MotoE World Cup


MotoE, officially the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup, is a class of motorcycle racing that uses only electric motorcycles. The series is sanctioned by the FIM and the inaugural season in 2019 will support MotoGP at five of the European circuits. A fire in March 2019 involving recharging batteries destroyed the special facility and the race machines at Circuito de Jerez, Spain. The opening two race events, intended to be at Jerez on 5 May and Le Mans, France on 19 May, were cancelled, with a new schedule announced in late March of six races at four venues starting in July.

Technical specifications

The series will be using a spec Energica Ego Corsa motorcycle, manufactured by Energica Motor Company.

2019

The inaugural season took place over 6 rounds between July and December 2019. The first MotoE champion is Italian rider Matteo Ferrari. The season start was originally planned for May, but had to be postponed because of a fire at the Jerez test in March where all competition bikes were destroyed.

2020

The second season will be contested over 7 rounds between May and December 2020.