MotoE: A new discipline will electrify the Sachsenring

After many adventures, MotoE will make its big debut on the international scene this weekend in Germany. A new category which will only bring together electric machines, all identical, with drivers that we have known, others that we will discover, but who will all try to assert themselves. All in the familiar stable colors of the paddock. An eclecticism from which we hope to spark…

The public at the Sachsenring will witness a world premiere this weekend. The new electric racing series MotoE will indeed make the first race in its history during the German Grand Prix. The machines come from the Italian manufacturer Energica, which are uniform except for a few details.

The technical data is as follows: 147 electric horsepower guarantees a top speed of around 250 km/h. The maximum torque is 200 Nm. The motorcycle Energica Ego Corsa MotoE announces a minimum weight of 260 kilos, and acceleration from 0 to 100 in just three seconds. During the tests in Valencia, the times were at Moto3 level.

The batteries have a storage capacity of 20 Kw/h. They are recharged between sessions in the MotoE paddock and on the network by a mobile charging station. Michelin equips the MotoE with standard tires (slick or rain tires).

There are twelve teams and 18 riders for this first season of the MotoE World Cup. Almost all the teams are MotoGP satellite teams but we also note the presence of the German IntactGP team.

Spanish Sete Gibernau, vice-world champion of MotoGP in 2003 and 2004, is the one who throws the pus on the entry list. Alex DeAngelis, Randy De Puniet, Mike Di Meglio et Bradley Smith are other well-known ancient glories.

And for the unfolding? On Friday, two 30-minute free practice sessions are planned. On Saturday, the E-Pole takes place. This is an individual time lap. Each driver must complete a warm-up lap, a time lap and a deceleration lap. Or the diagram of the old Superpole in Superbike

The order in which drivers are sent to the track is determined by the combined total score from the two free practice sessions. The slowest driver starts the e-pole, the fastest of the tests is the one who closes the exercise.

There is no warm-up for MotoE on Sunday. The race will take place at 10:00 a.m. before the three Grand Prix classes. Which, incidentally, advances the warm-up times for the usual disciplines by 20 minutes. Note for program monitoring! Due to battery capacity, the MotoE race is scheduled for eight laps. This corresponds to the Sachsenring over a distance of almost 30 kilometers.