Jakub Kornfeil (born 8 April 1993) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. Until 2019, he competed in the Moto3 World Championship. During 2020 he raced for WithU Motorsport in the

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. He was the winner of

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup is a motorcycle racing series contested by young, up-and-coming motorcycle riders, who have not had experience in a motorcycle grand prix previously. The class was founded in 2007, and since then a number of the rook ...

in 2009. Kornfeil is a competitive jet surfer, who, in 2015, became the first ever MotoSurf GP World Champion.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, 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

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. 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

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team, replacing

Alexis Masbou Alexis Masbou (born 2 June 1987) is a French motorcycle rider. He currently rides a Yamaha YZF-R1 in the Endurance FIM World Cup. Career Early career Masbou was born in Albi. Before he reached the world championship he was joining the CDM Frenc ...

. Kornfeil finished four of the races with a best result of 19th at the

Malaysian Grand Prix The Malaysian Grand Prix (officially the Malaysia Grand Prix from 1963–1965 and 2011–2017 and Malayan Grand Prix in 1962) was an annual auto race held in Malaysia. It was part of the Formula One World Championship from 1999 to 2017 and it ...

. Kornfeil and

Tomoyoshi Koyama is a professional motorcycle road racer who currently races in the MFJ All-Japan Road Race ST600 Championship and the Asia Road Race SS600 Championship, riding a Honda CBR600RR. Career Koyama was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. After compe ...

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

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, Kornfeil achieved his best result with a second place finish in wet conditions at

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. He added another podium finish at

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, as he finished twelfth in the final championship standings. In

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, Kornfeil achieved his best result in championship with an 8th place, he added another podium finish in

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. In Czech Republic, 2018 he added a pole position and podium finish, and in France of the same year he was known for his stunt jump after

Enea Bastianini Enea Bastianini (born 30 December 1997), nicknamed "La Bestia" (The Beast), is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, riding for Ducati Lenovo Team in the MotoGP class. He won the 2020 Moto2 World Championship. Career Early career Born in Rim ...

crashed.

Career statistics

Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

Races by year

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

By class

Races by year

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kornfeil, Jakub 125cc World Championship riders Czech motorcycle racers 1993 births Living people Moto3 World Championship riders People from Kyjov MotoE World Cup riders Sportspeople from the South Moravian Region