Jonas Folger
Jonas Folger 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.
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. Folger previously represented the Tech3 team - scoring a runner-up result at his home Grand Prix.Career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
By class
Races by year
| 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 | |||
| Moto3 | Ioda | QAT Ret | SPA WD | POR | FRA 11 | CAT Ret | GBR Ret | NED Ret | GER Ret | ITA Ret | 9th | 93 | ||||||||||||
| Moto3 | Kalex KTM | INP 3 | CZE 1 | RSM 6 | ARA 3 | JPN Ret | MAL 3 | AUS 11 | VAL Ret | 9th | 93 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |