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==Road map==
==Road map==


The road map for the first 3 years looks as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fim-live.com/en/media/news/news-detail/article/1362487383-the-fim-teams-up-with-ttxgp-for-promotion-of-new-e-road-racing-series/|title=The FIM teams up with TTXGP for promotion of new e-Road Racing series|publisher=fim-live.com|date=2013-03-05}}</ref>
The road map for the first three years looks as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fim-live.com/en/media/news/news-detail/article/1362487383-the-fim-teams-up-with-ttxgp-for-promotion-of-new-e-road-racing-series/|title=The FIM teams up with TTXGP for promotion of new e-Road Racing series|publisher=fim-live.com|date=2013-03-05}}</ref>


* '''2013''': Following the previous TTXGP format, a 4 round European and 4 round North American championship will culminate with a single world final. This final will be held in Asia, where a World Cup winner will be crowned.
* '''2013''': Following the previous TTXGP format, a four-round European and four-round North American championship will culminate with a single world final. This final will be held in Asia, where a World Cup winner will be crowned.
* '''2014''': The format will change, as a transition to becoming a World Championship which will follow a traditional format of accumulated points with no world final. The World Championship will follow a world calendar of at least 6 events again supporting the FIM’s existing road racing series.
* '''2014''': The format will change, as a transition to becoming a World Championship which will follow a traditional format of accumulated points with no world final. The World Championship will follow a world calendar of at least six events again supporting the FIM’s existing road racing series.
* '''2015''': The series is expected to be promoted to a World Championship with its own global calendar.
* '''2015''': The series is expected to be promoted to a World Championship with its own global calendar.



Revision as of 10:05, 8 July 2013

FIM eRoad Racing World Cup
Categoryelectric motorcycle
CountryInternational
Official websiteofficial web site

The FIM eRoad Racing World Cup is a championship of electric motorcycle road racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), held in this form for the first time in 2013. It follows the unification of the former TTXGP series with the FIM "e-Power" electric motorcycle racing series.

Road map

The road map for the first three years looks as follows:[1]

  • 2013: Following the previous TTXGP format, a four-round European and four-round North American championship will culminate with a single world final. This final will be held in Asia, where a World Cup winner will be crowned.
  • 2014: The format will change, as a transition to becoming a World Championship which will follow a traditional format of accumulated points with no world final. The World Championship will follow a world calendar of at least six events again supporting the FIM’s existing road racing series.
  • 2015: The series is expected to be promoted to a World Championship with its own global calendar.

2013 calendar

The 2013 eRoadRacing World Cup will consist of 4 races in Europe and 4 in North America, with a world final in Asia. While 6 events are already known, 2 more and the final are expected to be announced later.[2]

European series

Date Country Venue
14 July  Spain Valencia
18 August  Germany Oschserleben
21 September  France Le Mans Bugatti (TBC)
TBA TBA TBA

North American series

Date Country Venue
21 July  United States Laguna Seca
18 August  United States Indianapolis
31 August  United States Tooele, Utah
TBA TBA TBA

World Cup final

Date Country Venue
TBA TBA TBA

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIM teams up with TTXGP for promotion of new e-Road Racing series". fim-live.com. 2013-03-05.
  2. ^ "FIM eRoadRacing World Cup Calendar 2013". egrandprix.com/. 2013-04-02.