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. Folger is also a race winner in both Moto3 and Moto2, and is the 2020 IDM Superbike Champion.
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.KTM adds Folger as test rider for 2023 MotoGP season Autosport, 4 February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023 Folger previously represented the Tech3 team - scoring a runner-up result at his home Grand Prix.
Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season SeasonClassMotorcycleTeamRaceWinPodiumPoleFLapPtsPlcd 125cc KTM Red Bull MotoGP Academy 3 0 0 0 0 1 34th Red Bull KTM 125 3 0 0 0 0 125cc Aprilia Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 16 0 1 0 0 73 12th 125cc Aprilia Ongetta Team I.S.P.A. 15 0 0 0 0 69 14th 125cc Aprilia Red Bull Ajo Motorsport 16 1 3 0 0 161 6th Moto3 Ioda IodaRacing Project 15 1 4 2 0 93 9th Kalex KTM Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 Moto3 Kalex KTM Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 16 0 4 2 1 183 5th Moto2 Kalex AGR Team 18 0 2 1 1 63 15th Moto2 Kalex AGR Team 18 2 4 0 3 163 6th Moto2 Kalex Dynavolt Intact GP 18 1 5 1 1 167 7th MotoGP Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 13 0 1 0 2 84 10th Moto2 Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 32nd MotoGP KTM GasGas Tech3 Factory Racing 6 0 0 0 0 9 25th MotoGP KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 1 0 0 0 0 0* 28th* Total 163 5 24 6 8 1066
By class ClassSeasons1st GP1st Pod 1st WinRaceWinPodiumsPoleFLapPtsWChmp 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 RSM INP JPN AUS MAL VAL 34th 1 2009 125cc Aprilia QAT JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER GBR CZE INP RSM POR AUS MAL VAL 12th 73 2010 125cc Aprilia QAT SPA FRA ITA GBR NED CAT GER CZE INP RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS POR VAL 14th 69 2011 125cc Aprilia QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED ITA GER CZE INP RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 6th 161 Moto3 Ioda QAT SPA POR FRA CAT GBR NED GER ITA 9th 93 Kalex KTM INP CZE RSM ARA JPN MAL AUS VAL Moto3 Kalex KTM QAT AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA MAL AUS JPN VAL 5th 183 Moto2 Kalex QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 15th 63 Moto2 Kalex QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 6th 163 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER AUT CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 7th 167 MotoGP Yamaha QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARAJPNAUSMALVAL 10th 84 Moto2 Kalex QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 32nd 0 MotoGP KTM POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL 25th 9 MotoGP KTM THA BRA USA SPAFRA 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 SPA SPA POR POR POR ITA ITA ITA GBR GBR GBR NED NED NED CZE CZE CZE SPA SPA SPA FRA FRA FRA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA SPA POR POR POR ARG ARG ARG INA INA INA 22nd 21
Suzuka 8 Hours results Year Class Team Co-riders Bike Pos 2025 EWC S-Pulse Dream Racing Sodo Hamahara Hideyuki Ogata Suzuki GSX-R1000R 42nd 2026 EWC S-Pulse Dream Racing Sho Nishimura Jérémy Guarnoni Suzuki GSX-R1000R 11th
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