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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 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. 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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