Repsol and Honda renew MotoGP contract until 2018
Repsol and Honda Racing Corporation have renewed their sponsorship contract for another year, through to December 31, 2018, which will mark its 24th seaon. The alliance between the Spanish energy company and the Japanese vehicle manufacturer began in 1995 and has seen them claim 12 rider World Championships together.
Repsol’s General Director of Communication and Chairman’s Office, Begona Elices, and HRC Director – General Manager Race Operations Management Division, Tetsuhiro Kuwata, signed the extension of the contract, through which Repsol will continue to be the main sponsor of Honda’s factory MotoGP team in the premier class of motorcycle racing. Riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, who have both renewed their contracts with HRC for two years, will continue to represent the most celebrated team in MotoGP history.
“We are very proud to be part of this team and to renew an alliance that has borne so much fruit in the fields of sports and technology. We have two exceptional riders in Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, who perfectly represent Repsol’s values such as teamwork and the spirit of improvement. High competition is the best incentive to improve as a global company, to research and develop state-of-the-art fuels and lubricants, and to achieve the goals we set for ourselves,” said Elices.
“We are delighted with the renewal of the agreement with our title sponsor Repsol through the end of 2018. This year we celebrated together our 12th MotoGP World Title in 22 years of collaboration, an amazing achievement in the history of the motorcycle World Championship. This record demonstrates the great value of this partnership which, in addition to including a great sponsorship agreement, has also benefitted us with crucial technological development. We are proud to continue working with Repsol through 2018 and hopefully many more years beyond!,” said Kuwata.
Repsol and Honda Racing Corporation began their journey together in February 1995, in a relationship of trust based on technological development that has led to a perfect combination of rider, motorcycle, fuel and lubricant.These more than two decades have seen the Repsol Honda team achieve 12 individual titles, 151 victories and 392 podiums in 500cc and MotoGP. In addition, they have been proclaimed team champions on seven occasions since the award was created in 2002.
