2020 MotoE season
The 2020 MotoE season will be the second season of the MotoE World Cup (known officially as the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup for sponsorship reasons) for electric motorcycle racing, and will be part of the 72nd F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. The season calendar has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races and an overall delay to the start of the season.
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Support series: 2020 MotoGP season 2020 Moto2 season 2020 Moto3 season |
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Lists |
Riders (Champions · Race winners · Polesitters · Records · MotoGP Legends) Constructors (Champions · Race winners) Teams (Champions) Seasons · Grands Prix · Circuits · Points scoring systems · Fatal accidents |
Teams and riders
All teams used the Energica Ego Corsa.
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Rider changes
- Xavier Cardelús joined Avintia Esponsorama Racing to replace Xavier Siméon, who moved to LCR E-Team replacing Randy de Puniet.
- Dominique Aegerter debuted with Liqui Moly Intact GP replacing Jesko Raffin, who returned to a full-time entry in Moto2.
- Jordi Torres replaced Sete Gibernau at Join Contract Pons 40.
- Alejandro Medina joined Openbank Áspar Team to replace Nicolás Terol.
- Lukas Tulovic and Tommaso Marcon replaced Kenny Foray and Héctor Garzó at Tech3 E-Racing.
- Alessandro Zaccone replaced compatriot Lorenzo Savadori at Trentino Gresini MotoE
Calendar
The following Grands Prix are scheduled to take place in 2020:[5][6][7]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
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1 | 19 July | Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera | |
2 | 26 July | ||
3 | 13 September | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | |
4 | 19 September | ||
5 | 20 September | ||
6 | 10 October | Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans | |
7 | 11 October |
The following rounds were included on the original calendar, but were cancelled or are pending rescheduling in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
Round | Original Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
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Cancelled races: | |||
– | 3 May | Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera | |
– | 28 June | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | |
– | 16 August | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | |
– | 14 November | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | |
– | 15 November |
Calendar changes as a reaction to coronavirus pandemic
The season calendar has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races and an overall delay to the start of the season.
- The Spanish Grand Prix was postponed on 26 March with a replacement date to be determined.[9]
- The Dutch TT was postponed on 23 April after the Dutch government announced a ban on all mass events until at least 1 September.[10] It was subsequently cancelled on April 29.[11]
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor | Report |
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Riders standings
- Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
References
- "MotoE 2020: Alle Fahrer, alle Teams - das neue Starterfeld". Motorsport-Magazine.com (in German). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "Cardelus joins Avintia Esponorama for 2020 MotoE™ season". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- Cobb, Haydn (14 December 2019). "Torres replaces Gibernau at Pons in MotoE". Crash.net. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "Jakub Kornfeil to replace Smith in MotoE™". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "Provisional 2020 FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup calendar unveiled". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "MotoE™ calendar change: Le Mans replaced by Valencia". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "2020 FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup calendar confirmed". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "Jerez, tres años más en el Mundial de MotoGP". Mundo Deportivo. Mundo Deportivo. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- "Red Bull Gran Premio de España postponed". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- Duncan, Lewis (23 April 2020). "MotoGP's Dutch TT at Assen postponed amid coronavirus pandemic". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "German, Dutch and Finnish Grands Prix cancelled". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.