The numbers to know before the German GP MotoE at the Sachsenring
This weekend, at the German circuit of Sachsenring, it will take place the third round of the 2023 season of the MotoE World Championship. Here are all the numbers MotoE on the eve of the German GP.
This is the second time the Sachsenring is hosting the MotoE and the first time that the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship arrives at this venue with its new world championship status and its new supplier: Ducati.
The records of the Sachsenring circuit
This is the second MotoE round at the Sachsenring, and the first time the FIM Enel MotoE World Championship touches down at the venue with its new status and new manufacturer. The first time MotoE was at Sachsenring was in 2019, for the first-ever MotoE race. Niki Tuuli won that race from pole, and Bradley Smith and Mike di Meglio completed the podium. Tuuli also set the fastest lap, achieving the first Hat Trick in MotoE history.
| Fastest race lap | 1:28.322 | Niki TUULI (2019) |
| All time lap record | 1:27.456 | Niki TUULI (2019) |
| Pole position 2019 | 1:27.456 | Niki TUULI |
| Race – 2019 duration (5 laps) | 7:27.862 | Niki TUULI |
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The standings of the 2023 championship
The statistics of the MotoE
Eight riders took podiums in the first two rounds of 2023: Ferrari (3), Torres (2), Garzo (2), Granado (1), Casadei (1), Mantovani (1), Manfredi (1), and Randy Krummenacher (1). Torres and Garzo both took double podiums in Round XNUMX, Ferrari did it in Round XNUMX. One rider has the “Hat Trick” (Win, Pole, Fastest Lap): Ferrari at Le Mans.
In the last round at Mugello, Andrea Mantovani and the RNF MotoE team achieved their first victory in MotoE. Eric Granado and the LCR E-Team also took their first win with the new Ducati. In 21 ,the Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE team and Felo Gresini MotoE have three podiums each, followed by the Openbank Aspar team (XNUMX).
In 2023, the Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE team has the highest number of podiums (2), followed by the LCR E-Team (XNUMX), Pons Racing XNUMX (XNUMX) and Felo Gresini MotoE (XNUMX).
| Victories | Pole Positions | Fastest Laps | |||
| Eric GRANADO | 11 | Eric GRANADO | 7 | Eric GRANADO | 13 |
| Matteo FERRARI | 8 | Dominique AEGERTER (*) | 4 | Matteo FERRARI | 7 |
| Dominique AEGERTER (*) | 5 | Jordi TORRES | 3 | Dominique AEGERTER (*) | 4 |
| Jordi TORRES | 3 | Matteo FERRARI | 3 | Niki TUULI (*) | 3 |
| Mattia CASADEI | 2 | Mattia CASADEI | 1 | Hector GARZO | 2 |
| Niki TUULI (*) | 2 | Miquel PONS | 1 | Mattia CASADEI | 1 |
| Alessandro ZACCONE | 1 | Fermin ALDEGUER (*) | 1 | Jordi TORRES | 1 |
| Miquel PONS | 1 | Niki TUULI (*) | 1 | Kevin ZANNONI | 1 |
| Andrea Mantovani | 1 | Alex DE ANGELIS (*) | 1 | Miquel PONS | 1 |
| Lukas TULOVIC (*) | 1 | Mike DI MEGLIO (*) | 1 | Andrea MANTOVANI | 1 |
| Mike DI MEGLIO (*) | 1 | Alex DE ANGELIS (*) | 1 | ||
| Mike DI MEGLIO (*) | 1 |
Four riders have participated in all seasons of the MotoE: Matteo Ferrari (36 starts), Eric Granado (34), Mattia Casadei (35) and Maria Herrera (36). In 2023, seven new riders participate in the MotoGP electric class, five of whom are rookies: Tito Rabat, Luca Salvadori, Mika Perez, Nicholas Spinelli and Randy Krummenacher. The others have already participated in MotoE in the past: Alessandro Zaccone (2020-2021) and Andrea Mantovani (2021 and two races in 2022 to replace the injured Bradley Smith).
Granado and Ferrari are the only riders to have achieved a double victory in the same round. The Brazilian did it in the Spanish and Austrian GPs in 2022 and in Valencia in 2019, while the Italian in the San Marino GP in 2019.
The LCR E-Team is the only team that has achieved a one-two: in Race 2 in both the Spanish GP and the Austrian GP in 2022. The Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE team has the most podium finishes (21), followed by the LCR E-Team (15), Pons Racing 40 (15) and Felo Gresini MotoE (14).
The riders who achieved a “hat trick” (win, pole, fastest lap) in the same round were: Eric Granado (2019 Valencia GP, 2020 Spanish GP, 2021 Dutch GP, 2022 Austrian GP), Matteo Ferrari (2023 FrenchGP) , Mattia Casadei (2022 French GP), Dominique Aegerter (2022 Italian GP), Niki Tuuli (2019 German GP) and Mike Di Meglio (2019 Austrian GP).
The performance of the MotoE 2023
In both 2023 rounds, Ferrari broke the previous lap record by more than three seconds. In both races at the French GP, all participants were faster than the previous lap record of MotoE.
In the first pre-season test, Granado was fastest and broke the official MotoE lap record by half a second in Jerez. In the second test, Granado was fastest again and lowered the official MotoE lap record by three seconds in Barcelona.
At Mugello, the MotoE set its new top-speed record: at the end of the main straight, Jordi Torres reached the speed of 281,9 km/h.
Here is some information on the Ducati V21L: the acceleration data were recorded during a start while the braking data are those recorded at the end of the main straight in Barcelona (turn 1).
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The TV and streaming schedules of the German GP
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