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GR Racing's Porsche 911 RSR-19 at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. GR Racing was founded in 2011 with the aim to merge competitive racing with the iconic Gulf Oil livery, representing motorsports excellence since the 1960s. [3]
The Mirage Lightweight Racing Car was a family of racing cars built by John Wyer Automotive Engineering (JWAE) in Slough, England, initially to compete in international sports car racing in the colors of the Gulf Oil Corporation. The project started in the spring of 1967, after Ford's decision to discontinue the Ford GT40 project.
The Porsche 917 is a sports prototype race car developed by German manufacturer Porsche to exploit the regulations regarding the construction of 5-litre sports cars. Powered by a Type 912 flat-12 engine which was progressively enlarged from 4.5 to 5.0 litres, the 917 was introduced in 1969 and initially proved unwieldy on the race track but continuous development improved the handling and it ...
The Gulf livery returns to an F1 car, this time with a new take from Williams. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Aston Martin DB9 in Gulf Oil livery, as seen in 2012. The Gulf logo is still used around the world by various businesses. GOI uses it for their marketing activities to focus on the sponsorship of motorsport teams including MotoGP team Aprilia Racing Team Gresini for the 2019 season [54] and Formula 1 teams McLaren and Williams.
Martini Racing is the name under which various motor racing teams race when sponsored by the Italian company Martini & Rossi, a distillery that produces Martini vermouth in Turin. Martini's sponsorship program began in 1958 as Martini International Club, founded by Count Metello Rossi di Montelera of Martini & Rossi. [ 1 ]
The special Gulf Oil livery used for the Singapore, Japanese and Qatar Grands Prix, pictured on a show car. Sargeant qualified 18th for the Singapore Grand Prix with Albon qualifying 14th. On lap 20 Sargeant hit the wall, damaging his front wing, forcing it to be changed, which ended his chance for points.
From the beginning of organised motor sport events, in the early 1900s, until the late 1960s, before commercial sponsorship liveries came into common use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in standardised racing colours that indicated the nation of origin of the car or driver.