Former MotoGP ♑rider Jonas Folger has confirmed he will become the latest rider with experience in the grand prix categories to make his WorldSBK Championship bow with a wild-card outing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

A three-time Moto2 race winner, Folgeꦕr made his MotoGP debut in 2017 with the Tech 3 Yamaha team and impressed with a number of top ten finishes and a famous run to sec👍ond place at his home German MotoGP at the Sachsenring.

However, his MotoGP career came to an abrupt halt towards the end of his rookie campaign whe𒁏n he🃏 was diagnosed with Gilbert’s Syndrome, a debilitating illness that saps energy and put him out of any meaningful action until a handful of Moto2 outings in 2019.

For 2020 though, Folger is competing in the German-based ღIDM Superbike series with the Team ꦫBenovo Action by MGM Racing Yamaha. Making his debut at Assen last weekend, Folger duly marked his debut with a dominant win in both races.

He will now go ahead a🎀nd t⭕est himself against the world’s best aboard the Yamaha R1 around a Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya he will know better than most as a brand-new addition to the WorldSBK calendar.

“I am really happy to make my debut in World Superbike. It’s a very interesting class an🌄d I really like to ride the 1000cc motorcycles.

“With many riders already in this category that I have been racing in the past, the level is really high in WorldSBK. After such a long time ൲not racing in the World Championship, I’m really looking forward to it!”