Jakub Kornfeil
Jakub Kornfeil (born 8 April 1993) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. Until 2019, he used to compete in the Moto3 World Champion and competed in every race between 2012 and 2019 without ever winning a race. On June 28, 2020 it however was confirmed that he would instead race for WithU Motorsport in the MotoE World Cup.
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![]() Kornfeil at the 2010 Dutch TT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Czech | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kyjov, Czech Republic | 8 April 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | WithU Motorsport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bike number | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Early career
Born in Kyjov, Kornfeil started racing competitively in supermoto from the age of eight years, winning the 65 cc championship in 2002.[1] Championships at national and European level in minibikes followed, as well as the Czech Republic 125GP Championship in 2007, before Kornfeil moved into the Red Bull Rookies Cup in 2008. Kornfeil finished eight of the season's ten races in the top ten places, as he finished ninth overall, tying on points with Daniel Ruiz.[2] His second season in the championship was more successful, with top-eight finishes in every race, with three wins in the final four races enabling him to overhaul Sturla Fagerhaug by just two points.[3] He also finished fourth in the Italian 125GP championship.
125cc World Championship
After securing the Red Bull Rookies Cup, Kornfeil stepped up to Grand Prix level, making five appearances in the class towards the end of the season with the Loncin team, replacing Alexis Masbou.[4] Kornfeil finished four of the races with a best result of 19th at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Kornfeil and Tomoyoshi Koyama both moved from the Loncin team to make up Racing Team Germany's lineup for the 2010 season.[5] Although Koyama outscored his much less experienced team-mate, Kornfeil amassed 28 points from nine points-scoring finishes to end up 17th in the final championship standings. His best result in the season was a fifth place finish at his home Grand Prix which was held in damp conditions.
Moto3 World Championship
In 2015, Kornfeil achieved his best result with a second place finish in wet conditions at Silverstone. He added another podium finish at Valencia, as he finished twelfth in the final championship standings. In 2016, Kornfeil achieved his best result in championship with an 8th place, he added another podium finish in Malaysia. In Czech Republic, 2018 he added a pole position and podium finish.
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
Races by year
(key)
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | ESP 1 8 |
ESP 2 9 |
POR 19 |
FRA 9 |
ITA 6 |
GBR 7 |
NED 10 |
GER Ret |
CZE 1 10 |
CZE 2 6 |
9th | 63 |
2009 | JER 1 8 |
JER 2 6 |
MUG 2 |
ASS 5 |
SAC 1 |
DON 1 |
BRN 1 8 |
BRN 2 1 |
1st | 132 |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
By season
Season | Class | Motorcycle | Team | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 125cc | Loncin | Loncin Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | Racing Team Germany | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17th |
2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | Ongetta-Centro Seta | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 12th |
2012 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | Redox-Ongetta-Centro Seta | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 15th |
2013 | Moto3 | Kalex KTM | Redox-RW Racing GP | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 11th |
2014 | Moto3 | KTM | Calvo Team | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 12th |
2015 | Moto3 | KTM | Drive M7 SIC | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 12th |
2016 | Moto3 | Honda | Drive M7 SIC Racing Team | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 8th |
2017 | Moto3 | Peugeot | Peugeot MC Saxoprint | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22nd |
2018 | Moto3 | KTM | Redox PrüstelGP | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 8th |
2019 | Moto3 | KTM | Redox PrüstelGP | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 14th |
2020 | MotoE | Energica | WithU Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0* |
Total | 182 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 757 |
By class
Class | Seasons | 1st GP | 1st Pod | 1st Win | Race | Win | Podiums | Pole | FLap | Pts | WChmp |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
125cc | 2009–2011 | 2009 San Marino | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||
Moto3 | 2012–2019 | 2012 Qatar | 2015 Great Britain | 143 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 657 | 0 | |
Total | 2009–2019 | 182 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 757 | 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 | Pos | Pts |
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2009 | 125cc | Loncin | QAT | JPN | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | GBR | CZE | IND | RSM 28 |
POR 25 |
AUS 23 |
MAL 19 |
VAL Ret |
NC | 0 | |||
2010 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 19 |
SPA 14 |
FRA 19 |
ITA 17 |
GBR 20 |
NED 15 |
CAT 16 |
GER 17 |
CZE 5 |
IND 14 |
RSM 16 |
ARA 14 |
JPN Ret |
MAL 14 |
AUS 14 |
POR 11 |
VAL 15 |
17th | 28 | ||
2011 | 125cc | Aprilia | QAT 23 |
SPA 7 |
POR 13 |
FRA 21 |
CAT 10 |
GBR 9 |
NED 16 |
ITA 10 |
GER 13 |
CZE 7 |
IND 10 |
RSM 12 |
ARA 13 |
JPN 11 |
AUS 13 |
MAL 8 |
VAL 24 |
12th | 72 | ||
2012 | Moto3 | FTR Honda | QAT 15 |
SPA Ret |
POR 10 |
FRA Ret |
CAT 11 |
GBR 11 |
NED 13 |
GER 10 |
ITA 8 |
IND 8 |
CZE 6 |
RSM 15 |
ARA 11 |
JPN 15 |
MAL 16 |
AUS 13 |
VAL 7 |
15th | 71 | ||
2013 | Moto3 | Kalex KTM | QAT 22 |
AME 10 |
SPA 5 |
FRA 6 |
ITA Ret |
CAT Ret |
NED 16 |
GER 11 |
IND 10 |
CZE 8 |
GBR 9 |
RSM 13 |
ARA Ret |
MAL 13 |
AUS 12 |
JPN 11 |
VAL 16 |
11th | 68 | ||
2014 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 6 |
AME 5 |
ARG 20 |
SPA 6 |
FRA 10 |
ITA Ret |
CAT 15 |
NED 11 |
GER 11 |
IND 10 |
CZE 14 |
GBR 5 |
RSM 17 |
ARA 5 |
JPN Ret |
AUS 8 |
MAL 8 |
VAL 13 |
12th | 97 | |
2015 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 17 |
AME 11 |
ARG 14 |
SPA Ret |
FRA 6 |
ITA 16 |
CAT Ret |
NED 20 |
GER 14 |
IND 22 |
CZE 9 |
GBR 2 |
RSM 17 |
ARA 14 |
JPN 12 |
AUS 5 |
MAL 6 |
VAL 3 |
12th | 89 | |
2016 | Moto3 | Honda | QAT 10 |
ARG 9 |
AME 11 |
SPA 5 |
FRA 9 |
ITA 17 |
CAT 10 |
NED 13 |
GER 4 |
AUT 19 |
CZE 6 |
GBR 15 |
RSM 5 |
ARA Ret |
JPN 13 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 2 |
VAL 7 |
8th | 112 | |
2017 | Moto3 | Peugeot | QAT 20 |
ARG 18 |
AME 23 |
SPA 18 |
FRA 11 |
ITA 20 |
CAT 22 |
NED 17 |
GER 18 |
CZE 20 |
AUT 20 |
GBR 23 |
RSM 7 |
ARA 25 |
JPN 8 |
AUS 12 |
MAL 21 |
VAL 18 |
22nd | 26 | |
2018 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 9 |
ARG 14 |
AME 7 |
SPA 8 |
FRA 6 |
ITA 23 |
CAT 11 |
NED 5 |
GER 7 |
CZE 3 |
AUT 13 |
GBR C |
RSM 5 |
ARA 11 |
THA 10 |
JPN 10 |
AUS 9 |
MAL 20 |
VAL 15 |
8th | 116 |
2019 | Moto3 | KTM | QAT 10 |
ARG 24 |
AME Ret |
SPA 7 |
FRA 9 |
ITA 14 |
CAT 10 |
NED 3 |
GER 10 |
CZE 9 |
AUT 8 |
GBR 16 |
RSM 12 |
ARA 15 |
THA 12 |
JPN Ret |
AUS 15 |
MAL 17 |
VAL 15 |
14th | 78 |
2020 | MotoE | Energica | SPA 16 |
AND 12 |
RSM |
EMI1 |
EMI2 |
FRA1 |
FRA2 |
16th | 4 |
* Season still in progress.
References
- "#84 Jakub Kornfeil". Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup. Red Bull. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- "Red Bull Rookie Standings 2008". Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup. Red Bull. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- "Red Bull Rookie Standings 2009". Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup. Red Bull. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- "G.P. Cinzano di San Marino e Riviera di Rimini: 125cc Entry List" (PDF). motogp.com. Dorna Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- "Racing Team Germany present their 2010 line-up". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by J. D. Beach |
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion 2009 |
Succeeded by Jacob Gagne |