Jakub Kornfeil


Jakub Kornfeil 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.

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

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 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

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

Year12345678910PosPts
2008ESP 1
8
ESP 2
9
POR
19
FRA
9
ITA
6
GBR
7
NED
10
GER
Ret
CZE 1
10
CZE 2
6
9th63
2009JER 1
8
JER 2
6
MUG
2
ASS
5
SAC
1
DON
1
BRN 1
8
BRN 2
1
1st132

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

YearClassBike12345678910111213141516171819PosPts
125ccLoncinQATJPNSPAFRAITACATNEDGERGBRCZEINDRSM
28
POR
25
AUS
23
MAL
19
VAL
Ret
NC0
125ccApriliaQAT
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
17th28
125ccApriliaQAT
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
12th72
Moto3FTR HondaQAT
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
15th71
Moto3Kalex KTMQAT
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
11th68
2014Moto3KTMQAT
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
12th97
2015Moto3KTMQAT
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
12th89
2016Moto3HondaQAT
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
8th112
2017Moto3PeugeotQAT
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
22nd26
2018Moto3KTMQAT
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
8th116
2019Moto3KTMQAT
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
14th78
2020MotoEEnergicaSPA
16
AND
RSM
EMI1
EMI2
FRA1
FRA2
00

* Season still in progress.