Shell Advance is an official sponsor of the factory Ducati MotoGP squad.  The contract has arrived from an ongoing partnership that has enabled a Shell Advance presence throughout the circuits by advertising projects at MotoGP races this year in Qatar, Italy, Germany and the United States.

Dorna Sports S.L. Managing Director Pau Serracanta explains, “We are delighted that the leading petroleum company in the world is supporting MotoGP as a Grand Prix title sponsor, in addition to the support that they already provide via trackside advertising and their partnership with the official Ducati team. MotoGP has a huge fan base in Malaysia and throughout Asia, so this agreement will give Shell Advance the opportunity to further penetrate this highly important market.”

Tanmay Jaswal, Global Marketing Manager for Shell Advance states, “We are extremely pleased to have reached this agreement to become title sponsor of the penultimate round of the 2009 FIM MotoGP World Championship. The Malaysian MotoGP is an exciting annual event for the whole of Asia and one that Shell Advance is very proud to support. Shell already enjoys a successful technical partnership with Ducati Corse in MotoGP, a close relationship which provides Ducati with cutting edge lubricants and fuels, and allows our technicians to continuously transfer learnings from the racetrack to the road. This title sponsorship provides us with an ideal platform to strengthen our existing MotoGP presence as we seek to communicate with MotoGP fans and our customers in markets across Asia.”

This years Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix will begin at the Sepang track, close to Kuala Lumpur, between the 23rd and 25th of October.