2019 MotoE World Cup explained

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.

The season was delayed because of a fire that destroyed 18 Energica Ego Corsa motorcycles.^[1]

After 6 races between July and November 2019, Italian rider Matteo Ferrari from the Trentino Gresini MotoE team became the first MotoE champion.^[2]

Teams and riders

All teams used the series-specified Energica Ego Corsa.

Team Rider Rounds Ajo MotoE 66 Niki Tuuli[3] 1–3 align=center style="background:#ccccff;" 44 Lucas Mahias[4] 4 Avintia Esponsorama Racing 10 Xavier Siméon[5] All 51 Eric Granado All Dynavolt Intact GP 2 Jesko Raffin[6] All EG 0,0 Marc VDS 63 Mike Di Meglio All Join Contract Pons 40 15 Sete Gibernau[7] All LCR E-Team 7 Niccolò Canepa[8] All 14 Randy de Puniet All Octo Pramac MotoE 5 Alex de Angelis[9] All 16 Joshua Hook All One Energy Racing 38 Bradley Smith[10] All 27 Mattia Casadei All Openbank Ángel Nieto Team 6 María Herrera[11] All 18 Nicolás Terol[12] All Tech3 E-Racing 4 Héctor Garzó All 78 Kenny Foray[13] All Trentino Gresini MotoE 11 Matteo Ferrari[14] All 32 Lorenzo Savadori All

Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place during the season:^[15]

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
	15 September
4	16 November	Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
	17 November

Jerez paddock fire

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.^[16] 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.^[17]

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	German motorcycle Grand Prix	Niki Tuuli	Niki Tuuli	Niki Tuuli	Ajo MotoE	Report
2	Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix				EG 0,0 Marc VDS	Report
3		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		Report
			Eric Granado	Eric Granado	Avintia Esponsorama Racing

Cup standings

Scoring systemPoints 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 1 1 71 4 Héctor Garzó 4 Ret 2 2F DSQ 3 69 5 Mike Di Meglio 3 1 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 1 15 Ret DNS 26 16 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:[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Klein . Jamie . 26 March 2019 . MotoE reveals revised 2019 calendar after Jerez paddock fire delay . 25 July 2024 . Autosport.
2. Web site: Ferrari secures inaugural MotoE title, Granado wins Valencia races. autosport.com. 2020-11-17.
3. News: FIM Enel MotoE World Cup: rider and regulation updates. 14 November 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
4. News: Valencia: WSS star Mahias to make MotoE debut. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 13 November 2019. 17 November 2019.
5. News: Xavier Simeon and Eric Granado with Esponsorama in MotoE. 20 October 2018. esponsorama.ad. Avintia Racing.
6. News: Intact GP confirms Jesko Raffin as MotoE rider. 19 September 2018. intactgp.com. Intact GP. 21 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190921112057/http://www.intactgp.de/en/news/intact-gp-confirms-jesko-raffin-as-motoe-rider.html. dead.
7. News: Gibernau to compete in MotoE with Pons Racing. 12 November 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
8. News: BRAND-NEW LCR E-TEAM TO COMPETE IN THE 2019 MOTOE WORLD CUP. 10 November 2018. facebook.com. LCR Team.
9. News: De Angelis, Hook confirmed for Alma Pramac MotoE seats. 13 November 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
10. News: Smith teams up with One Energy Racing for 2019 MotoE season. 5 November 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
11. News: María Herrera to race with Ángel Nieto Team in MotoE World Cup. 24 October 2018. angelnietoteam.com. Ángel Nieto Team.
12. News: Angel Nieto Team choose Nico Terol for MotoE. 28 September 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
13. News: Kenny Foray, Hector Garzo to head Tech3's MotoE challenge. 13 November 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
14. News: New adventure in store for Team Trentino Gresini MotoE. 10 October 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
15. Web site: New MotoE calendar announced. 2019-03-26. motogp.com.
16. Web site: All bikes from MotoGP support series MotoE destroyed in Jerez fire.
17. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2019/03/26/new-motoe-calendar-announced/287184 New MotoE calendar announced
18. Web site: 2019 Standings. motogp.com. en. 17 November 2019. 26 April 2023.