The FIM eRoad Racing World Cup was a championship of
electric motorcycle road racing
Road racing is a North American term to describe motorsport racing held on a paved road surface. The races can be held on a race track, closed circuit—generally, a purpose-built racing facility—or on a street circuit that uses temporarily c ...
, organised by the
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The International Motorcycling Federation (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) or (FIM) is the global governing/sanctioning body of motorcycle racing. It represents 123 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six continent ...
(FIM) and was only held in this form in 2013. It followed the unification of the former
TTXGP series with the FIM "e-Power" electric motorcycle racing series.
History
2013 World Cup season
The 2013 eRoadRacing World Cup was planned to consist of 4 races in Europe and 4 in North America, with a world final in Asia. However, only 6 events (4 in Europe and 2 in North America) did actually take place. The remaining races had to be cancelled because time constraints didn't allow the organizers to find suitable venues.
Since there was no World Final, two separate winners were announced for the two series:
Ho Chi Fung (
Zongshen,
China
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) for the European series and
Eric Bostrom (
Icon Brammo,
USA
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) for the North American series.
Cancellation
There was a road map for the following two years, that would eventually have led to a full World Championship. However, the series was not continued in 2014.
Eventually, in 2018, the FIM announced a European championship, promoted by Dorna, the
FIM Enel MotoE World Cup, to begin in 2019. The events will be short races on five different European stops on the MotoGP season.
See also
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TTXGP
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FIA Formula E Championship
Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is an open-wheel single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The racing series is the highest class of competition for electrically powered single-seater racing cars. ...
References
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Electric motorcycles
Electric vehicle series
Motorcycle road racing series