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The FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme) and Dorna Sports have jointly announced that the MotoE World Championship will be suspended after the 2025 season, marking the end of the electric motorcycle racing series that began in 2019. The decision comes after MotoE has not been able to gain sufficient traction among the fanbase during its seven seasons, during which time the electric performance motorcycle market itself has not developed as expected.
- MotoE World Championship was called MotoE World Cup until 2022
- Performance e-bike market development slower than anticipated
MotoE 7-year journey comes to an end
Ran with Energica and later Ducati electric motorcycles
The FIM Enel MotoE World Championship – known as the MotoE World Cup until 2022 – launched in 2019 as a support series to MotoGP, initially running at five European circuits. The series was designed to showcase the future of sustainable motorcycle racing, using the same-spec electric motorcycles to ensure close competition.
Initially, the series used the Energica Ego Corsa bike from 2019 until 2022, before switching to the Ducati V21L when MotoE gained full World Championship status in 2023.
However, the FIM and Dorna Sports have decided to indefinitely suspend the series as they feel the performance e-bike segment hasn’t progressed enough, and they haven’t been able to meet the objectives they intended to achieve with the MotoE series.
This decision also reflects the broader changes in the motorcycle industry’s approach to sustainability. For instance, MotoGP – with its notably larger audience – has committed to running 100 percent non-fossil fuels from 2027, up from the current minimum of 40 percent, and manufacturers are likely directing their resources toward this transition.
FIM president Jorge Viegas was candid about the championship’s struggles, saying, “Despite all the best efforts to promote this innovative category together with Dorna, the truth is that we haven’t reached our objectives, nor has the industry associated with performance electric bikes.”
The series hasn’t been cancelled permanently, but it seems unlikely that it will be rebooted in the immediate future. The suspension of MotoE after seven seasons reflects the complex relationship between innovation and fan engagement in motorsport.
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