Trackhouse adopts Gulf’s iconic colours for special MotoGP livery

Trackhouse Racing will contest the opening two rounds of the 2025 MotoGP season within the “iconic” blue and orange colors of Gulf Oil.

The brand new livery was unveiled on the eve of the Thailand Grand Prix and also will be seen on the bikes of Raul Fernandez and Ai Ogura in subsequent month’s Argentina Grand Prix.

Each riders can even race in particular Gulf-branded leathers, whereas the staff’s storage can even be repainted in blue and orange at Buriram and Termas de Rio Honda.

Gulf Oil first inked a partnership with Aprilia’s satellite tv for pc squad in December however its brand was solely featured on the entrance wheel cowl within the full-season livery that was revealed in January.

“From the second I fell in love with Motorsport, I’ve admired and been impressed by the enduring Gulf livery in each kind it has taken within the historical past of racing,” stated Justin Marks, Founder & Proprietor of Trackhouse.

“To have the ability to unveil the Gulf Trackhouse Aprilia bikes is a deeply private second. It’s an honour and privilege to associate with such an iconic model in MotoGP and can’t wait to see these unbelievable bikes at velocity on the racetrack.” 

Gulf Oil has been concerned in motorsport for many years and its partnerships with all kinds of groups has spawned some of the well-known liveries in all of racing.

It gained worldwide significance due to the 1971 movie Le Mans by which Steve McQueen drove a Gulf-branded Porsche.

The now defunct American firm additionally sponsored McLaren in each Components 1 and the Can-Am collection within the Sixties and, after rekindling their partnership lately, the staff introduced again the well-known livery on a one-off foundation within the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix.

Gulf’s take care of McLaren ceased on the finish of 2022 and it has since partnered with Williams, who ran the livery in Singapore, Qatar and Japan in 2023.