2022 MotoE World Cup

The 2022 MotoE World Cup (known officially as the 2022 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the MotoE World Cup for electric motorcycle racing, and was a support series of the 74th F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

This was the last season of Energica being the sole supplier of the World Cup as they withdrew from the Cup after the season, with Ducati taking their place as the new sole manufacturer starting 2023.^[1]

Dominique Aegerter clinched the championship after a crash from Eric Granado during race 1 in Misano, his first MotoE crown.

Teams and riders

All teams used the series-specified Energica Ego Corsa.

Rider changes

Mattia Casadei joined HP Pons 40, replacing Jasper Iwema.^[6]
Eric Granado joined LCR E-Team, replacing Kevin Zannoni.^[4]
Héctor Garzó moved back to MotoE after racing in Moto2 in 2021. He rejoined Tech3 E-Racing, the team he raced with during the 2019 MotoE season.^[7]

Mid-season changes

Bradley Smith missed the opening three rounds after suffering a fractured vertebra during the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was replaced by Lukas Tulovic for the Spanish round, while Andrea Mantovani replaced him for the French and Italian rounds.^[11]^[12]
Xavi Cardelús missed the opening Spanish round due to injury sustained from a training accident. He was replaced by Yeray Ruiz.^[13] Cardelús also missed the Dutch round after having surgery on a ruptured tendon sustained during the previous Italian round. He was replaced by Unai Orradre.^[14]
Jordi Torres missed the Italian round due to a fractured fibula sustained during race 1 of the previous French round. He was replaced by Massimo Roccoli.^[15]^[16]

Regulation changes

Starting this season, standard MotoE events featured two Free Practice sessions, a Qualifying on Friday, and two races: one on Saturday and the other on Sunday.

E-Pole was replaced by more traditional Qualifying sessions: Qualifying session format: Q1 (10 minutes) – 10 min break – Q2 (10 minutes).^[17]

Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place in 2022:^[18]

Grand Prix locations

Location of Grands Prix in 2022.
(

: scheduled Grand Prix

: cancelled Grand Prix)

Calendar changes

Comparison between the configuration of the Red Bull Ring used in 2019 and 2021 (top), and the layout used starting 2022 (bottom).

The Finnish Grand Prix scheduled for July was cancelled in May due to incomplete homologation works and the risks associated with the geopolitical situation in the region.^[19]
The Austrian Grand Prix used a new layout of the Red Bull Ring, wherein a chicane was added to the previous fast slight-left hander of turn 2.^[20] This was done to improve the overall safety of the track by greatly minimizing the speed the riders take the turn. The final configuration was chosen among 15 proposals, with the track being 30 meters longer than the previous configurations.^[21]

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.

‡ – Half points were awarded during race 2 of the Dutch TT as less than two-thirds of the scheduled race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.

Notes

^ For rounds 5 and 6, the team used the team name Zinia Aspar Team.

References

^ Sports, Dorna. "Ducati confirmed as single manufacturer for MotoE". www.motogp.com.
^ "Dominique Aegerter to remain with Intact GP for 2022 MotoE season". 15 December 2021.
^ "Ferrari remains with Gresini for another year in MotoE". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^ a b c Duggan, Frank (November 17, 2021). "2022 LCR E-Team Line up Eric Granado and Miquel Pons".
^ "MotoE: SIC58 punta su Kevin Zannoni per la stagione 2022". Corsedimoto. December 3, 2021.
^ a b c "Mattia Casadei in Pons Racing with the champion Torres". Italy24 News Sports. October 25, 2021. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ a b "Garzo returns to MotoE and Tech3 in 2022". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ "Alex Escrig set for MotoE debut with Tech3". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "Bradley Smith on track for MotoE return in 2022 - Motorcycle Sports". www.motorcyclesports.net. Archived from the original on 2021-12-10.
^ "Provisional 2022 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup Entry List". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ "Spanish GP: Tulovic replaces Smith in MotoE". April 27, 2022.
^ "Last call: Mantovani at Le Mans in MotoE instead of Smith – News". news.italy-24.com.
^ "Xavi Cardelús será sustituido por Yeray Ruiz" [Xavi Cardelús will be replaced by Yeray Ruiz] (in Spanish). 29 April 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "MotoE: Unai Orradre sustituto de Xavi Cardelús en Assen" [MotoE: Unai Orradre substitute for Xavi Cardelús in Assen] (in Spanish). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^ "MotoE GP Francia, frattura per Jordi Torres: Non correrà gara 2 a Le Mans" [MotoE GP France, fracture for Jordi Torres: He will not race race 2 at Le Mans] (in Italian). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "Roccoli: "MotoE? Giovedì la chiamata, non sapevo cosa aspettarmi in FP1"" [Roccoli: "MotoE? The call on Thursday, I didn't know what to expect in FP1"] (in Italian). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ Sports, Dorna. "Two races and new qualifying format coming to MotoE in 2022". www.motogp.com.
^ "Provisional 2022 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup calendar released". MotoGP.com. Dorna. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
^ a b "Grand Prix of Finland postponed to 2023". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ "Red Bull Ring presents a spectacular new lay out". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Premiere for new MotoGP chicane at Red Bull Ring". Redbullring.com. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "2022 Standings" (PDF). motogp.com. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.