The FIM eRoad Racing World Cup was a championship of

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road racing, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and was only held in this form in 2013. It followed the unification of the former

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series with the FIM "e-Power" electric motorcycle racing series.

History

2013 World Cup season

The 2013 eRoadRacing World Cup was planned to consist of 4 races in Europe and 4 in North America, with a world final in Asia. However, only 6 events (4 in Europe and 2 in North America) did actually take place. The remaining races had to be cancelled because time constraints didn't allow the organizers to find suitable venues. Since there was no World Final, two separate winners were announced for the two series: Ho Chi Fung (

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, China) for the European series and

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( Icon Brammo,

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) for the North American series.

Cancellation

There was a road map for the following two years, that would eventually have led to a full World Championship. However, the series was not continued in 2014. Eventually, in 2018, the FIM announced a European championship, promoted by Dorna, the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup, to begin in 2019. The events will be short races on five different European stops on the MotoGP season.

References

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History

2013 World Cup season

Cancellation

See also

References