The 2021 MotoE World Cup (known officially as the 2021 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the MotoE World Cup for electric motorcycle racing, and was a support series of the 73rd F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

The Cup was won by Spanish rider Jordi Torres for the second consecutive season at the final round in Misano.[1]

Teams and riders

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All teams used the series-specified Energica Ego Corsa.

Team No. Rider Rounds
  Avant Ajo MotoE 78   Hikari Okubo[2] All
  Avintia Esponsorama Racing 14   André Pires[3] All
18   Xavi Cardelús[3] All
  Dynavolt Intact GP 77   Dominique Aegerter[4] All
  Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE 9   Andrea Mantovani[5] All
11   Matteo Ferrari[5] All
  LCR E-Team 21   Kevin Zannoni All
71   Miquel Pons All
  Octo Pramac MotoE 61   Alessandro Zaccone All
68   Yonny Hernández All
  One Energy Racing 51   Eric Granado[6] All
  Ongetta Sic58 Squadracorse 27   Mattia Casadei 1–4, 6
43   Stefano Valtulini 5
  OpenBank Aspar Team 6   María Herrera All
54   Fermín Aldeguer[7] All
  Pons Racing 40
  HP Pons 40
40   Jordi Torres[8] All
80   Jasper Iwema[9] All
  Tech3 E-Racing 3   Lukas Tulovic[10] All
19   Corentin Perolari[10] All
Source:[11]
Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider

Rider changes

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Team changes

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Mid season changes

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Regulation changes

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On weekends with two races, the E-Pole qualifying session would determine the starting grid for both races. Previously, the starting grid for the second race was based on the results of the first race.[15]

Calendar

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The 2021 MotoE provisional calendar was released on 11 November 2020, featuring 7 races at 6 venues, supporting the Spanish, French, Catalan, Dutch, Austrian and San Marino Grand Prix—the latter being a double header.[16]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 2 May   Gran Premio Red Bull de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
2 16 May   SHARK Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
3 6 June   Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
4 27 June   Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen
5 15 August   Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
6 18 September   Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
19 September

Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1   Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix   Eric Granado   Eric Granado   Alessandro Zaccone   Octo Pramac MotoE Report
2   French motorcycle Grand Prix   Eric Granado   Matteo Ferrari   Eric Granado   One Energy Racing Report
3   Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix   Eric Granado   Eric Granado   Miquel Pons   LCR E-Team Report
4   Dutch TT   Eric Granado   Eric Granado   Eric Granado   One Energy Racing Report
5   Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix   Fermín Aldeguer   Eric Granado   Lukas Tulovic   Tech3 E-Racing Report
6   San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix   Jordi Torres   Kevin Zannoni   Jordi Torres   HP Pons 40 Report
  Dominique Aegerter   Matteo Ferrari   Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE

Cup standings

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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
 
FRA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
AUT
 
RSM
 
Pts
1   Jordi Torres 3 5 3 2 7 1P 13P 100
2   Dominique Aegerter 2 4 2 18 3 2 12F 93
3   Matteo Ferrari 6 8F 7 4 8 4 1 86
4   Eric Granado 13P F 1P RetP F 1P F 2F Ret 5 84
5   Alessandro Zaccone 1 3 4 3 6 Ret DNS 80
6   Mattia Casadei 4 2 Ret 6 3 2 79
7   Miquel Pons 5 DNS 1 10 12 5 3 73
8   Lukas Tulovic Ret 7 8 5 1 8 15 62
9   Fermín Aldeguer Ret 15 6 7 4P 7 7 51
10   Yonny Hernández 10 6 5 9 10 9 Ret 47
11   Hikari Okubo 7 Ret 9 8 5 Ret 6 45
12   Kevin Zannoni 14 11 12 13 9 6F 4 44
13   Corentin Perolari Ret 9 10 11 13 12 10 31
14   Andrea Mantovani 8 DNS 14 14 11 11 9 29
15   María Herrera 9 10 11 15 17 13 11 27
16   Xavi Cardelús Ret 13 Ret 12 18 10 8 21
17   Jasper Iwema 11 14 Ret 16 14 14 14 13
18   André Pires 12 12 13 17 16 15 DNS 12
19   Stefano Valtulini 15 1
Pos. Rider SPA
 
FRA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
AUT
 
RSM
 
Pts
Source:[17]
Race key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did 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
Colour Meaning
Light blue Rookie rider

References

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  1. ^ Barstow, Ollie (20 September 2021). "MotoE title decided by stewards after controversial final lap collision". Visordown. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Avant Ajo MotoE and Hikari Okubo join forces for 2021". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "MotoE World Cup: Cardelús and Pires with Avintia in 2021". epaddock.it. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Aegerter signs on with Dynavolt Intact GP Team for 2021". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Ferrari stays! Rookie Mantovani joins him at Team Gresini". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Eric Granado and WithU Motorsport join forces for 2021". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Fermin Aldeguer set for MotoE debut with Aspar Team". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Torres and Pons Racing to defend MotoE World Cup in 2021". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b "MotoE World Cup: Pons chooses Jasper Iwema for 2021". epaddock.it. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "Tulovic and Perolari form Tech3 E-Racing spearhead in 2021". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. ^ "2021 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup Entry List revealed". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Alex De Angelis to retire from racing". mcnews.com.au. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Miquel Pons and Kevin Zannoni join LCR E-Team for 2021". MotoGP. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Marc VDS Team withdraws from MotoE Cup". GPOne.com. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  15. ^ "FIM Enel MotoE World Cup regulation and schedule updates". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  16. ^ Wong, Bethonie (11 November 2020). "MotoE releases provisional 2021 calendar". just-electric.org. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  17. ^ "2021 Standings" (PDF). motogp.com. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.