Honda HRC Castrol Team shows off new livery in Ind...

MotoGP 2025

Honda HRC Castrol Group

Honda Racing Company (HRC) has unveiled the new-look Honda HRC Castrol Group forward of the upcoming MotoGP check classes at Sepang subsequent week.

Koji Watanabe – President of Honda Racing Company

“On behalf of Honda HRC, I wish to welcome Castrol to the MotoGP venture. HRC and Castrol each share the identical imaginative and prescient, drive and deal with expertise and the longer term. We now have loved nice success with them up to now and in addition in different classes, so it was a pure match. Everyone seems to be working exhausting to deliver success to the MotoGP World Championship in 2025, we should proceed to stay centered and diligently stroll the trail forward of us. With Joan Mir and Luca Marini, we’ve two sturdy and gifted riders to assist us push ahead on this journey. Racing is on the very core of Honda, and I’m certain that we are going to obtain extra success this season.”

The HRC Group’s livery marks a big departure from the acquainted design seen on earlier Castrol-sponsored Honda LCR MotoGP machines. In distinction to the predominantly white backdrop with inexperienced accents, additionally harking back to the Castrol Honda WorldSBK bikes from 25 years in the past, the brand new design emphasises Honda’s company colors over Castrol’s branding. This shift is mirrored within the crew’s official title, ‘Honda HRC Castrol,’ somewhat than the standard ‘Castrol Honda.’

Sandeep Sangwan – Castrol Chief Advertising and marketing Officer

“Castrol has a powerful legacy in motorsport, and we’re thrilled to accomplice with Honda for the brand new Honda HRC Castrol motorbike racing crew. As a model that values superior efficiency and technical innovation, we see a pure alignment with Honda. This partnership is a superb alternative for Castrol to attach much more carefully with motorbike racing followers and bike lovers and Castrol needs the crew plenty of success for the upcoming 2025 MotoGP World Championship season.”

2025 marks the start of a brand new period for Honda within the MotoGP World Championship as Castrol joins to kind a singular partnership. Beneath the brand new collaboration, Castrol, a part of the BP group, turns into Honda HRC’s primary sponsor and can present lubricants, fuels and technical assist – testing and growing bike lubricants in essentially the most excessive race setting, after taking on from long-time Honda HRC MotoGP sponsor Repsol.

The Honda HRC Castrol crew will function the established pairing of double World Champion Joan Mir and six-time Grand Prix winner Luca Marini.

Joan Mir begins his third season with Honda in MotoGP, a interval exemplifying the dedication that led the Spaniard to 2 World Championships earlier than the age of 25. Now the rider with essentially the most Honda expertise on the grid, Mir has the chance to take one more step in his private improvement. With a two-year contract extension in hand, future prospects are shiny for the #36 as each he and Honda affirm their dedication to the venture.

Joan Mir

“To start with, I’ve to say that the bike seems unimaginable – the brand new colors are totally different to what we’ve seen up to now, however they’re sturdy and will probably be a pleasure to put on them. We enter this new season with clear objectives as we proceed to work on bettering the bike, the crew and ourselves. It is going to be an intense begin to the 12 months, straight to 2 exams after the winter, however it will permit us to get again up to the mark rapidly. I’m wanting ahead to seeing what our engineers, and our new companions at Castrol, have been engaged on over the winter.”

Getting into his second 12 months as a Honda rider, Luca Marini confirmed large capability for development and demonstrated superior technical data and suggestions all through his debut with the crew in 2024. The 27-year-old enters 2025 with items in place to proceed this development and be a key participant in Honda’s ongoing improvement after a gentle upturn in outcomes all through the course of 2024.

Luca Marini

“It’s unbelievable to return to Jakarta, Indonesia to disclose these new colors – the individuals right here have such a ardour for motorbikes, MotoGP and Honda. From the 2024 season we’ve discovered rather a lot, we have been capable of finish it in a greater means and persevering with to enhance is as soon as once more the target for this 2025 season. I understand how exhausting everybody on this venture is working and I’m decided to maintain giving my most on observe to assist. Already final 12 months we noticed progress being made and I’m certain we are going to do the identical once more this 12 months in these stunning colors.”

Alongside a brand-new look livery, the most recent evolution of the Honda RC213V continues to endure quite a few tougher to identify modifications. Growing the 2025 Honda RC213V has been the primary focus of everybody concerned over the winter, Honda HRC’s engineers persevering with to work to take full benefit of the open engine improvement, check days and wildcards afforded to them.

The crew can be supported by Stefan Bradl, Aleix Espargaro and Takaaki Nakagami because the position and scope of the Honda HRC Check Group continues to increase.

Alberto Puig – Group Supervisor

“One other season is upon us, and we should method it the identical means as each season earlier than; with clear targets and a plan on the right way to arrive at them. We all know what Joan Mir is able to as a double World Champion and he is aware of what his targets are for the 12 months. Final 12 months we noticed the regular development of Luca Marini throughout the season, and he should proceed this development. From our facet, as Honda HRC, we should additionally hold working to ship the tools to the riders for them to carry out. We’re happy to welcome Castrol to this venture as we goal future successes collectively.”

The Honda HRC Castrol crew will make its on-track debut on the Sepang Worldwide Circuit, Malaysia for the primary MotoGP pre-season check on February 5. March 2 will see the season begin in earnest on the Chang Worldwide Circuit in Buriram because the Thai GP kicks off the 2025 MotoGP World Championship.

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