| Jonas Folger | |
| Nationality: | German |
| Birth Date: | 13 August 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Mühldorf, Germany |
| Current Team: | GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 (temporary rider) Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (test rider) |
| Bike Number: | 94 |
| Motogp Active Years: | , |
| Motogp Manufacturers: | Yamaha KTM |
| Motogp Championships: | 0 |
| Motogp Race Starts: | 19 |
| Motogp Race Wins: | 0 |
| Motogp Podiums: | 1 |
| Motogp Poles: | 0 |
| Motogp Fastest Laps: | 2 |
| Motogp Total Points: | 93 |
| Motogp Last Season: | 2023 |
| Motogp Last Position: | 25th (9 pts) |
| Moto2 Active Years: | 2014–2016, 2019 |
| Moto2 Manufacturers: | Kalex |
| Moto2 Championships: | 0 |
| Moto2 Race Starts: | 59 |
| Moto2 Race Wins: | 3 |
| Moto2 Podiums: | 11 |
| Moto2 Poles: | 2 |
| Moto2 Fastest Laps: | 5 |
| Moto2 Total Points: | 393 |
| Moto2 Last Season: | 2019 |
| Moto2 Last Position: | NC (0 pts) |
| Moto3 Active Years: | – |
| Moto3 Manufacturers: | Ioda, Kalex KTM |
| Moto3 Championships: | 0 |
| Moto3 Race Starts: | 31 |
| Moto3 Race Wins: | 1 |
| Moto3 Podiums: | 8 |
| Moto3 Poles: | 4 |
| Moto3 Fastest Laps: | 1 |
| Moto3 Total Points: | 276 |
| Moto3 Last Season: | 2013 |
| Moto3 Last Position: | 5th (183 pts) |
| 125 Active Years: | – |
| 125 Manufacturers: | KTM, Aprilia |
| 125 Championships: | 0 |
| 125 Race Starts: | 53 |
| 125 Race Wins: | 1 |
| 125 Podiums: | 4 |
| 125 Poles: | 0 |
| 125 Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| 125 Total Points: | 304 |
| 125 Last Season: | 2011 |
| 125 Last Position: | 6th (161 pts) |
| Sbk Manufacturers: | BMW |
| Sbk Championships: | 0 |
| Sbk Race Starts: | 27 |
| Sbk Race Wins: | 0 |
| Sbk Podiums: | 0 |
| Sbk Poles: | 0 |
| Sbk Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Sbk Total Points: | 21 |
| Sbk Last Season: | 2021 |
| Sbk Last Position: | 22nd (21 pts) |
| Website: | 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.[1] Folger is also a race winner in both Moto3 and Moto2.
In the 2009 125 World Championship Folger took his first podium and was Rookie of the Year.
In 2011 he moved to Aki Ajo's team taking his first win and two more.
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]
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 | |||||||||||
| Moto3 | 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 | ||
| Total | 162 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 1066 |
| 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 |
(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 | 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 | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 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 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)