The 2021 MotoE World Cup (known officially as the 2021 FIM

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MotoE World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the

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for electric motorcycle racing, and was a support series of the 73rd F.I.M.

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season. The Cup was won by Spanish rider

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for the second consecutive season at the final round in Misano.

Teams and riders

All teams used the series-specified Energica Ego Corsa.

Rider changes

Alex de Angelis Alex de Angelis (born 26 February 1984) is a Sammarinese retired motorcycle road racer. Career 125cc World Championship Born in Rimini, de Angelis made his debut at world championship level in 1999 in the 125 cc class; his first full season was ...

announced his retirement from motorcycle racing at the end of 2020. *

Alessandro Zaccone Alessandro Zaccone (born 16 January 1999) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, contracted to compete for Gresini Racing in the 2022 Moto2 World Championship. Career Early career Zaccone began competing as a child; in 2008, he was regional ...

moved from

Gresini Racing Gresini Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP World Championship under the name Gresini Racing MotoGP as a Ducati satellite team, in the Moto2 World Championship as Team Gresini Moto2, and the MotoE World Cup as Felo Gresin ...

to replace de Angelis at

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. *Andrea Mantovani made his full season debut with Gresini Racing to replace Alessandro Zaccone. * Yonny Hernández made his class debut, replacing

Joshua Hook Joshua Frederick Hook (born 9 January 1993) is an endurance world champion motorcycle racer from Australia. Currently competing in the FIM Endurance World Championship with F.C.C. TSR Honda France. He was the winner of 2011 Australia 125GP Cha ...

at Pramac, and returning to the MotoGP paddock for the first time since 2017. *

Eric Granado Eric Granado Santos (born 10 June 1996) is a Brazilian Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the MotoE World Cup, aboard an Energica Ego Corsa., He was the 2017 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship winner. He competed in the FIM ...

moved from

Esponsorama Racing Esponsorama Racing is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoE World Championship under the name Avintia Esponsorama Racing. The team was established in 1994 by Raúl Romero and Josep Oliva as By Queroseno Racing, also known as Team BQR. ...

to WithU Motorsport, replacing Jakub Kornfeil. *André Pires made his class debut with Esponsorama Racing, replacing Granado. *Corentin Perolari made his full season debut with

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to replace Tommaso Marcon. *Rookies

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and Kevin Zannoni joined LCR E-Team to replace

Xavier Siméon Xavier Siméon (born 31 August 1989) is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Belgium, competing in the MotoE World Cup. He is the winner of the 2009 FIM Superstock 1000 Championship and the 2006 European Superstock 600 Championship and the winne ...

and

Niccolò Canepa Niccolò Canepa (born 14 May 1988 in Genoa) is an Italian professional motorcycle road racer contracted from 2022 to RNF Racing in the MotoE World Cup aboard an Energica Ego Corsa. Canepa won the 2007 European Superstock 1000 Championship on a D ...

. * Hikari Okubo joined Avant Ajo MotoE for his debut in the class, replacing

Niki Tuuli Niki Rikhard Tuuli (born 26 October 1995) is a Finnish motorcycle rider. Career Between 2013 and 2015 he competed in the Superstock 600 series before moving up to the Supersport World Championship as a full-time rider in 2017. He competed as a ...

. *

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made his debut in the class with Pons Racing 40 adding a second bike, marking his first return to the MotoGP paddock since 2015. *

Fermín Aldeguer Fermín Aldeguer Mengual (born 5 April 2005) is a Spanish motorcycle road racer, competing in Moto2 for the Speed Up Racing Team. Career Aldeguer competed in the European Talent Cup in 2018 & 2019 before moving up to the FIM CEV Moto2 Europe ...

entered the class to replace compatriot

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Team changes

* Marc VDS and their rider

Mike Di Meglio Mike Di Meglio (born 17 January 1988) is a French Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and three-time world champion claiming the 2008 125cc title,

left the class for 2021, citing scheduling conflicts with Di Meglio's

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entries. *

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added a second entry in the grid vacancy left by Marc VDS' withdrawal.

Mid season changes

Mattia Casadei Mattia Casadei (born 2 July 1999) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing in 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 el ...

missed the Austrian round due to him testing positive for

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. He was replaced by Stefano Valtulini for the round.

Regulation changes

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.

Calendar

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.

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 2021 * Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons