Maximilian Kofler

Maximilian Kofler
2024 at IDM Schleiz
NationalityAustrian
Born (2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 24)
Vöcklabruck, Austria
Current teamCM Racing Ducati
Bike number73
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Moto3 World Championship
Active years2017–2021
ManufacturersKTM
Championships0
2021 championship position26th (10 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
32 0 0 0 0 10
Supersport World Championship
Active years2022–
ManufacturersDucati
Championships0
2023 championship position36th (4 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
36 0 0 0 0 6

Maximilian Kofler (born 18 August 2000) is an Austrian motorcycle rider,[1][2] contracted to compete in the 2022 Supersport World Championship with CM Racing Ducati.[3]

Career

Junior career

Kofler started racing bikes at age seven, and competed in MiniMoto and SuperMoto bikes from 2007 until 2016, winning both Austrian and German championships.[4]

In 2017 he competed in the Italian Moto3 Championship and finished the season 8th in the standings. He graduated to the Moto3 Junior World Championships, where he competed full-time in 2018 and 2019 with limited success, finishing 25th and 17th respectively.[4]

Moto3 World Championship

2017

Kofler made his debut Grand Prix wild-card appearance during his home round at the Red Bull Ring in 2017, finishing the race in 23rd.

2018

He once again made a one-off appearance in the 2018 season's Austrian GP round, this time finishing in 29th.

2019

Kofler would race in two Grand Prixs in the 2019 season, finishing 20th in Austria, and 28th in Great Britain.

2020

He became a full-time Moto3 Grand Prix rider in 2020, signed by the CIP Green Power team to partner Darryn Binder. Although Kofler did not score a single point during the year, he was retained by the CIP Green Power team for the 2021 season.[5]

2021

The 2021 Moto3 World Championship saw improvements from Kofler, finishing 15th and 14th in the first two races of the year in Doha, Qatar, before a serious accident in Mugello fractured four vertebrae in his chest, causing him to miss an extended time of the season.[6] He returned with a 9th place in Austria, but that was his last point scoring finish of the season, ending the year with only 10 points, 26th in the standings. Kofler was not given a new contract for 2022 by Moto3 teams.

Supersport World Championship

2022

In 2022, Kofler joined the 2022 Supersport World Championship with CM Racing, riding on the Ducati Panigale V2.[3]

Career statistics

FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship

Races by year

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
2017 KTM ALB
 LMS
 CAT1
 CAT2
 VAL1
 VAL2
 EST
 JER1
 JER1
 ARA
 VAL1
24 		VAL2
Ret 		NC 0
2018 KTM EST
 VAL1
 VAL2
 FRA
 CAT1
14 		CAT2
DNS 		ARA
20 		JER1
Ret 		JER2
7 		ALB
16 		VAL1
Ret 		VAL2
Ret 		25th 11
2019 KTM EST
12 		VAL1
Ret 		VAL2
Ret 		FRA
11 		CAT1
7 		CAT2
10 		ARA
13 		JER1
19 		JER2
15 		ALB
Ret 		VAL1
19 		VAL2
10 		17th 34

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By season

Season Class Motorcycle Team Race Win Podium Pole FLap Pts Plcd
2017 Moto3 KTM Motorsport Kofler E.U. 1 0 0 0 0 0 41st
2018 Moto3 KTM Motorsport Kofler 1 0 0 0 0 0 46th
2019 Moto3 KTM Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 43rd
2020 Moto3 KTM CIP Green Power 15 0 0 0 0 0 30th
2021 Moto3 KTM CIP Green Power 13 0 0 0 0 10 26th
Total 32 0 0 0 0 10

By class

Class Seasons 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
Moto3 2017–2021 2017 Austria 32 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 2017–2021 32 0 0 0 0 10 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
2017 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT
23 		GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL 41st 0
2018 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT
29 		GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 46th 0
2019 Moto3 KTM QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT
20 		GBR
28 		RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL 43rd 0
2020 Moto3 KTM QAT
27 		SPA
20 		ANC
18 		CZE
Ret 		AUT
25 		STY
24 		RSM
22 		EMI
27 		CAT
23 		FRA
21 		ARA
Ret 		TER
28 		EUR
21 		VAL
Ret 		POR
25 		30th 0
2021 Moto3 KTM QAT
15 		DOH
14 		POR
21 		SPA
19 		FRA
16 		ITA
Ret 		CAT GER NED STY
9 		AUT
22 		GBR
25 		ARA
19 		RSM
22 		AME
17 		EMI
18 		ALR VAL 26th 10

Supersport World Championship

Races by year

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

Year Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Pts
2022 Ducati SPA
22 		SPA
Ret 		NED
20 		NED
19 		POR
Ret 		POR
16 		ITA
16 		ITA
17 		GBR
19 		GBR
Ret 		CZE
17 		CZE
Ret 		FRA
24 		FRA
18 		SPA
29 		SPA
25 		POR
23 		POR
14 		ARG
 ARG
 INA
 INA
 AUS AUS 34th 2
2023 Ducati AUS
 AUS
 INA
 INA
 NED
18 		NED
19 		SPA
NC 		SPA
24 		MIS
18 		MIS
Ret 		GBR
23 		GBR
22 		ITA
17 		ITA
12 		CZE
18 		CZE
20 		FRA
26 		FRA
Ret 		SPA
21 		SPA
20 		POR
19 		POR
22 		JER
 JER
 NC 0

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "Maximilian Kofler Profile - Bio, News, High-Res Photos & High Quality Videos". www.motorsport.com.
  2. ^ "MotoGP™ Riders". www.motogp.com.
  3. ^ a b "Überraschung: Max Kofler mit Ducati in die SSP-WM / Supersport-WM - SPEEDWEEK.COM". www.speedweek.com (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  4. ^ a b "MAXIMILIAN KOFLER". www.motorsportkofler.at.
  5. ^ "Maximilian Kofler verlängert mit CIP-GREENPOWER". MotorsportKofler.at. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ^ "MotoGP 2021: Max Kofler - "I just can't wait!" I Red Bull Ring". www.projekt-spielberg.com.