2023 MotoE World Championship explained

The 2023 MotoE World Championship (known officially as the 2023 FIM Enel MotoE World Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the MotoE World Championship for electric motorcycle racing and was part of the 75th F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

Having run as a World Cup from until, 2023 saw the start of MotoE having officially gained World Championship status.

Mattia Casadei became MotoE World Champion after winning race 1 of the San Marino round.^[1]

Teams and riders

All teams used the series-specified Ducati.^[2]

Team Rider Rounds Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE 3 nowrap Randy Krummenacher All 4 Héctor Garzó^[3] All Felo Gresini MotoE 11 Matteo Ferrari^[4] All 72 Alessio Finello All HP Pons Los40 29 Nicholas Spinelli^[5] All 40 Mattia Casadei All LCR E-Team 51 Eric Granado^[6] 2–8 77 Miquel Pons^[7] All Ongetta Sic58 Squadracorse 21 Kevin Zannoni^[8] All 34 Kevin Manfredi^[9] All Openbank Aspar Team 6 María Herrera^[10] All 81 Jordi Torres^[11] All Prettl Pramac MotoE 23 Luca Salvadori^[12] 1–5 99 Oscar Gutiérrez^[13] 6–7 16 Andrea Migno^[14] 8 53 Tito Rabat^[15] All RNF MotoE Team 8 Mika Pérez All 9 Andrea Mantovani^[16] All Tech3 E-Racing 61 Alessandro Zaccone^[17] All 78 Hikari Okubo^[18] All Source:^[19]

Rider changes

• Dominique Aegerter, the 2022 MotoE World Cup Winner, left MotoE for the Superbike World Championship.^[20]
• Álex Escrig left MotoE for the Moto2 World Championship.^[21]
• Kevin Manfredi moved from Octo Pramac MotoE to Ongetta Sic58 Squadracorse.^[9]

Mid-season changes

• Eric Granado missed the opening round of the season at Le Mans due to a serious brain swelling sustained during the Barcelona round of the 2023 Superbike World Championship.^[22] He was not replaced.
• Luca Salvadori missed the Austrian, Catalan, and San Marino rounds due to having a physical problem in his back after his crash during the British round. He was replaced by Oscar Gutiérrez for the first two races,^[13] and by Andrea Migno for the San Marino round.^[14]

Regulation changes

As part of the MotoGP regulations, the minimum age in the four classes participating (MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, MotoE) was raised to 18 years old.^[23]

Each race weekend featured free practice and qualifying on Friday, followed by two races on Saturday.^[24]

Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place in 2023:

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	13 May	Shark Grand Prix de France	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
2	10 June	Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley	nowrap	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero
3	17 June	Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
4	24 June	Motul TT Assen	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
5	5 August	Monster Energy British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
6	19 August	CryptoData Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
7	2 September	Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8	nowrap	9 September	nowrap	Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
Sources:^[25]

Grand Prix locations

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	French motorcycle Grand Prix	Matteo Ferrari	data-sort-value="FER"	Matteo Ferrari	data-sort-value="TOR"	Jordi Torres	data-sort-value="OPE"	Openbank Aspar Team	Report
		data-sort-value="FER"	Matteo Ferrari	data-sort-value="FER"	Matteo Ferrari	data-sort-value="FEL"	Felo Gresini MotoE
2	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Matteo Ferrari	data-sort-value="FER"	Matteo Ferrari	data-sort-value="MAN"	Andrea Mantovani	data-sort-value="RNF"	RNF MotoE Team	Report
		data-sort-value="GRA"	Eric Granado	data-sort-value="GRA"	Eric Granado	data-sort-value="LCR"	LCR E-Team
3	German motorcycle Grand Prix	Jordi Torres	data-sort-value="GAR"	Héctor Garzó	data-sort-value="TOR"	Jordi Torres	data-sort-value="OPE"	Openbank Aspar Team	Report
		data-sort-value="KRU" nowrap	Randy Krummenacher	data-sort-value="GAR"	Héctor Garzó	data-sort-value="DYN" nowrap	Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE
4	Dutch TT	Jordi Torres	data-sort-value="TOR"	Jordi Torres	data-sort-value="FER"	Matteo Ferrari	data-sort-value="FEL"	Felo Gresini MotoE	Report
	data-sort-value="CAS"	Mattia Casadei	data-sort-value="FER"	Matteo Ferrari	data-sort-value="FEL"	Felo Gresini MotoE
5	British motorcycle Grand Prix	Eric Granado	data-sort-value="MAN"	Kevin Manfredi	data-sort-value="KRU" nowrap	Randy Krummenacher	data-sort-value="DYN"	Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE	Report
	data-sort-value="CAS"	Mattia Casadei	data-sort-value="CAS"	Mattia Casadei	data-sort-value="HP"	HP Pons Los40
6	Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	Kevin Zannoni	data-sort-value="CAS"	Mattia Casadei	data-sort-value="CAS"	Mattia Casadei	data-sort-value="HP"	HP Pons Los40	Report
		data-sort-value="CAS"	Mattia Casadei	data-sort-value="CAS"	Mattia Casadei	data-sort-value="HP"	HP Pons Los40
7	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	Jordi Torres	data-sort-value="TOR"	Jordi Torres	data-sort-value="MAN"	Andrea Mantovani	data-sort-value="RNF"	RNF MotoE Team	Report
		data-sort-value="GAR"	Héctor Garzó	data-sort-value="CAS"	Mattia Casadei	data-sort-value="HP"	HP Pons Los40
8	San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix	Mattia Casadei	data-sort-value="GAR"	Héctor Garzó	data-sort-value="CAS"	Mattia Casadei	data-sort-value="HP"	HP Pons Los40	Report
	data-sort-value="GAR"	Héctor Garzó	data-sort-value="SPI"	Nicholas Spinelli	data-sort-value="HP"	HP Pons Los40

Riders' standings

Scoring systemPoints 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 Team FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM Pts 1 Mattia Casadei HP Pons Los40 Ret 4 3 Ret 5 2 4 3^F 6 1^F 1^F 1^F 2 1 1^P 3^P 260 2 Jordi Torres Openbank Aspar Team 1 2 9 5 1^P 3^P 2^P F 2^P 5 4 5 6 7^P F Ret^P 10 4 217 3 Matteo Ferrari Felo Gresini MotoE Ret^P F 1^P F 2^P F 3^P 3 7 1 1 8 7 16 2 4 5 6 7 216 4 Héctor Garzó Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE 2 3 4 6 Ret^F 1 7 11 4 5 4 5 3 4^F 2^F 2^F 215 5 Randy Krummenacher Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE 3 7 5 7 2 6^F 3 9 1 Ret 11 7 6 9 8 11 167 6 Nicholas Spinelli HP Pons Los40 Ret 5 Ret 4 6 5 9 8 Ret 3 13 13 5 3 3 1 150 7 Eric Granado LCR E-Team 6 1^F Ret 4 6 4 3^P 2^P 2 18 12 10 14 17 139 8 Andrea Mantovani RNF MotoE Team Ret 6 1 Ret 9 10 5 Ret 10 6 Ret 9 1 2 16 5 138 9 Kevin Zannoni Ongetta Sic58 Squadracorse 4 8 8 10 11 12 10 6 12 Ret 3^P 3^P 11 7 5 6 130 10 Kevin Manfredi Ongetta Sic58 Squadracorse 7 Ret 7 2 12 13 13 10 2^F 9 9 10 10 12 4 18 117 11 Alessandro Zaccone Tech3 E-Racing 8 9 11 9 4 9 12 7 Ret Ret 7 11 9 8 7 10 104 12 Miquel Pons LCR E-Team Ret 12 10 15 8 11 11 5 7 Ret 6 4 8 6 15 9 98 13 Hikari Okubo Tech3 E-Racing 5 10 15 12 10 8 14 12 13 8 Ret 8 13 13 9 12 79 14 Tito Rabat Prettl Pramac MotoE 6 16 12 13 7 14 8 Ret 11 Ret 10 14 EX Ret Ret 8 57 15 Mika Pérez RNF MotoE Team 11 14 16 8 13 15 17 14 9 10 8 15 Ret 14 11 13 53 16 Alessio Finello Felo Gresini MotoE 9 11 14 Ret 14 17 15 13 14 12 14 16 15 15 12 15 35 17 Luca Salvadori Prettl Pramac MotoE 10 13 13 11 16 16 16 Ret Ret 11 22 18 María Herrera Openbank Aspar Team 12 15 17 14 15 18 18 15 15 13 15 17 16 16 13 16 17 19 Oscar Gutiérrez Prettl Pramac MotoE 12 12 14 11 15 20 Andrea Migno Prettl Pramac MotoE NC 14 2 Pos. Rider Team FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM Pts Source:^[26]

Teams' standings

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders.

Pos.	Team	Bike No.	FRA		ITA		GER		NED		GBR		AUT		CAT		RSM		Pts
1	HP Pons Los40	29	Ret	5	Ret	4	6	5	9	8	Ret	3	13	13	5	3	3	1	410
	40	Ret	4	3	Ret	5	2	4	3^F	6	1^F	1^F	1^F	2	1	1^P	3^P
2	Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE	3	3	7	5	7	2	6^F	3	9	1	Ret	11	7	6	9	8	11	382
	4	2	3	4	6	Ret^F	1	7	11	4	5	4	5	3	4^F	2^F	2^F
3	Felo Gresini MotoE	11	Ret^P F	1^P F	2^P F	3^P	3	7	1	1	8	7	16	2	4	5	6	7	251
	72	9	11	14	Ret	14	17	15	13	14	12	14	16	15	15	12	15
4	Ongetta Sic58 Squadracorse	21	4	8	8	10	11	12	10	6	12	Ret	3^P	3^P	11	7	5	6	247
	34	7	Ret	7	2	12	13	13	10	2^F	9	9	10	10	12	4	18
5	LCR E-Team	51			6	1^F	Ret	4	6	4	3^P	2^P	2	18	12	10	14	17	237
	77	Ret	12	10	15	8	11	11	5	7	Ret	6	4	8	6	15	9
6	Openbank Aspar Team	6	12	15	17	14	15	18	18	15	15	13	15	17	16	16	13	16	234
	81	1	2	9	5	1^P	3^P	nowrap bgcolor="#dfdfdf"	2^P F	2^P	5	4	5	6	nowrap bgcolor="#dfffdf"	7^P F	Ret^P	10		4
7	RNF MotoE Team	8	11	14	16	8	13	15	17	14	9	10	8	15	Ret	14	11	13	191
	9	Ret	6	1	Ret	9	10	5	Ret	10	6	Ret	9	1	2	16	5
8	Tech3 E-Racing	61	8	9	11	9	4	9	12	7	Ret	Ret	7	11	9	8	7	10	183
	78	5	10	15	12	10	8	14	12	13	8	Ret	8	13	13	9	12
9	Prettl Pramac MotoE	16															NC	14	96
	23	10	13	13	11	16	16	16	Ret	Ret	11
	53	6	16	12	13	7	14	8	Ret	11	Ret	10	14	EX	Ret	Ret	8
	99											12	12	14	11
Pos.	Team	Bike No.	FRA		ITA		GER		NED		GBR		AUT		CAT		RSM		Pts
Source:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Casadei makes history! The first MotoE World Champion is crowned. 9 September 2023. 9 September 2023. motogp.com. Dorna Sports.
2. Web site: Ducati confirmed as single manufacturer for MotoE. Dorna Sports. motogp.com. 21 October 2021. 6 October 2022. 4 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221004135613/https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2021/10/21/ducati-confirmed-as-single-manufacturer-for-motoe/397580. live.
3. Web site: Héctor Garzó firma por el Dynavolt Intact GP y disputará el campeonato del mundo de MotoE . 16 November 2022 . nostresport.com . es . 30 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130183118/https://nostresport.com/hector-garzo-firma-por-el-dynavolt-intact-gp-y-disputara-el-campeonato-del-mundo-de-motoe/ . live .
4. News: 7 October 2022. Gresini Motoe Project Confirmed In Its Entirety – Felo Extends Contract Until 2025, With Ferrari And Finello Back On Track Next Year. gresiniracing.com. 7 October 2022. 7 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221007071156/https://www.gresiniracing.com/en/gresini-motoe-project-confirmed-in-its-entirety-felo-extends-contract-until-2025-with-ferrari-and-finello-back-on-track-next-year/. live.
5. News: 8 November 2022. PONS Racing presenta i piloti per la MotoE 2023. epddock.it. 8 November 2022. 9 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221109085549/https://www.epaddock.it/pons-racing-presenta-i-piloti-per-la-motoe-2023/. live.
6. Web site: MotoGP . 12 November 2022 . www.motogp.com . en . 12 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112072706/https://www.motogp.com/en/instagram_update/2022/11/11/lcr-e-team-renews-contract-with-ericgranado-for-2023/445214 . live .
7. News: 14 November 2022. Miquel Pons and LCR E-Team together in 2023. motorcyclesports.net. 15 November 2022. 14 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221114190702/https://www.motorcyclesports.net/articles/miquel-pons-and-lcr-e-team-together-in-2023. live.
8. News: 18 December 2022. Sic58 Squadra Corse raddoppia in MotoE con Zannoni. Italian. Sic58 Squadra Corse doubles in MotoE with Zannoni. ePaddock.it. 18 December 2022. 18 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221218162416/https://www.epaddock.it/sic58-squadra-corse-raddoppia-in-motoe-con-zannoni/. live.
9. News: 26 October 2022. MotoE: Kevin Manfredi al SIC58 Squadra Corse al posto di Kevin Zannoni. Italian. MotoE: Kevin Manfredi at SIC58 Squadra Corse in place of Kevin Zannoni. motosprint.corrieredellosport.it. 28 October 2022. 27 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221027071829/https://www.corsedimoto.com/motomondiale/motoe-kevin-manfredi-al-sic58-squadra-corse-al-posto-di-kevin-zannoni/. live.
10. News: 16 January 2023. Annual licenses for permanent riders. fim-moto.com. 16 January 2023. 12 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230112160113/https://www.fim-moto.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/2023/001_CCR__Annual_Licences_for_2023_FIM_GP___MotoE.pdf. live.
11. News: 27 October 2022. Jordi Torres signs for Aspar as he aims for third MotoE title. motorcyclesports.net. 27 October 2022. 27 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221027161043/https://www.motorcyclesports.net/articles/jordi-torres-signs-for-aspar-as-he-aims-for-third-motoe-title. live.
12. News: 13 November 2022. Luca Salvadori in MotoE: Pramac punta sullo youtuber, andrà anche forte?. corsedimoto.com. Corsedimoto. 13 November 2022. 13 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221113183148/https://www.corsedimoto.com/motomondiale/luca-salvadori-motoe-pramac-punta-youtuber-andra-anche-forte/. live.
13. News: 14 August 2023. PRETTL PRAMAC MOTOE – LUCA SALVADORI WILL BE REPLACED BY OSCAR GUTIÉRREZ IN THE NEXT AUSTRIAN GP. pramacracing.com. Pramac Racing. 17 August 2023.
14. News: 8 September 2023. Migno announces: 'At Misano I will race in MotoE with Pramac'. archysport.com. 8 September 2023.
15. News: 16 November 2022. Tito Rabat, al Mundial de MotoE con Pramac. sport.es. 16 November 2022. 16 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221116101243/https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/motor/moto-gp/tito-rabat-mundial-motoe-pramac-78625941. live.
16. Web site: Mantovani and Perez to compete under RNF MotoE Team banner in 2023 . rnfracing.com . 18 January 2023 . 18 January 2023 . 18 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118092042/https://www.rnfracing.com/news/mantovani-and-perez-compete-under-rnf-motoe-team-banner-2023 . live .
17. News: 15 November 2022. MotoE: Alessandro Zaccone e Hikari Okubo per Tech3 nel 2023. corsedimoto.com. 15 November 2022. 15 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221115103900/https://www.corsedimoto.com/in-pista/motoe-alessandro-zaccone-e-hikari-okubo-per-tech3-nel-2023/. live.
18. News: 15 November 2022. MotoE: Alessandro Zaccone e Hikari Okubo per Tech3 nel 2023. corsedimoto.com. 15 November 2022. 15 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221115103900/https://www.corsedimoto.com/in-pista/motoe-alessandro-zaccone-e-hikari-okubo-per-tech3-nel-2023/. live.
19. Web site: Dorna Sports . MotoE's new era: who's on the 2023 grid? . 17 February 2023 . 17 February 2023 . www.motogp.com . en . 17 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230217224317/https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2023/02/17/motoe-s-new-era-who-s-on-the-2023-grid/448120 . live .
20. Web site: WorldSSP, MotoE Champ Dominique Aegerter finally lands Yamaha WorldSBK seat . 1 October 2022 . visordown.com . en . 29 September 2022 . 1 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001182533/https://www.visordown.com/news/racing/worldsbk/worldssp-motoe-champ-dominique-aegerter-finally-lands-yamaha-worldsbk-seat . live .
21. Web site: Alex Escrig joins Marcos Ramirez in the MV Agusta Forward for Moto2. motorcyclesports.net. en. 18 September 2022. 6 October 2022. 6 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221006210717/https://www.motorcyclesports.net/articles/alex-escrig-joins-marcos-ramirez-in-the-mv-agusta-forward-for-moto2. live.
22. Web site: Jones. Robert. Eric Granado to miss Misano WorldSBK round after suffering "serious brain swelling". crash.net. 1 June 2023. 15 June 2023.
23. Web site: FIM Enel MotoE World Cup Regulations 2022. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. fim-moto.com. 24 April 2022. 6 October 2022. 6 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221006002010/https://www.fim-moto.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/2022/2022_MotoE_Regulations_1st_Edition_April_2022.pdf?t=1654426618. live.
24. Web site: MotoE: the new era begins! . 2 February 2023 . www.motogp.com . en . 2 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202140240/https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2023/02/02/motoe-the-new-era-begins/446850 . live .
25. News: 2023 FIM Enel MotoE World Championship provisional calendar. Dorna Sports. 18 October 2022. 18 October 2022. 18 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221018130053/https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2022/10/18/2023-fim-enel-motoe-world-championship-provisional-calendar/441374. live.
26. Web site: World Championship Classification. motogp.com. en. 9 September 2023. 9 September 2023.