For the third season in succession , the MotoE™ World Cup has turned the doubters into believers . As it did in its first two seasons in 2019 and 2020 , the one-make class produced exciting racing , unquestionable drama and a title fight that went all the way to the wire .
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 . In five out of the seven races witnessed last year , the victory fight went right the way to the wire .
There was variety to boot , with six different race winners and eight podium finishers . And as many as eleven riders went to the final round in Misano with mathematical hopes of claiming the overall world crown . Considering the difficulties posed by the Corona virus pandemic , it was a testament to the willpower of all involved that the sevenrace series has passed with such distinction .
2021 saw an expanded MotoE™ World Cup , with seven races held across six rounds , running from May to September . Grand Prix winners Dominique Aegerter and Jordi Torres fought it out for the crown in dramatic style until the final lap of the final race of the World Cup .
As was the case in the past two years , each of the MotoGP satellite teams ran two entries for this year ’ s MotoE World Cup , with Avintia Esponsorama Racing , LCR , Octo Pramac , Tech 3 , Petronas Sprinta Racing ( in the guise
as One Energy Racing ) 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 fielded competitive entries .
The series kicked off at the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez on 2nd May before travelling to France , where the famous Le Mans circuit hosted round two on 16th May . Next up came two new additions to the MotoE™ World Cup calendar : First the glorious Circuit of Barcelona on 6th June . Then a trip to the Netherlands , where the historic Assen venue waas the scene of round four on 27th June . Round five came from Austria ’ s high-speed Red Bull Ring in the second weekend of August before the final round at the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano saw the season end in style with a double header on September 18th and 19th .
18 riders representing 10 countries battled it out this season , including 2020 Cup winner Torres ( Pons Racing 40 ), who retained his World Cup Crown in the most dramatic of circumstances .
The final double-header at Misano delivered on all fronts . Four riders – Alessandro Zaccone ( Octo Pramac MotoE ), Eric Granado ( One Energy Racing ), Torres and Aegerter ( Dynavolt Intact GP ) – arrived in Italy separated by just eleven points . What ’ s more , the quartet occupied four of the top positions on the grid .
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