GasGas Tech3 Factory Racing (2023)

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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

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

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By season

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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
Total 162 5 24 6 8 1066

By class

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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 2017 Qatar 2017 Germany 19 0 1 0 2 93 0
Total 2008–2019, 2023 162 5 24 6 8 1066 0

Races by year

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(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 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

Superbike World Championship

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Races by year

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(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

References

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  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.
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