2019 MotoE World Cup Archives

Inaugural 2019 MotoE Season Up in Smoke

The storage unit for the 2019 MotoE bikes and equipment at the Jerez Circuit caught fire last night.
The conflagration destroyed all the bikes and equipment.
Set to begin in six weeks’ time, the motorcycle suppliers and teams may not assemble their equipment by then.

The inaugural 2019 MotoE season is in doubt after an immense fire at the Jerez Circuit in Spain last night.

The fire that broke out in the temporary garage destroyed all 18 Energica Ego electric bikes. They were stored there for the championship’s second full pre-season test at the circuit. Additionally, all other equipment and items associated with the championship were also burned to ashes. They included riders’ kits, tools, laptops.

Thankfully, no one was hurt in the incident.

The 2019 MotoE Championship was scheduled to begin alongside the first European MotoGP round at the Jerez Circuit in May. It will then move on to additional rounds at Le Mans, France; Sachsenring, Germany; Red Bull Ring, Austria; and Misano, Italy.

However, with just six weeks to go, time may prove too short to replace the 18 Energica bikes and equipment.

The cause of the fire has not been established.

News and image source: MCN

2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup Grid, Regulations, Schedule Confirmed

The 2019 Enel MotoE World Cup grid, regulations and schedule have been confirmed.
18 riders will take part in the inaugural series.
There are five rounds next year.

The 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup grid, regulations and schedule are confirmed.

Next year’s MotoE championship is the inaugural international electric motorcycle racing competition. It is set up in view of electric vehicle rulings in the coming two decades.

The FIM has published the full 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup 18-bike grid, regulations and schedules.

Motorcycle

All riders will ride the same Energica Ego Corsa.
Battery capacity approximately 20 kWh.
Battery power 120 kW (160 bhp).
Maximum speed 270 km/h.
Brembo brakes, Ohlins suspension, Marchesini wheels.
Michelin tyres.
The motorcycles are identical but certain parts are adjustable to riders’ preferences.
All bikes are charged with solar panels supplied by Enel.

Race Schedule

FP1 and FP2 practice sessions on Friday.
Qualifying on Saturday.
Race on Sunday begins before Moto3 race.
The inaugural season features five rounds at Jerez, Le Mans, Sachsenring, Spielberg and Misano (two races).

Sporting Regulations

MotoE riders are not allowed to race in any Grand Prix class during the five dates.

Tyre regulations

Michelin are supplying one front and rear slick, plus one front and rear wet tyres per race weekend.
Total tyres per year will not exceed four front and five rear slicks, plus three front and four rear rain tyres.

Teams and Riders

LCR – Randy de Puniet, Niccolo Canepa
Angel – Nico Terol, Maria Herrera
Avintia – Xavier Simeon, Eric Granado
Pramac – Josh Hook, Alex de Angelis
Tech3 – Kenny Foray, Hector Grazo
Gresini – Matteo Ferrari, Lorenzo Savadori
Pons – Sete Gibernau
One Energy Racing (SIC) – Bradley Smith
Intact GP – Jesko Raffin
Ajo – Niki Tuuli
SIC58 – Matteo Casadei
EG 0,0 Marc VDS – Mike de Meglio

Sepang International Circuit (SIC) Team Joins FIM Enel MotoE

The inaugural FIM Enel MotoE World Cup for electric motorcycles will begin in 2019.
The riders will be riding the electric Energica motorcycle.
Sepang International Circuit will field a team with a single entry.

The inaugural FIM Enel MotoE World Cup electric motorcycle GP will commence in 2019 and the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) will also field a team.

The announcement was made during the third MotoE Team Committee at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. SIC’s participation in the series takes the grid to 12 teams with a total of 18 bikes, as there are teams that chose to enter one rider (such as SIC) or two. All teams will ride the same Energica MotoE bike.

The teams with one entry are:

Sepang International Circuit (SIC);
Marc VDS Racing Team;
Ajo Motorsport;
Pons Racing;
Dynavolt Intact GP;
SIC58 Squadra Corse.

Teams with two entries are:

Tech 3 Racing;
LCR Team;
Pramac Racing;
Esponsorama Racing;
Gresini Racing;
Angel Nieto Team.

The committee also outlined other details such as test dates, sponsors and technical partners.

All tests will be conducted at Jerez on these dates:

23^rd to 25^th November 2018;
13^th to 15^th March 2019;
23^rd to 25^th April 2019.

Confirmed sponsors are:

Enel;
Energica;
Michelin;
DHL.

Technical partners include:

Dell’Orto;
Regina;
Brembo;
Marchesini;
Öhlins.

The full calendar for the inaugural FIM Enel MotoE World Cup is expected to be published during the San Marino GP, while the rider line-up will be revealed at the Aragon GP. The MotoE series augurs well with the development of electric motorcycles ahead of new petrol-powered vehicle bans in a number of countries within the next decade.

Which teams will race in the 2019 MotoE World Cup?

All 11 teams have been confirmed yesterday to join the 2019 MotoE World Cup during the Qatar MotoGP round.

Representatives from Tech 3, LCR, Marc VDS, Pramac Racing, Angel Nieto, Reale Avintia and Gresini sat down for a briefing yesterday.

Sky Racing VR46, Pons Racing, Dynavolt Intact GP, and SIC Squadra Corse from Moto3 and Moto2 will be joining as well.

The folks over at Dorna and MotoGP have finalised all the teams that will be racing in the very first 2019 MotoE World Cup series which will start next year. After announcing the Energica Ego electric superbike as the official race machine just last month, the teams who will be joining the cup have been selected to compete in the inaugural world cup. (more…)

Check out the 2019 MotoE World Cup electric race bike!

The 2019 MotoE World Cup electric race bike was officially introduced yesterday.

Enel was announced as the official title sponsor for the one-make electric motorcycle race series.

The race-bred Energica Ego electric superbike is able to produce 147hp and 200Nm of maximum torque.

Dorna has officially unveiled the electric race bike that they’ll be using in the upcoming 2019 MotoE World Cup last night. The showcase of the Energica Ego race machine was made by MotoGP safety officer and project development rider, Loris Capirossi. (more…)

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