2019 MotoE season
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The 2019 MotoE season (known officially as the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural season of the
MotoE World Cup The FIM Enel MotoE World Championship (formerly known as the MotoE World Cup) is a class of motorcycle racing that uses only electric motorcycles. The series is sanctioned by the FIM and the inaugural season in 2019 was due to support MotoG ...
for electric motorcycle racing, and was part of the 71st F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. After 6 races between July and November 2019, Italian rider
Matteo Ferrari Matteo Ferrari (; born 5 December 1979) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender He played top-flight football for several Italian clubs in Serie A, Everton of the Premier League, and for the Montreal Impact in Major Leagu ...
from the Trentino Gresini MotoE team became the first MotoE champion.


Teams and riders

All teams used the 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 Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto (formerly known as Circuit of Jerez and Circuito Permanente de Jerez), is a racing circuit located close to the city of Jerez de la Frontera, south of Seville and deep within the sherry-producing region in th ...
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 Dorna Sports, S.L. is the commercial rights' holder for the motorcycling sport of Grand Prix racing. Established in 1988 as an international sports management and marketing company, it is headquartered in Madrid, with branch offices and/or subs ...
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.New MotoE™ calendar announced
MotoGP.com. Retrieved 29 March 2019


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 * MotoE Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons