The brand has been involved

in Formula One for many

years, supplying to a number
of teams, including McLaren
(1979–1980 and 2017),
Williams (1997–2005), Team
Lotus (1992–1993), Brabham
(1983–1984), Jaguar (2000–
2004), Renault (2017–present)
and Walter Wolf Racing.[2]

Castrol have signed up with

Renault F1 to supply fuel and
lubricants for the 2017 F1
world championship.
McLaren are expected to
announce a similar deal with
Castrol in the coming weeks.
Castrol has sponsored the
Ford World Rally Team and
M-Sport in the World Rally
Championship since 2003,
and the Chip Ganassi Racing
Ford GT factory team since
2016. It has also sponsored
Volkswagen Motorsport
activities in the Dakar Rally
and later the World Rally
Championship since 2005.
Audi Sport's activities in
rallying and touring car
racing have been sponsored
by Castrol, as well as its Le
Mans Prototypes program
since 2011. BMW Motorsport
was sponsored by Castrol
from 1999 to 2014.

Toyota Motorsport GmbH

had Castrol sponsorship in
the World Rally
Championship from 1993 to
1998, and Hyundai
Motorsport did so from 2000
to 2002. Also, the Honda
factory team at the World
Touring Car Championship
has Castrol sponsorship since
2012. In the All-Japan GT
Championship, the TOM'S
Toyota Supra and later the
Mugen Honda NSX had
Castrol sponsorships.

In North America, Castrol

has been an active sponsor of
NHRA drag racing. Castrol
sponsored John Force Racing
under the GTX brand from
1987 until the end of the 2014
season. Also, the All American
Racers had Castrol
sponsorship in the CART
World Series from 1996 to
1999. In 2014, Castrol
sponsored former Indy 500-
winning IndyCar team Bryan
Herta Autosport, with English
rookie Jack Hawksworth
behind the wheel.
Castrol is the name sponsor of
Castrol Raceway, a multi-
track oval, drag, and
motocross racing facility in
Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada.[3] Castrol is the
sponsor of D.J. Kennington in
the NASCAR Canadian Tire
Series and NASCAR Cup
Series.[4]

In Australia, between 1993

and 2005, Castrol was the title
sponsor of V8 Supercars team
Perkins Engineering. It also
sponsored Longhurst Racing
between 1995 and 1999, Ford
Performance Racing between
2007 and 2009, and Paul
Morris Motorsport in 2010.[5]
Since 2018 Castrol has been
title sponsor of Kelly Racing
driver Rick
Kelly.Additionally, certain
race events are also Castrol
branded, such as the Castrol
Edge Townsville 500 and the
Castrol Gold Coast 600.[6]
Castrol is the title sponsor
with Team Bray, owned by
Australian drag car legend,
Victor Bray for 17 years.

Castrol was the main sponsor

of the Castrol International
Rally in Canberra for more
than 10 years between 1976
and 1986. The same was true
for an International Rally
held in South Africa, ending
annually in neighbouring
Swaziland. It was the most
prestigious event on the South
African rally calendar at the
time, until Castrol ended its
sponsorship of this event.
Later only some competitors'
cars were carrying the bright
green and red colours of
Castrol sponsorship in
national rally events, notably
the S.A. Toyota dealer team.

In 2019, Castrol extended

their sponsorship activities by
re-forming a partnership with
Jaguar, this time supporting
them in Formula E.[7]

American football
Castrol advertising has been a
part of telecasts of the
National Football League for
years. In 2011 Castrol's Edge
brand became the official
motor oil sponsor for the
league, along with Minnesota
Vikings running back Adrian
Peterson endorsing the
product; it has since been
renewed until the 2017
season.[8] The endorsement
deal with Peterson was
terminated on 16 September
2014 due to ongoing child
abuse allegations.[9]

Cricket
The Castrol Cricket Index for
a team is a dynamic indicator
of the overall performance of
the cricket team. It is
calculated by taking into
consideration the batting
momentum, the bowling
efficiency, the performance of
the teams in the quick start
overs and the extreme
performance overs and many
other factors. Castrol Cricket
also ranks cricketers based on
their overall performance.[10]
India centric initiatives being
undertaken like Castrol
World Cup ka Hero was
created during the 2011
Cricket World Cup.[11][12]
Rugby Union
In 2011, Castrol signed a
four-year sponsorship deal for
the Australian national rugby
union team and as the naming
rights sponsor of The Rugby
Championship.[13][14]

Advertising
It's More Than Just Oil. It's
Liquid Engineering is the
advertising slogan or
punchline of Castrol, used
mainly for branding its engine
oil products.[15][16] Castrol
products are still marketed
under the red, white and
green colour scheme that
dates from the launch of
Castrol motor oil in 1909.
Advertisements for Castrol oil
historically featured the
slogan "Castrol – liquid
engineering"; this was more
recently refreshed and
reintroduced as "It's more
than just oil. It's liquid
engineering." In 2008, this
slogan was also being featured
as the name for a new
rewards club called the
"Castrol Liquid Engineering
Crew" in which members get
the chance to win prizes.

For many years, the opening

notes of the second
Nachtmusik movement of
Mahler's Seventh Symphony
were used as the signature
theme of Castrol TV
commercials.[17]

Wakefield vehicles advertised

the company and Castrol on
their sides; models of them
were made by Di