The International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) and MotoGP said on Thursday they will discontinue the MotoE World Championship after the 2025 season, citing limited fan engagement and a lack of progress in electric performance motorcycles.
Launched in 2019 with four rounds and six races, MotoE expanded to eight rounds with 16 races before being scaled back to seven rounds at select European circuits for 2025. The format, featuring short races of fewer than 10 laps and lap times comparable to Moto3 machines, struggled to capture a wider audience.
“Today we announce the suspension of the FIM MotoE World Championship as from the end of this season,” said FIM President Jorge Viegas. “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.”
Ducati has served as the exclusive supplier of race bikes since 2023, replacing Energica Ego Corsa. Organisers said the motorcycle industry is focusing instead on cleaner combustion engines and the use of non-fossil fuels. “As we continuously strive for innovation on and off track, we must be equally unafraid of listening to our fanbase and the new audiences we seek to connect with,” said Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta. “Together with the FIM, we have decided that the time is right to put MotoE on hiatus at the end of this season.”
Two races remain in the 2025 campaign, with LCR’s Mattia Casadei and Lorenzo Baldassarri of Dynavolt Intact tied at the top of the standings. Spaniard Jordi Torres remains the most successful rider in the class, having won the 2020 and 2021 titles.