Ahead of the 2026 MotoGP campaign, the motorcycle racing series has announced a title sponsor for its return to the Brazilian market, and a number of the MotoGP teams have engaged in new commercial partnerships in anticipation of the new season.
Non-alcoholic beer brand Estrella Galicia 0,0 will serve as the title sponsor of the 2026 MotoGP Grand Prix of Brazil 2026, the series’ first race in the country since 1992.
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Estrella Galicia 0,0, which is the official beer of MotoGP already, is already the title sponsor of the Grand Prix of Spain event, and with this new deal has bolstered its commitment to the racing category.
Speaking on the announcement, Ignacio Rivera, the executive chair of Estrella Galicia parent Hijos de Rivera, said: “Our company is strongly linked to a market with a solid brewing tradition and culture, such as Brazil, where we have a long-standing presence thanks to our firm and longstanding commitment to the country through our own subsidiary.
Currently, the series has one Brazilian rider, Diogo Moreira of the LCR Honda team, who graduated from the Estrella Galicia-sponsored rider development program.
Rivera continued: “Brazil is a key country in our international expansion strategy, and we are happy to contribute value and participate so actively in the return of the World Championship after 20 years, and especially with a local rider like Diogo Moreira, a product of our talent development program.
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By GlobalDataThe race will take place from March 20 to 22 as the second event on this year’s racing calendar, and will be held at the Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia – Ayrton Senna, which staged the first three editions of the event between 1987 and 1989.
Meanwhile, DP World, the global logistics heavyweight that is a prominent sports sponsor, has partnered with the Yamaha Factory Racing team in a major multi-year deal.
As the official logistics partner, his partnership will span Yamaha’s operations in the MotoGP, WorldSBK, and WorldSSP categories, with DP World gaining prominent sponsorship visibility, including on the Yamaha Motor Racing bike itself, which in 2026 MotoGP will be ridden by 2021 World Champion Fabio Quartararo and 18-time race winner Alex Rins.
DP World will also collaborate to enhance Yamaha Motor Racing's logistics operations with an aim of boosting performance.
Elsewhere, the Bull KTM Factory Racing team has also added a new partner in the form of performance lubricants supplier Motorex.
Motorex will not only supply KTM with its performance lubricants, cleaning, and care products, but will also collaborate to share technology and development strategy with the team.
The pair have been partnered in other racing categories, including off-road racing as well as the Moto2 and Moto3 junior categories, and have now expanded their tie-up to include the elite series.
