# 2021 MotoE World Cup

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 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing 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.
| Team | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Avant Ajo MotoE | 78 | Hikari Okubo | All |
| Avintia Esponsorama Racing | 14 | André Pires | All |
| Avintia Esponsorama Racing | 18 | Xavi Cardelús | All |
| Dynavolt Intact GP | 77 | Dominique Aegerter | All |
| Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE | 9 | Andrea Mantovani [it] | All |
| Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE | 11 | Matteo Ferrari | All |
| LCR E-Team | 21 | Kevin Zannoni [it] | All |
| LCR E-Team | 71 | Miquel Pons | All |
| Octo Pramac MotoE | 61 | Alessandro Zaccone | All |
| Octo Pramac MotoE | 68 | Yonny Hernández | All |
| One Energy Racing | 51 | Eric Granado | All |
| Ongetta Sic58 Squadracorse | 27 | Mattia Casadei | 1–4, 6 |
| Ongetta Sic58 Squadracorse | 43 | Stefano Valtulini | 5 |
| OpenBank Aspar Team | 6 | María Herrera | All |
| OpenBank Aspar Team | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer | All |
| Pons Racing 40 HP Pons 40 | 40 | Jordi Torres | All |
| Pons Racing 40 HP Pons 40 | 80 | Jasper Iwema | All |
| Tech3 E-Racing | 3 | Lukas Tulovic | All |
| Tech3 E-Racing | 19 | Corentin Perolari [it] | All |
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Key :
* Regular rider
* Replacement 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.
* Andrea Mantovani [it] 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.
* Corentin Perolari [it] made his full season debut with Tech3 to replace Tommaso Marcon [it].
* Rookies Miquel Pons and Kevin Zannoni [it] 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 |
| 6 | 19 September | Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico |

## Results and standings
### Grands Prix

| Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
| 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 | Kevin Zannoni [it] | Jordi Torres | HP Pons 40 | Report |
| 6 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix | Jordi Torres | Dominique Aegerter | Matteo Ferrari | Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE | Report |

### 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 |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | SPA | FRA | CAT | NED | AUT | RSM | RSM | Pts |
| 1 | Jordi Torres | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1$^P$ | 13$^P$ | 100 |
| 2 | Dominique Aegerter | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 12$^F$ | 93 |
| 3 | Matteo Ferrari | 6 | 8$^F$ | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 86 |
| 4 | Eric Granado | 13$^{PF}$ | 1$^P$ | Ret$^{PF}$ | 1$^{PF}$ | 2$^F$ | 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 | 4$^P$ | 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 | Kevin Zannoni [it] | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6$^F$ | 4 | 44 |
| 13 | Corentin Perolari [it] | Ret | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 14 | Andrea Mantovani [it] | 8 | DNS | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 15 | María Herrera | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 27 |
| 16 | Xavi 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 | RSM | Pts |
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Race key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
| Annotation | Meaning |
| P | Pole position |
| F | Fastest lap |
| Rider key ||
| Colour | Meaning |
| Light blue | Rookie rider |