# Jonas Folger

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.

## 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 he 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. Folger previously represented the Tech3 team - scoring a runner-up result at his home Grand Prix.

## 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 |
| Total | | | | 162 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 1066 | |

#### By class

| 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

(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 |
| 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 |

### Superbike World Championship
#### Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 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 |