The Pramac team MotoE announced the agreement with Octo as the team's title sponsor in the first edition of the FEL ENEL MotoE World Cup, the MotoGP electric class.
The first partnership between Pramac Racing and Octo dates back to the 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons in MotoGP where 5 podiums with Danilo Petrucci and 1 with Scott Redding were achieved.
Leading the two Ego Corsa of the Octo Pramac team MotoE will be the San Marino Alex De Angelis and the reigning Endurance world champion, the Australian Josh Hook (, promising the team card).
The calendar includes 4 stages and 6 races, the first of which will be the German 7 in July, on the Sachsenring track (, promising the complete calendar).
The following are the statements of teams and drivers.
Paolo Campinoti (Team Principal Octo Pramac Moto E) "It is with deep satisfaction that we welcome back our family to Octo. Ours is a relationship of profound mutual esteem that has never been interrupted and this new agreement is proof of this. We are happy to share with Octo the great interest that has been created on MotoE. But our goal is still to achieve great results as we have already done together in MotoGP ”.
Fabio Sbianchi (CEO Octo Telematics) '' The MotoE represents the future, and as innovators it is natural for us to support this new and compelling way to race in motion that evolves thanks to technology. We are happy to start again with the Pramac Team MotoE in what will be a fantastic adventure. We can't wait for the races to start and we are sure that the riders will give their best on the track to give a lot of satisfaction to the fans and enthusiasts ”.
Francesco Guidotti (Octo Pramac Team Manager MotoE) “We worked a lot in the four days of testing we had at Jerez and the sensations are already positive. It's a completely new adventure for everyone but Alex and Josh, together with the whole team, have already demonstrated great professionalism and desire to compete at high levels ". (here is our interview with Francesco Guidotti)
Alex De Angelis (Octo Pramac MotoE rider #5) “I am very excited about this new adventure, first because it represents for me a return to racing and then because this championship is presented as a great novelty that will certainly attract attention. It's nice to be back on track in a team like Pramac, but in a new class for everyone like the MotoE can make available their great wealth of experience in MotoGP. I can't wait to start. "
Josh Hook (Octo Pramac MotoE rider #16) “It is a very interesting challenge and for this I thank Pramac Racing who gave me the opportunity to participate. I have to admit that the sensations with the bike are really positive. There MotoE it is very competitive and since the first tests I have really enjoyed myself. We will do everything to achieve great results ".
