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Data Snapshot: Motorsport 2020
Formula One, Formula E and MotoGP – motorsport’s biggest global series – hold central sponsorships worth $394m (€354m) in 2020, across 48 central deals.
Heineken AR Cheers – Heineken & Formula One
Heineken, the official beer of F1, leveraged the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix through an augmented reality game that offered fans the change to win race and pre-race party tickets.
#Car2Can – Busch & Stewart-Haas Racing/Nascar
Busch celebrated its 40-year presence at the Daytona 500 in February 2019 by turning Stewart-Haas Racing’s 2018 No. 4 car into 40 limited-edition cans.
Month of May 5G – Verizon & IndyCar
Around the 2019 Indy 500, Verizon leveraged its IndyCar assets to showcase its 5G Ultra-Wideband through a month-long campaign.
72 Hours – Heineken & Formula One
For the 2018 Formula One season, Heineken activated its rights through a four-city media/influencer PR programme linking host city underground culture to F1 lifestyles.
ISG starts F1 global betting sponsorship sales with 188Bet deal in Asia
Interregional Sports Group, the global data and betting rights partner of the FIA Formula One World Championship, got its global sales process off to a strong start with a deal in Asia with online betting…
FREE | Sponsorship deals in Motorsport, 2019
Formula One deals make up nine of the top ten deals by value per season across Formula One, Formula E and MotoGP
Data Snapshot: Motorsport 2019
The top central and team title deals across Formula One, Formula E and MotoGP.
Peoria TT track rehab/redesign – American Flat Track & Caterpillar
Two major activations, in 2018 and 2019, showcased the best of the Caterpillar brand through its partnership with the organisers of American Flat Track racing.
Hugo Boss recommits to sailing flagship, splits sponsorship budget
Fashion brand Hugo Boss is committing significant levels of investment to its four sports sponsorship strands in football, motorsports, sailing and golf.
Infiniti Engineering Academy – Infiniti Motor Company & Renault F1
The Infiniti Engineering Academy – Infiniti’s global search for bright engineering talent – was created with the Renault F1 team to connect the Infiniti brand with its customers and a global Formula 1 fan audience.
Official Team Partner – Unilever & Williams Racing
Unilever’s wide-ranging sponsorship of the Williams Racing Formula One Team addressed business needs across the Rexona brand, customer development and the Unilever supply chain.
#MotoGPConnect – Tata Communications & MotoGP
Tata Communications’ #MotoGPConnect campaign raised awareness of the company’s broadcast solutions to potential new customers in international sport and positioned Tata as an innovator in the media and entertainment space.
Formula E closing the gap on Formula 1 as a sponsorship proposition
When season six of the Formula E Championship gets under way in Saudi Arabia on November 22, there will be a brief overlap with the 2019 Formula One Championship, which ends in Dubai on December 1
Vestas pays premium for Formula E entry with Mercedes-Benz EQ
Danish wind turbine company Vestas signed as a Principal Partner of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team, having turned down the title position at Porsche Formula E, industry sources have told SportBusiness Sponsorship.
FREE | Sponsorship in Formula One, 2019
Top team deals
Phillip Morris International’s (PMI) sponsorship of Scuderia Ferrari is the biggest Formula One team deal of 2019.
Sponsorship in Formula One, 2019
Top team deals
Phillip Morris International’s (PMI) sponsorship of Scuderia Ferrari is the biggest Formula One team deal of 2019.
McLaren Racing adapts to corporate aims of BAT, Coca-Cola
Formula One team McLaren Racing has raised more than £10m (€11.6m/$12.9m) through new deals with British American Tobacco and US soft drink giant Coca-Cola, according to industry sources.
SportPesa gets first-year discount in Racing Point F1 title deal
Kenyan bookmaker SportPesa is paying $8m (€7.1m) in year one of its two-year title sponsorship deal with Formula One team Racing Point, and $12m in year two, SportBusiness Sponsorship has learned.
tappit’s cashless payments tech connects with Man City, Australian Grand Prix
UK cashless payments brand tappit is paying between £1m (€1.1m/$1.3m) and £1.5m per season to partner with Premier League club Manchester City, according to industry sources.
Alfa Romeo pays Sauber extra for full team rights in 2019
Italian carmaker Alfa Romeo is understood to have paid an extra $5m (€4.4m) per year to upgrade from title sponsor of the Sauber Formula One Team to full team rights.
Philip Morris makes branding comeback with Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow
Tobacco giant Philip Morris International is paying $180m (€158m) per season to sponsor the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team, according to sources close to the deal.
On the right track? Formula One in 2018 and 2019
Scott Branch, CSM’s head of marketing communications, Motorsport, reviews the 2018 Formula One season and highlights what we can expect in 2019
Pirelli sees off Hankook bid to renew with Formula One
SportBusiness Sponsorship understands there was a small increase in the value of Pirelli’s renewed deal as Formula One’s sole tyre supplier, signed last month.