Valencia replaces Le Mans on MotoE calendar
Next year's MotoE World Cup will again conclude at the Valencia MotoGP season finale, after a change to the provisional 2020 calendar.
Le Mans, dropped from this season after delays caused by the fire damage to bikes and equipment at the Jerez test, has now also been removed from next year's schedule.
Valencia takes its place and, as this season, will be a double-header event (along with Misano).
Next year's MotoE World Cup will again conclude at the Valencia MotoGP season finale, after a change to the provisional 2020 calendar.
Le Mans, dropped from this season after delays caused by the fire damage to bikes and equipment at the Jerez test, has now also been removed from next year's schedule.
Valencia takes its place and, as this season, will be a double-header event (along with Misano).
The revised 2020 calendar thus features seven races at five different circuits, with Jerez and Assen hosting their first MotoE races.
Matteo Ferrari (TRENTINO Gresini MotoE) won this year's inaugural MotoE World Cup by eleven points over Bradley Smith (One Energy Racing), with Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) rising to third overall after winning both races at this year's Valencia finale.
All MotoE competitors will again use identical Energica machines in 2020.
The slim MotoE calendar, combined with 50-points at the season finale means next year's championship battle is almost guaranteed to go down to the Valencia finale once again...
| UPDATED 2020 MotoE Calendar | ||
| Date | Venue | Country |
| 03 May | Circuito de Jerez – Àngel Nieto | Spain |
| 28 June | TT Circuit Assen | Netherlands |
| 16 August | Red Bull Ring-Spielberg | Austria |
| 12-13 September* | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini |
| 14-15 November* | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Spain |
* Two Races.
| MotoGP 2020 Provisional Calendar | |||
| Round | Date | Race | Circuit |
| 1 | 8 March | Qatar | Losail International Circuit |
| 2 | 22 March | Thailand | Chang International Circuit |
| 3 | 5 April | Americas | Circuit of the Americas |
| 4 | 19 April | Argentina | Termas de Rio Hondo |
| 5 | 3 May | Jerez | Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto |
| 6 | 17 May | France | Le Mans |
| 7 | 31 May | Italy | Mugello |
| 8 | 7 June | Catalunya | Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya |
| 9 | 21 June | Germany | Sachsenring |
| 10 | 28 June | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen |
| 11 | 12 July | Finland* | KymiRing |
| 12 | 9 August | Czech Republic** | Brno |
| 13 | 16 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring - Spielberg |
| 14 | 30 August | Great Britain | Silverstone |
| 15 | 13 September | San Marino | Misano |
| 16 | 4 October | Aragon | MotorLand Aragon |
| 17 | 18 October | Japan | Motegi |
| 18 | 25 October | Australia | Phillip Island |
| 19 | 1 November | Malaysia | Sepang |
| 20 | 15 November | Valencia | Comunitat Valenciana - Ricardo Tormo |
*Subject to circuit homologation
**Subject to contract
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
