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FIM Enel MotoE™ WORLD CUP

The MotoE™ World Cup is back for its fourth instalment in 2022 and the series is bigger and better than ever . The one-make class of electric bikes has expanded to a 14-race championship and boasts a top-class entry list , as strong as it has ever been . With 18 entrants competing aboard identical Energica Corse machines capable of 165mph and super sticky Michelin MotoGP™-spec tyres , the formula for close racing was complete . The series is on a high after a dramatic climax to the 2021 World Cup , when the title fight went right the way to the final lap of the final race . There was variety to boot , with six different race winners and eight podium finishers in just seven races . And as many as four riders went to the final round in Italy with hopes of claiming the overall world crown . The last lap clash between eventual champion Jordi Torres and Dominique Aegerter was the most dramatic MotoE™ moment yet ! Now in its fourth season , the MotoE™ World Cup is back with an expanded series being held from May to September . Two-time MotoE™ World Cup winner Jordi Torres heads the entry list and will likely face stiff opposition from a number of names , including main foe from 2021 Dominique Aegerter , as well as Bradley Smith and Hector Garzo , returnees to the class after an absence of two years . As was the case in the past three years , each of the MotoGP™ satellite teams will run two entries for this year ’ s MotoE World Cup , with LCR , Octo Pramac , Tech 3 , WithU GRT RNF ( and Gresini all represented . Some of Moto2™ and Moto3™ ’ s most respected teams , including Ajo Racing , Intact GP , Join Contract Pons 40 , Ongetta SIC58 Squadracorse and the OpenBank Aspar Team will also field competitive entries .
New for 2022 , each of the seven rounds of the series will host two races . It all kicks off at the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez on 30th April and 1st May before travelling to France , where the famous Le Mans circuit will host round two on 14th and 15th May . Next up comes a new addition to the MotoE™ World Cup calendar : Mugello , Italy on 28th and 29th May before a return to the Netherlands on 25th and 26th June . Round five will come from Finland ’ s all-new KymiRing on 9th and 10th July before the Red Bull Ring ( 20-21 August ) and the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli ( 3-4 September ) brings the season to a close .
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