Quick Facts
Biography
Jakub Kornfeil (born 8 April 1993) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic. He currently competes in the Moto3 World Championship.
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. 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. 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. He also finished fourth in the Italian 125GP championship.
125cc World Championship (2009–2011)
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. 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. 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 (2012–)
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 a 8th place, he added another podium finish in Malaysia.
Career statistics
Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
(key)
| Season | 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 |
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 |
| Total | 127 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 537 |
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 | 2012–2016 | 2012 Qatar | 2015 Great Britain | 88 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 437 | 0 | |
| Total | 2009–2016 | 127 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 537 | 0 |
Races by year
(key)
| Year | Class | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |