How well do you know your MotoGP sponsors?

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Maybe most of you know that Repsol is an oil/petroleum company. Same with Petronas. But how about these other MotoGP companies? No cheating and Googling these names!

1. Avintia

a) IT consulting firm
b) Construction company
c) Motorcycle racing parts retailer
d) Pharmaceutical company
e) Company specialized in motorsport sponsorship and event promotions - no products or services

b) Avintia is a Spanish construction company

2. Moody

a) Banking and financial services
b) Motorcycle racing parts retailer
c) Oil and petroleum company
d) Telecommunications company
e) Snack foods manufacturer

a) Moody is a proximity banking company based in Italy

3. Raw

a) Snack foods manufacturer
b) Rolling paper for tobacco (and other) smoking products
c) Sports drink
d) Clothing retailer
e) Pet foods company

c) Raw is a Spanish organic, isotonic sports drink manufacturer

4. LCR

a) IT consulting firm
b) Financial services
c) Construction equipment manufacturer
d) Phamaceutical company
e) Motorcycle racing team owned by an ex-motorcycle racer - no products or services

e) LCR stands for Lucio Cecchinello Racing, former 125cc racer

5. Idemitsu

a) Oil and petroleum company
b) Entertainment management company
c) IT consulting firm
d) Computer parts manufacturer
e) Telecommunications company

a) Idemitsu is a Japanese oil and petroleum company

6. Rizla

a) Banking and financial services
b) Snack food manufacturer
c) Rolling paper for tobacco (and other) smoking products
d) Entertainment management company
e) Oil and petroleum company

c) Rizla is a French brand of rolling papers

7. Movistar

a) IT consulting company
b) Telecommunications company
c) Entertainment management company
d) Clothing retailer
e) Motorcycle parts retailer

b) Movistar is a Spanish telecommunications company

8. Alice

a) Oil and petroleum company
b) Banking and financial services
c) Telecommunications company
d) Entertainment management company
e) IT consulting firm

c) Alice is an Italian telecommunications company

9. Pull&Bear

a) Energy drink manufacturer
b) Clothing retailer
c) Toy retailer
d) Motorcycle parts retailer
e) Entertainment management company

b) Pull&Bear is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer

10. Gresini

a) Banking and financial services
b) Telecommunications company
c) Motorcycle racing team owned by an ex-motorcycle racer - no products or services
d) Sports drink manufacturer
e) Construction company

c) Fausto Gresini is an ex-125cc racer

11. San Carlo

a) Toy retailer
b) Entertainment management company
c) Oil and petroleum
d) Motorcycle parts retailer
e) Snack food manufacturer

e) San Carlo Gruppo Alimentare is a Spanish manufacturer of snack food

12. Interwetten

a) IT consulting company
b) Telecommunications firm
c) Online betting and gambling company
d) Construction company
e) Clothing retailer

c) Interwetten is a Maltese company specializes in online sports betting and casinos

13. Aspar

a) Banking and financial services
b) Clothing retailer
c) Oil and petroleum company
d) Motorcycle racing team owned by an ex-motorcycle racer - no products or services
e) IT consulting company

d) Aspar Racing Team was formerly called Angel Nieto Team, named after the former GP racer

Hit the appropriate like emoticon to record your score:

:love: : 13
(y) : 10-12
🤣 : 7-9
😲 : 4-6
:( : 1-3
:mad: : 0
 
Got four pretty much through guessing. I am glad I at least got Movistar right
 
I scored 9.

Good fun. Thanks.
 
(y)

One minor pedantic correction: San Carlo snacks are Italian, not Spanish. And they're f**king delicious. We ate lots of the porchetta and herbs flavour when we were in Italy in May. Just the thing to go with a Campari spritz for aperitivo time.

Paprika is also amazing. So is tomato. And lime and pepper. Come to think of it, I've never had a bad flavour, unlike the mostly over-seasoned chips we get here. (We overpay for all of the above when I spend the equivalent of a mortgage payment at Nardini once a month or so. That place is my Costco, can't leave without dropping big dollars every time. 'Oh, I'll just pop in to grab some guanciale..." Sure I will.)
 
Fortunately, no one wants to sponsor me to ride MotoGP, so I don't have to know them.
 
It's obvious that MotoGP sponsorship is so *NOT* targeted to North American audiences.

I watched the races before spending any time in Europe and I had never heard of any of the sponsors outside of the big tobacco companies like Camel and Marlboro. When I traveled abroad, I suddenly saw all of these logos everywhere that I had only seen slapped on the bodywork and leathers of the bikes and riders.

Thanks for playing, guys! Here are a few others that I found.

Let's start off with a super-easy one. No, not Lenovo... :)

1. Chupa Chups

a) Energy drink company
b) Candy company
c) Tobacco company
d) Cardboard box manufacturer
e) Toy company

b) Chupa Chups is a Spanish candy company making lollypops and other confectionaries

2. Flex-Box

a) Cardboard box manufacturer
b) Shipping container manufacturer
c) IT cloud services provider
d) Food manufacturer
e) Toy company

b) Flex-Box is a Hong-Kong-based shipping container manufacturer

3. Fortuna

a) Motorcycle dealership in India
b) Tobacco company
c) Wealth management company
d) HVAC and plumbing company
e) Temp agency and recruitment firm

b) Fortuna is a French-Spanish tobacco company

4. Which of these MotoGP sponsors is *not* in the tobacco industry:

a) Gauloises
b) SAX
c) Gitanes
d) Mission-Winnow
e) Harris

e) Harris Performance Products is a British motorcycle racing and parts manufacturer.

5. Match the following Indonesian slogans with the manufacturer. Only give yourself 1 point if you get all three correct:

a) Semakin Di Depan
b) Nyalakan Nyali
c) Hatu Sati

1) Kawasaki
2) Suzuki
3) Honda
4) Yamaha
5) Aprilia

a4) Semakin Di Depan - Yamaha: "One Step Ahead"
b2) Nyalakan Nyali - Suzuki: "Turn on your courage"
c3) Hatu Sati - Honda: "One heart"

6. Pedercini

a) Motorcycle racing team owned by an ex-motorcycle professional rider - no products or services
b) Food manufacturer
c) Musical instruments manufacturer
d) HVAC and plumbing company
e) Auto parts and equipment manufacturer

a) Lucio Pedercini is a former GP racer

7. ECSTAR

a) Financial services company
b) IT services corporation
c) Temp agency and recruitment firm
d) Oil and petroleum industry
e) Auto parts and equipment manufacturer

d) ECSTAR is Suzuki's engine oil and lubrication division

8. WithU

a) Online collaboration sofware
b) Oil and petroleum industry
c) Specialty auto tools manufacturer
d) Tobacco company
e) Motorcycle racing team owned by an ex-motorcycle professional rider - no products or services

b) WithU is a mobile app released by Europe Energy to manage energy services online

9. Tech3

a) Motorcycle racing and parts retailer
b) IT services corporation
c) Motorcycle racing team owned by an ex-motorcycle professional rider - no products or services
d) Temp agency and recruitment firm
e) Specialty auto tools manufacturer

c) Tech3 is owned by Herve Poncharal, an ex-motorcycle professional rider

10. Sterilgarda

a) Motorcycle racing team owned by an ex-motorcycle professional rider - no products or services
b) Pharmaceutical company
c) IT security services firm
d) Food manufacturer
e) Contraception products company

d) Sterilgarda Alimenti is an Italian dairy foods producer

11. ENEOS

a) IT services corporation
b) Specialty auto tools manufacturer
c) Motorcycle dealership in India
d) Oil and petroleum company
e) HVAC and plumbing company

c) ENEOS is a Japanese oil and gas company

12. Valsir

a) Entertainment management company
b) Toy company
c) Oil an petroleum company
d) HVAC and plumbing company
e) Motorcycle racing and parts retailer

d) Valsir is an Italian HVAC and plumbing company

13. Alma

a) Temp agency and recruitment firm
b) Motorcycle dealership in India
c) Toy company
d) Food manufacturer
e) Oil and petroleum company

a) Alma SpA - Agenzia Per Il Lavoro is an Italian temp agency and recruitment firm

Hit the appropriate like emoticon to record your score:

:love: : 13
(y) : 10-12
🤣 : 7-9
😲 : 4-6
:( : 1-3
:mad: : 0
 
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5 on the second round. Was scratching my head as to why "ECSTAR" sounded familiar. It might be that I own a Suzuki, that has ECSTAR oil in it, that I put there myself
 
You should add "Leopard". I know they say they are an energy drink, but... *cough* front *cough*

I got about 70% of them. I know the names, but don't know what they all do.
 
Lightcycle said:
It's obvious that MotoGP sponsorship is so *NOT* targeted to North American audiences.

I watched the races before spending any time in Europe and I had never heard of any of the sponsors outside of the big tobacco companies like Camel and Marlboro. When I traveled abroad, I suddenly saw all of these logos everywhere that I had only seen slapped on the bodywork and leathers of the bikes and riders.

Thanks for playing, guys! Here are a few others that I found.

Let's start off with a super-easy one. No, not Lenovo... :)

1. Chupa Chups

a) Energy drink company
b) Candy company
c) Tobacco company
d) Cardboard box manufacturer
e) Toy company

b) Chupa Chups is a Spanish candy company making lollypops and other confectionaries

2. Flex-Box

a) Cardboard box manufacturer
b) Shipping container manufacturer
c) IT cloud services provider
d) Food manufacturer
e) Toy company

b) Flex-Box is a Hong-Kong-based shipping container manufacturer

3. Fortuna

a) Motorcycle dealership in India
b) Tobacco company
c) Wealth management company
d) HVAC and plumbing company
e) Temp agency and recruitment firm

b) Fortuna is a French-Spanish tobacco company

4. Which of these MotoGP sponsors is *not* in the tobacco industry:

a) Gauloises
b) SAX
c) Gitanes
d) Mission-Winnow
e) Harris

e) Harris Performance Products is a British motorcycle racing and parts manufacturer.

5. Match the following Indonesian slogans with the manufacturer. Only give yourself 1 point if you get all three correct:

a) Semakin Di Depan
b) Nyalakan Nyali
c) Hatu Sati

1) Kawasaki
2) Suzuki
3) Honda
4) Yamaha
5) Aprilia

a4) Semakin Di Depan - Yamaha: "One Step Ahead"
b2) Nyalakan Nyali - Suzuki: "Turn on your courage"
c3) Hatu Sati - Honda: "One heart"

6. Pedercini

a) Motorcycle racing team owned by an ex-motorcycle professional rider - no products or services
b) Food manufacturer
c) Musical instruments manufacturer
d) HVAC and plumbing company
e) Auto parts and equipment manufacturer

a) Lucio Pedercini is a former GP racer

7. ECSTAR

a) Financial services company
b) IT services corporation
c) Temp agency and recruitment firm
d) Oil and petroleum industry
e) Auto parts and equipment manufacturer

d) ECSTAR is Suzuki's engine oil and lubrication division

8. WithU

a) Online collaboration sofware
b) Oil and petroleum industry
c) Specialty auto tools manufacturer
d) Tobacco company
e) Motorcycle racing team owned by an ex-motorcycle professional rider - no products or services

b) WithU is a mobile app released by Europe Energy to manage energy services online

9. Tech3

a) Motorcycle racing and parts retailer
b) IT services corporation
c) Motorcycle racing team owned by an ex-motorcycle professional rider - no products or services
d) Temp agency and recruitment firm
e) Specialty auto tools manufacturer

c) Tech3 is owned by Herve Poncharal, an ex-motorcycle professional rider

10. Sterilgarda

a) Motorcycle racing team owned by an ex-motorcycle professional rider - no products or services
b) Pharmaceutical company
c) IT security services firm
d) Food manufacturer
e) Contraception products company

d) Sterilgarda Alimenti is an Italian dairy foods producer

11. ENEOS

a) IT services corporation
b) Specialty auto tools manufacturer
c) Motorcycle dealership in India
d) Oil and petroleum company
e) HVAC and plumbing company

c) ENEOS is a Japanese oil and gas company

12. Valsir

a) Entertainment management company
b) Toy company
c) Oil an petroleum company
d) HVAC and plumbing company
e) Motorcycle racing and parts retailer

d) Valsir is an Italian HVAC and plumbing company

13. Alma

a) Temp agency and recruitment firm
b) Motorcycle dealership in India
c) Toy company
d) Food manufacturer
e) Oil and petroleum company

a) Alma SpA - Agenzia Per Il Lavoro is an Italian temp agency and recruitment firm

Hit the appropriate like emoticon to record your score:

:love: : 13
(y) : 10-12
🤣 : 7-9
😲 : 4-6
:( : 1-3
:mad: : 0
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These have been fun, thanks for putting them together.

Was feeling pretty cocky up to question 11, with only the Suzuki Indonesia slogan tripping me up, but 11-13 were all duds, so:

:ROFLMAO:

(Worst bit is 12 and 13 are Italian companies...)
 
:ROFLMAO: - Part 1
😧 - Part 2 (*2 of the 3 mfg slogans, so no point)

What no A-Style logo posts. LOL
 
7 round one
6 round two

Don't do a Moto 2 round or I'll only keep dropping lol
 
Okay, to mark the start of the MotoGP season, let's dust off this thread and play another round of "Do you know who these 2026 (some new and obscure) sponsors are?"

We'll start you guys off with a couple of easy ones:

1. Whose logo is this?

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Trackhouse Racing Team is owned by Justin Marks, former NASCAR racer.

2. Carrera

a) Automotive/Motorcycling parts company
b) Computer/IT company
c) Apparel company
d) Industrial parts/services company
e) Transportation manufacturer/services industry

c) Carrera is an Italian company specializing in eyewear.

3. Wurth

a) Transportation manufacturer/services
b) Food/Drink company
c) Financial services corporation
d) Industrial parts/services company
e) Oil and gas company

d) Würth Group is a German wholesaler of fasteners, screws and tools

4. BK8

a) Online gambling company
b) Sports and entertainment news company
c) Transportation manufacturer/services company
d) Automotive/motorcycle parts company
e) Oil and gas company

b) Trick question. BK8 is an online gambling company, but its subsidiary "BK8 News" is the actual title sponsor for Gresini Ducati. They are a sports and entertainment news company.

5. GOD55

a) Religious outreach and support organization
b) Automotive/Motorcycling parts company
c) Food/Drink company
d) Computer video gaming developer
e) Online gambling company

e) GOD55 Sports is a Malaysian online casino

6. Targa

a) Desktop and laptop computer and accessories manufacturer
b) Internet telematics services and solutions company
c) Automotive racing parts manufacturer
d) Industrial parts/services company
e) Oil and gas company

b) Targa is an Italian Internet-of-Things telematics services and solutions company.

7. Snap-On Tools is sponsor for which manufacturer in 2026:

a) Aprilia
b) Ducati
c) Honda
d) KTM
e) Yamaha

c) Honda

8. RCB

a) Transportation manufacturer/services company
b) Automotive/motorcycle parts company
c) Desktop and laptop computer and accessories manufacturer
d) IT services corporation
e) Oil and gas company

b) Racing Boy is a Malaysian provider of high-performance motorcycle parts.

9. Freciarossa

a) Transportation manufacturer/services company
b) Automotive/motorcycle parts company
c) Industrial parts/services company
d) IT services corporation
e) Food/drink company

a) Freciarossa is a manufacturer of high speed trains for Trenitalia, Italy's rail service

10. FES

a) Transportation manufacturer/services company
b) Automotive/motorcycle parts company
c) Industrial parts/services company
d) IT services corporation
e) Food/drink company

c) FES Global Group is an Italian industrial cleaning company specializing in sandblasting and laser cleaning

11. Dellorto

a) Desktop and laptop computer and accessories manufacturer
b) Automotive/motorcycle parts company
c) Industrial parts/services company
d) IT services corporation
e) Food/drink company

b) Dell'Orto is an Italian equipment manufacturer specializing in carburetors and EFI systems specializing in motorsports

12. Aspira

a) Transportation manufacturer/services company
b) Automotive/motorcycle parts company
c) Industrial parts/services company
d) Desktop and laptop computer and accessories manufacturer
e) Food/drink company

b) Aspira is an Indonesian car and motorcycle spare parts manufacturer

13. Chocolatõs is a candy manufacturer from which country:

a) China
b) Indonesia
c) Italy
d) Portugal
e) Spain

b) Chocolatõs is a wafer made of Italian chocolate, however they are made by Garuda Putra Putri Jaya Tbk, an Indonesian company

Thanks for playing! How did you do?

Please share your results with the rest of us. If you're new to this thread, go ahead and share your score for all three rounds!
 
3 out of 13 for me. :confused:
 
3 here as well. Some of those are pretty obscure. I suspect the tendency for a racing sponsor to be the employer of the racer / racer's family / friends so that they can use their hobby as a tax deduction, goes all the way to the top levels of motorsports.

Crypto scam companies looking for money-laundering opportunities seemed to be all the rage for motorsports sponsorships a couple years ago; is that still the case?
 
3 as well. 1, 2 and 12.

Lightcycle said:
I guess energy drink companies must have fallen out of vogue...
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Mostly individual sponsorships now. It was actually a problem last year with Marc Marquez. He has a personal sponsorship with Red Bull and Ducati Lenovo has a team sponsorship for Monster. They were saying how he might not have any energy drink sponsor but it ended up being Monster.

His other drink sponsor Estrella Galicia ended up as team sponsor.
 
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