The 2022 MotoE World Cup (known officially as the 2022 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the MotoE World Cup for electric motorcycle racing, and was a support series of the 74th F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

Dominique Aegerter (pictured in 2014) was the 2022 MotoE World Cup Winner.

This was the last season of Energica being the sole supplier of the World Cup as they withdrew from the Cup after the season, with Ducati taking their place as the new sole manufacturer starting 2023.[1]

Dominique Aegerter clinched the championship after a crash from Eric Granado during race 1 in Misano, his first MotoE crown.

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 All
  Avintia Esponsorama Racing 18   Xavi Cardelús 2–3, 5–6
28   Yeray Ruiz 1
10   Unai Orradre 4
  Dynavolt Intact GP 77   Dominique Aegerter[2] All
  Felo Gresini MotoE 11   Matteo Ferrari[3] All
72   Alessio Finello All
  LCR E-Team 51   Eric Granado[4] All
71   Miquel Pons[4] All
  Octo Pramac MotoE 12   Xavi Forés All
34   Kevin Manfredi All
  Ongetta Sic58 Squadracorse 21   Kevin Zannoni[5] All
  OpenBank Aspar Team[a] 6   María Herrera All
70   Marc Alcoba All
  Pons Racing 40 27   Mattia Casadei[6] All
40   Jordi Torres[6] 1–2, 4–6
55   Massimo Roccoli 3
  Tech3 E-Racing 4   Héctor Garzó[7] All
17   Álex Escrig[8] All
  WithU GRT RNF MotoE Team 7   Niccolò Canepa All
38   Bradley Smith[9] 4–6
3   Lukas Tulovic 1
9   Andrea Mantovani 2–3
Source:[10]
Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider

Rider changes

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Mid-season changes

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Regulation changes

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Starting this season, standard MotoE events featured two Free Practice sessions, a Qualifying on Friday, and two races: one on Saturday and the other on Sunday.

E-Pole was replaced by more traditional Qualifying sessions: Qualifying session format: Q1 (10 minutes) – 10 min break – Q2 (10 minutes).[17]

Calendar

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The following Grands Prix took place in 2022:[18]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 30 April   Gran Premio Red Bull de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
1 May
2 14 May   Shark Helmets Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
15 May
3 28 May   Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero
29 May
4 25 June   Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen
26 June
5 20 August   CryptoData Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
21 August
6 3 September   Gran Premio Gryfyn di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
4 September
Cancelled Grand Prix
9 July   Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix[19] Kymi Ring, Iitti
10 July

Grand Prix locations

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Location of Grands Prix in 2022.
( : scheduled Grand Prix  : cancelled Grand Prix)

Calendar changes

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Comparison between the configuration of the Red Bull Ring used in 2019 and 2021 (top), and the layout used starting 2022 (bottom).
  • The Finnish Grand Prix scheduled for July was cancelled in May due to incomplete homologation works and the risks associated with the geopolitical situation in the region.[19]
  • The Austrian Grand Prix used a new layout of the Red Bull Ring, wherein a chicane was added to the previous fast slight-left hander of turn 2.[20] This was done to improve the overall safety of the track by greatly minimizing the speed the riders take the turn. The final configuration was chosen among 15 proposals, with the track being 30 meters longer than the previous configurations.[21]

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   Miquel Pons   Héctor Garzó   Eric Granado   LCR E-Team Report
  Eric Granado   Eric Granado   LCR E-Team
2   French motorcycle Grand Prix   Mattia Casadei   Mattia Casadei   Mattia Casadei   Pons Racing 40 Report
  Andrea Mantovani   Dominique Aegerter   Dynavolt Intact GP
3   Italian motorcycle Grand Prix   Dominique Aegerter   Dominique Aegerter   Dominique Aegerter   Dynavolt Intact GP Report
  Dominique Aegerter   Matteo Ferrari   Felo Gresini MotoE
4   Dutch TT   Dominique Aegerter   Eric Granado   Dominique Aegerter   Dynavolt Intact GP Report
  Eric Granado   Eric Granado   LCR E-Team
5   Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix   Eric Granado   Eric Granado   Eric Granado   LCR E-Team Report
  Miquel Pons   Eric Granado   LCR E-Team
6   San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix   Dominique Aegerter   Matteo Ferrari   Mattia Casadei   Pons Racing 40 Report
  Matteo Ferrari   Matteo Ferrari   Felo 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
 
ITA
 
NED
 
AUT
 
RSM
 
Pts
1   Dominique Aegerter 2 4 2 1 1P F 2P F 1P 2P 2 3 2P 4P 227
2   Eric Granado 1 1F 7 5 3 8 2F 1F 1P F 1P 17 3 192.5
3   Matteo Ferrari 3 6 4 7 2 1 4 4 14 9 3F 1F 162.5
4   Mattia Casadei 17 3 1P F 2P 4 Ret 3 3 Ret 4 1 2 156
5   Miquel Pons 8P 2P 6 10 7 3 6 Ret 3 2F Ret 7 124
6   Hikari Okubo 6 5 3 6 11 Ret 13 11 4 7 7 9 95.5
7   Niccolò Canepa 11 9 8 3 6 6 7 5 Ret 12 6 6 94.5
8   Héctor Garzó 4F Ret 5 8 9 10 5 10 5 8 10 14 86
9   Álex Escrig 7 8 10 12 14 13 14 6 6 5 5 8 79
10   Kevin Zannoni 12 13 16 4 8 5 10 9 7 13 11 10 71.5
11   Jordi Torres 5 7 Ret DNS 9 16 8 10 4 5 65
12   Kevin Manfredi 13 10 13 16 10 9 11 7 10 11 8 11 58.5
13   Marc Alcoba 9 Ret Ret 9 5 7 Ret 13 12 15 13 13 46.5
14   Xavi Forés 14 11 12 13 12 12 12 15 9 DNS 15 15 35.5
15   Xavi Cardelús 11 14 DNS DNS 13 6 9 12 31
16   Andrea Mantovani 9 11F DSQ 4 25
17   María Herrera 15 14 14 15 16 15 15 8 11 14 14 Ret 21
18   Bradley Smith 8 17 Ret DNS 12 16 12
19   Lukas Tulovic 10 12 10
20   Alessio Finello Ret 15 15 17 13 14 16 12 DNS DNS 16 17 9
21   Massimo Roccoli 15 11 6
22   Unai Orradre 17 14 1
23   Yeray Ruiz 16 Ret 0
Pos. Rider SPA
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
NED
 
AUT
 
RSM
 
Pts
Source:[22]
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
  • ‡ – Half points were awarded during race 2 of the Dutch TT as less than two-thirds of the scheduled race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

Notes

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  1. ^ For rounds 5 and 6, the team used the team name Zinia Aspar Team.

References

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  2. ^ "Dominique Aegerter to remain with Intact GP for 2022 MotoE season". 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Ferrari remains with Gresini for another year in MotoE". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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  5. ^ "MotoE: SIC58 punta su Kevin Zannoni per la stagione 2022". Corsedimoto. December 3, 2021.
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  12. ^ "Last call: Mantovani at Le Mans in MotoE instead of Smith – News". news.italy-24.com.
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  19. ^ a b "Grand Prix of Finland postponed to 2023". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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