Maximilian Kofler

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]

Maximilian Kofler
NationalityAustrian
Born (2000-08-18) 18 August 2000
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
2022 championship position34th (2 pts)
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
18 0 0 0 0 2

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]

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.

2022

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

Career statistics

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

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

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
 NED
 SPA
 SPA
 ITA
 ITA
 GBR
 GBR
 CZE
 CZE
 FRA
 FRA
 SPA
 SPA
 POR
 POR
 ARG
 ARG
 TBA TBA 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. "Überraschung: Max Kofler mit Ducati in die SSP-WM / Supersport-WM - SPEEDWEEK.COM". www.speedweek.com (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  4. "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.
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