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 Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season.
The Cup was won by Spanish rider Jordi Torres for the second consecutive season at the final round in Misano.
Teams and riders All teams used the series-specified Energica Ego Corsa. TeamRiderRounds Avant Ajo MotoE 78 Hikari Okubo All Avintia Esponsorama Racing 14 André Pires All 18 Xavier Cardelús All Dynavolt Intact GP 77 Dominique Aegerter All Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE 9 All 11 Matteo Ferrari All LCR E-Team 21 All 71 Miquel Pons All Octo Pramac MotoE61 Alessandro Zaccone All 68 Yonny Hernández All One Energy Racing 51 Eric Granado All Ongetta Sic58 Squadracorse 27 Mattia Casadei 1–4, 6 43 Stefano Valtulini 5 OpenBank Aspar Team6 María Herrera All 54 Fermín Aldeguer All Pons Racing 40 HP Pons 40 40 Jordi Torres All 80 Jasper Iwema All Tech3 E-Racing 3 Lukas Tulovic All 19 All Source:KeyRegular rider
Rider changes Alex de Angelis announced his retirement from motorcycle racing at the end of 2020. Alessandro Zaccone moved from Gresini Racing to replace de Angelis at Pramac. made his full season debut with Gresini Racing to replace Zaccone. Yonny Hernández made his class debut, replacing Joshua Hook at Pramac, and returning to the MotoGP paddock for the first time since 2017. Eric Granado moved from Esponsorama Racing to WithU Motorsport, replacing Jakub Kornfeil. André Pires made his class debut with Esponsorama Racing, replacing Granado. made his full season debut with Tech3 to replace . Rookies Miquel Pons and joined LCR E-Team to replace Xavier Siméon and Niccolò Canepa. Hikari Okubo joined Avant Ajo MotoE for his debut in the class, replacing Niki Tuuli. Jasper Iwema 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 entered the class to replace compatriot Alejandro Medina at Aspar.
Team changes Marc VDS and their rider Mike Di Meglio left the class for 2021, citing scheduling conflicts with Di Meglio's Endurance World Championship entries. Pons Racing added a second entry in the grid vacancy left by Marc VDS' withdrawal.
Mid season changes Mattia Casadei missed the Austrian round due to him testing positive for COVID-19. 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.
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 Grands Prix Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 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 Jordi Torres HP Pons 40 Report Dominique Aegerter Matteo Ferrari Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE
Cup standings 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 Points252016131110987654321
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 13 1P Ret 1 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 14 11 12 13 9 6F 4 44 13 Ret 9 10 11 13 12 10 31 14 8 DNS 14 14 11 11 9 29 15 María Herrera 9 10 11 15 17 13 11 27 16 Xavier 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 PtsSource:
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