Jonas Folger


Jonas Folger is a professional motorcycle racer contracted as a test-rider in the MotoGP World Championship with the Yamaha factory team for the 2019 season. He withdrew from the 2018 season with the Tech3 Yamaha satellite team due to illness, having been diagnosed with Gilbert's syndrome. Yamaha Europe Racing team boss Lin Jarvis confirmed Folger would not enter any races as a wildcard during 2019.

Career

125cc World Championship

In the 2009 125 World Championship Jonas 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

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516171819PosPts
2008125ccKTMQATSPAPORCHNFRAITACATGBRNEDGERCZE
Ret
RSM
15
IND
24
JPN
16
AUSMAL
17
VAL
18
34th1
2009125ccApriliaQAT
6
JPN
8
SPA
Ret
FRA
2
ITA
14
CAT
6
NED
7
GER
Ret
GBR
Ret
CZE
12
IND
12
RSM
9
POR
14
AUS
14
MAL
Ret
VAL
Ret
12th73
2010125ccApriliaQAT
15
SPA
Ret
FRA
13
ITA
11
GBR
15
NED
10
CAT
9
GER
16
CZE
4
IND
9
RSM
11
ARA
8
JPN
Ret
MAL
DNS
AUSPOR
4
VAL
Ret
14th69
2011125ccApriliaQAT
5
SPA
2
POR
5
FRA
6
CAT
3
GBR
1
NED
8
ITA
Ret
GER
7
CZE
DNS
IND
9
RSM
9
ARA
10
JPN
6
AUS
Ret
MAL
6
VAL
5
6th161
Moto3IodaQAT
Ret
SPA
WD
PORFRA
11
CAT
Ret
GBR
Ret
NED
Ret
GER
Ret
ITA
Ret
9th93
Moto3Kalex KTMIND
3
CZE
1
RSM
6
ARA
3
JPN
Ret
MAL
3
AUS
11
VAL
Ret
9th93
Moto3Kalex KTMQAT
5
AME
4
SPA
3
FRA
4
ITA
6
CAT
DNS
NED
6
GER
8
IND
4
CZE
3
GBR
6
RSM
Ret
ARA
7
MAL
8
AUS
6
JPN
3
VAL
2
5th183
2014Moto2KalexQAT
11
AME
Ret
ARG
16
SPA
3
FRA
6
ITA
3
CAT
Ret
NED
23
GER
Ret
IND
18
CZE
15
GBR
Ret
RSM
19
ARA
23
JPN
12
AUS
15
MAL
9
VAL
13
15th63
2015Moto2KalexQAT
1
AME
16
ARG
9
SPA
1
FRA
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAT
7
NED
7
GER
14
IND
12
CZE
6
GBR
5
RSM
6
ARA
4
JPN
2
AUS
Ret
MAL
3
VAL
14
6th163
2016Moto2KalexQAT
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
7th167
MotoGPYamahaQAT
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
JPNAUSMALVAL10th84
2019Moto2KalexQAT
ARG
AME
SPA
FRA
ITA
CAT
19
NED
17
GER
17
CZE
19
AUT
18
GBR
RSM
ARA
THA
JPN
AUS
MAL
VAL
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