2020 MotoE World Cup

The 2020 MotoE World Cup (known officially as the 2020 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the MotoE World Cup for electric motorcycle racing, and was a support series of the 72nd F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

The season calendar was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races and an overall delay to the start of the season.

The season champion was Jordi Torres in his first season in the electric class, after achieving four podium finishes (including one win) and never finishing outside of the top 6. Runners-up Matteo Ferrari and Dominique Aegerter also tallied four podiums including two wins each, but retirements and poor finishes at the remaining races meant that they could not match Torres at the season's final race.[1]

Teams and riders

All teams used the series-specified Energica Ego Corsa.

Team No. Rider Rounds
Finland Avant Ajo MotoE 66 Finland Niki Tuuli[2] All
Spain Avintia Esponsorama Racing 18 Andorra Xavi Cardelús[3] All
51 Brazil Eric Granado[2] All
Germany Dynavolt Intact GP 77 Switzerland Dominique Aegerter[2] All
Belgium EG 0,0 Marc VDS 63 France Mike Di Meglio[2] All
Monaco LCR E-Team 7 Italy Niccolò Canepa[2] All
10 Belgium Xavier Siméon[2] All
Spain Pons Racing 40 40 Spain Jordi Torres[4] All
Italy OCTO Pramac MotoE 15 San Marino Alex de Angelis[2] All
16 Australia Joshua Hook[2] All
Italy Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse 27 Italy Mattia Casadei[2] All
Spain Openbank Aspar Team 6 Spain María Herrera[2] All
55 Spain Alejandro Medina[2] All
France Tech3 E-Racing 35 Germany Lukas Tulovic[2] All
70 Italy Tommaso Marcon[2] All
Italy TRENTINO Gresini MotoE 11 Italy Matteo Ferrari[2] All
61 Italy Alessandro Zaccone[2] All
Malaysia WithU Motorsport 84 Czech Republic Jakub Kornfeil[5] All
Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider

Rider changes

Regulation changes

In case two races are held in the same weekend, the E-Pole qualifying session determines the starting grid for Race 1, while the grid for Race 2 features the riders in the order they have finished Race 1, followed by the non-classified riders sorted by qualifying time. Previously, both races were run with the same starting grid, based on E-Pole results. [6] Only the pole rider of the first race of a weekend is credited with a pole position; the polesitter for the second race is not officially recorded for the rider.

Calendar

The MotoE provisional calendar, released in September 2019, featured six races in five venues, supporting the Spanish, French, Dutch, Austrian and San Marino Grands Prix—the latter being a double-header;[7] an additional race was added in December 2019, when a double-header in Valencia replaced the single French race.[8]

As a revised schedule was released in June 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the following Grands Prix took place in 2020.[9]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 19 July Spain Gran Premio Red Bull de España Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
2 26 July Andalusia Gran Premio Red Bull de Andalucía
3 13 September San Marino Gran Premio Lenovo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
4 19 September Emilia-Romagna Gran Premio TISSOT dell'Emilia Romagna e della Riviera di Rimini
20 September
5 10 October France SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
11 October

The following rounds were cancelled or were removed from the updated MotoE schedule in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:

Round Original date Grand Prix Circuit
Cancelled races:
28 June Netherlands Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen
Confirmed events, removed from MotoE schedule:
16 August Austria myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
14 November Valencian Community Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
15 November

Calendar changes as a reaction to coronavirus pandemic

The season calendar was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races and an overall delay to the start of the season.

  • The Spanish Grand Prix, due to be held on 3 May, was postponed on 26 March.[10] Its date was later set to 19 July.[9]
  • The Dutch TT was postponed on 23 April after the Dutch government announced a ban on all mass events until at least 1 September.[11] It was subsequently cancelled on 29 April.[12]
  • The Austrian and Valencian Community Grand Prix, which were confirmed on the overall MotoGP calendar, were not part of the revised MotoE schedule.[9]
  • The San Marino Grand Prix, which was due to host a double-header round,[7] became a single-header event.[9] A double-header to be held at the same track was added for the following week, as part of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.[9]
  • A second event at Jerez, named after Andalusia, and a double-header at the French Grand Prix, were also added to the revised schedule.[9]

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1 Spain Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Brazil Eric Granado Brazil Eric Granado Brazil Eric Granado Spain Avintia Esponsorama Racing Report
2 Andalusia Andalusian motorcycle Grand Prix Switzerland Dominique Aegerter Brazil Eric Granado Switzerland Dominique Aegerter Germany Dynavolt Intact GP Report
3 San Marino San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix Italy Matteo Ferrari[lower-alpha 1] Switzerland Dominique Aegerter Italy Matteo Ferrari Italy Trentino Gresini MotoE Report
4 Emilia-Romagna Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix Spain Jordi Torres San Marino Alex de Angelis Switzerland Dominique Aegerter Germany Dynavolt Intact GP Report
Spain Jordi Torres Italy Matteo Ferrari Italy Trentino Gresini MotoE
5 France French motorcycle Grand Prix Spain Jordi Torres Finland Niki Tuuli Spain Jordi Torres Spain Pons Racing 40 Report
Finland Niki Tuuli Finland Niki Tuuli Finland Avant Ajo MotoE

Cup standings

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 SPA
Spain
ANC
Andalusia
RSM
San Marino
EMI
Emilia-Romagna
FRA
France
Pts
1 Spain Jordi Torres 6 2 4 2P 3F 1P 6 114
2 Italy Matteo Ferrari 2 Ret 1P 3 1 Ret 5 97
3 Switzerland Dominique Aegerter 3 1P 3F 1 16 14 4 97
4 France Mike Di Meglio 10 7 6 Ret 6 2 2 75
5 Italy Mattia Casadei 5 3 5 4 2 Ret 13 74
6 Finland Niki Tuuli 11 DNS 17 13 12 3F 1F 53
7 Brazil Eric Granado 1P F 13F 10 Ret 7 6 Ret 53
8 Australia Joshua Hook 9 8 18 8 Ret 4 3 52
9 Italy Niccolò Canepa 13 5 11 6 4 Ret 7 51
10 Belgium Xavier Siméon 8 9 2 Ret 14 Ret 8 45
11 Germany Lukas Tulovic 4 6 12 Ret 15 10 11 39
12 Italy Alessandro Zaccone WD Ret 7 10 5 9 12 37
13 Spain Alejandro Medina 7 Ret 13 7 9 8 Ret 36
14 San Marino Alex de Angelis 17 4 8 RetF 8 12 14 35
15 Andorra Xavi Cardelús 14 10 14 9 10 11 10 34
16 Italy Tommaso Marcon 12 Ret 9 5 Ret 5 Ret 33
17 Spain María Herrera 15 11 15 11 11 7 9 33
18 Czech Republic Jakub Kornfeil 16 12 16 12 13 13 15 15
Pos. Rider SPA
Spain
ANC
Andalusia
RSM
San Marino
EMI
Emilia-Romagna
FRA
France
Pts
Source:[15]
Race key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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
ColourMeaning
Light blue Rookie rider

Notes

  1. Matteo Ferrari, who set the fastest time in qualifying, was given a 3-place grid penalty for irresponsible riding during the previous race.[13] Mattia Casadei started the race from pole position, although Ferrari was still credited with pole position.[14]

References

  1. "Torres crowned 2020 World Cup winner, Tuuli wins Race 2". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. "MotoE 2020: Alle Fahrer, alle Teams - das neue Starterfeld". Motorsport-Magazine.com (in German). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. "Cardelus joins Avintia Esponorama for 2020 MotoE season". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. Cobb, Haydn (14 December 2019). "Torres replaces Gibernau at Pons in MotoE". Crash.net. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  5. "Jakub Kornfeil to replace Smith in MotoE". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. "FIM Enel MotoE World Cup: Race 2 grid changes". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. "Provisional 2020 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup calendar unveiled". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  8. "MotoE calendar change: Le Mans replaced by Valencia". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  9. "2020 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup calendar confirmed". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  10. "Red Bull Gran Premio de España postponed". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  11. Duncan, Lewis (23 April 2020). "MotoGP's Dutch TT at Assen postponed amid coronavirus pandemic". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  12. "German, Dutch and Finnish Grands Prix cancelled". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  13. "Ferrari claims E-Pole as Granado gets lap cancelled". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  14. "Gran Premio Lenovo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini – MotoE – Race Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  15. "2020 Standings" (PDF). motogp.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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