Motorsport

DHL Global Forwarding has extended its sponsorship of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) motorsport series

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.

Kenyan bookmaker SportPesa has signed a major two-year sponsorship deal with Formula One team Racing Point, at an annual fee of “under $15m”, SportBusiness Sponsorship can confirm.

Online car parts retailer Autodoc has signed up as an official partner of motorsport series the World Rally Championship

Australian tyre retailer Beaurepaires has signed as the naming partner for the Melbourne 400 Supercars race at the Albert Park Grand Prix circuit in March

Swiss Formula One motor-racing team Sauber has entered into a partnership with Italian motorsport equipment retailer Sparco

Korean tyre manufacturer Hankook has signed a sponsorship deal with the W Series ahead of the inaugural season of the women’s motor-racing championship.

IndyCar has signed a multi-year deal with Japanese technology company NTT to become its new title sponsor, following the end of a partnership with Verizon

Scott Branch, CSM’s head of marketing communications, Motorsport, reviews the 2018 Formula One season and highlights what we can expect in 2019

MotoGP team Repsol Honda has extended its partnership with alcohol-free beer brand Estrella Garcia 0,0

Human resources services company Randstad has agreed a multi-year partnership with Formula One motor-racing team Toro Rosso

IndyCar Series officials are hoping to announce a new title sponsor before a February test in Austin, Texas

Jaguar Land Rover has pumped $40m (€34.6m) into its Jaguar Racing Formula E Championship racing team, according to Jaguar Racing Limited’s company accounts.

German sportswear manufacturer Puma has entered into a partnership with Porsche Motorsport. The multi-year agreement will see Puma equip all 24 Porsche works drivers, juniors and young professionals

Daytona International Speedway has signed a multi-year partnership with Extreme Energy Solutions, a company that makes cleaner-degreaser products and technology designed to lessen vehicle emissions

Italian sportswear manufacturer Erreà Sport has signed with the Envision Virgin Racing Formula E team as Official Team Clothing and Merchandising Partner.

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.

The MotoGP motorcycle-racing championship has entered into a partnership with Spanish gaming company XControllers