The 2019 MotoE World Cup (known officially as the 2019 FIM
Enel
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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
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season.
The season was delayed because of a fire that destroyed 18
Energica Ego Corsa motorcycles.
After 6 races between July and November 2019, Italian rider
Matteo Ferrari from the
Trentino Gresini MotoE team became the first MotoE champion.
Teams and riders
All teams used the series-specified
Energica Ego Corsa.
Calendar
The following Grands Prix took place during the season:
Jerez paddock fire
In March, all MotoE teams tested the new motorcycles at the
Circuito de Jerez
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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
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announced an investigation into the accident where no-one was injured. The remainder of the scheduled tests were cancelled.
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.
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Results and standings
Grands Prix
Cup standings
;Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
References
{{World championships in 2019
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MotoE
Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons