2019 MotoE World Cup

Summary

The 2019 MotoE World Cup (known officially as the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural season of the MotoE World Cup for electric motorcycle racing, and was a support series of the 71st F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

Matteo Ferrari (pictured in 2015) was the 2019 MotoE World Cup Winner.

After 6 races between July and November 2019, Italian rider Matteo Ferrari from the Trentino Gresini MotoE team became the first MotoE champion.[1]

Teams and riders edit

All teams used the series-specified Energica Ego Corsa.

Team No. Rider Rounds
  Ajo MotoE 66   Niki Tuuli[2] 1–3
44   Lucas Mahias[3] 4
  Avintia Esponsorama Racing 10   Xavier Siméon[4] All
51   Eric Granado[4] All
  Dynavolt Intact GP 2   Jesko Raffin[5] All
  EG 0,0 Marc VDS 63   Mike Di Meglio[2] All
  Join Contract Pons 40 15   Sete Gibernau[6] All
  LCR E-Team 7   Niccolò Canepa[7] All
14   Randy de Puniet[7] All
  Octo Pramac MotoE 5   Alex de Angelis[8] All
16   Joshua Hook[8] All
  One Energy Racing 38   Bradley Smith[9] All
  Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse 27   Mattia Casadei[2] All
  Openbank Ángel Nieto Team 6   María Herrera[10] All
18   Nicolás Terol[11] All
  Tech3 E-Racing 4   Héctor Garzó[12] All
78   Kenny Foray[12] All
  Trentino Gresini MotoE 11   Matteo Ferrari[13] All
32   Lorenzo Savadori[2] All
Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider

Calendar edit

The following Grands Prix took place during the season:[14]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 7 July   HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
2 11 August   myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
3 14 September   Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
15 September
4 16 November   Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
17 November

Jerez paddock fire edit

In March, all MotoE teams tested the new motorcycles at the Circuito de Jerez but the newly built facility which housed the machines was destroyed by a fire which started around 12:15 a.m. of 14 March. Organizer Dorna Sports announced an investigation into the accident where no-one was injured. The remainder of the scheduled tests were cancelled.[15] A new pre-season test session took place in June and the start of the season was pushed back to the German GP, with the missed starting rounds at Jerez and Le Mans replaced by a doubleheader at the season finale in Valencia.[16]

Results and standings edit

Grands Prix edit

Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1   German motorcycle Grand Prix   Niki Tuuli   Niki Tuuli   Niki Tuuli   Ajo MotoE Report
2   Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix   Mike Di Meglio   Mike Di Meglio   Mike Di Meglio   EG 0,0 Marc VDS Report
3   San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix   Alex de Angelis   Matteo Ferrari   Matteo Ferrari   Trentino Gresini MotoE Report
  Héctor Garzó   Matteo Ferrari   Trentino Gresini MotoE
4   Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix   Eric Granado   Eric Granado   Eric Granado   Avintia Esponsorama Racing Report
  Eric Granado   Eric Granado   Avintia Esponsorama Racing

Cup standings edit

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos. Rider GER
 
AUT
 
RSM
 
VAL
 
Pts
1   Matteo Ferrari 5 5 1F 1 3 5 99
2   Bradley Smith 2 3 12 8 2 2 88
3   Eric Granado 8 17 13 6 1P F 1P F 71
4   Héctor Garzó 4 Ret 2 2F DSQ 3 69
5   Mike Di Meglio 3 1P F Ret 10 10 6 63
6   Xavier Siméon 7 2 3 Ret 4 Ret 58
7   Alex de Angelis 6 4 RetP RetP 5 4 47
8   Jesko Raffin 13 9 4 7 7 10 47
9   Niccolò Canepa 12 8 5 4 6 Ret 46
10   Mattia Casadei 11 13 Ret 3 9 8 39
11   Sete Gibernau 9 6 9 Ret 11 7 38
12   Nicolás Terol 10 14 8 9 13 9 33
13   Joshua Hook 15 7 10 12 8 Ret 28
14   María Herrera 16 16 6 5 14 12 27
15   Niki Tuuli 1P F 15 Ret DNS 26
16   Lorenzo Savadori Ret 10 7 11 15 13 24
17   Randy de Puniet 17 12 11 13 12 11 21
18   Kenny Foray 14 11 Ret 14 16 14 11
  Lucas Mahias DNS DNS 0
Pos. Rider GER
 
AUT
 
RSM
 
VAL
 
Pts
Source:[17]
Race key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap
Rider key
Colour Meaning
Light blue Rookie rider

References edit

  1. ^ "Ferrari secures inaugural MotoE title, Granado wins Valencia races". autosport.com. 2020-11-17.
  2. ^ a b c d "FIM Enel MotoE World Cup: rider and regulation updates". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Valencia: WSS star Mahias to make MotoE debut". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Xavier Simeon and Eric Granado with Esponsorama in MotoE". esponsorama.ad. Avintia Racing. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Intact GP confirms Jesko Raffin as MotoE rider". intactgp.com. Intact GP. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Gibernau to compete in MotoE with Pons Racing". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b "BRAND-NEW LCR E-TEAM TO COMPETE IN THE 2019 MOTOE WORLD CUP". facebook.com. LCR Team. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. ^ a b "De Angelis, Hook confirmed for Alma Pramac MotoE seats". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Smith teams up with One Energy Racing for 2019 MotoE season". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  10. ^ "María Herrera to race with Ángel Nieto Team in MotoE World Cup". angelnietoteam.com. Ángel Nieto Team. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Angel Nieto Team choose Nico Terol for MotoE". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Kenny Foray, Hector Garzo to head Tech3's MotoE challenge". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  13. ^ "New adventure in store for Team Trentino Gresini MotoE". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  14. ^ "New MotoE calendar announced". motogp.com. 2019-03-26.
  15. ^ "All bikes from MotoGP support series MotoE destroyed in Jerez fire".
  16. ^ New MotoE calendar announced, MotoGP.com. Retrieved 29 March 2019
  17. ^ "2019 Standings" (PDF). motogp.com. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2023.