New Strategic Partnership with Valvoline Global Announced

BWT Alpine Formula One Team and Valvoline™ have announced a new long-term strategic partnership, expanding Valvoline's continued investment in Formula One as Global Team Partner of BWT Alpine Formula One Team.

  • Valvoline™, the Original Motor Oil**, continues to expand its Formula One presence through a new multi-year strategic partnership with BWT Alpine Formula One Team.
  • The collaboration brings together two brands with deep motorsports heritage and a shared commitment to innovation and excellence.
  • Valvoline branding will feature on the BWT Alpine Formula One Team cars of Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto, starting from this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix taking place from September 4th – 6th.

Sharing a commitment to innovation and excellence, the collaboration brings together two iconic global brands with a deep-rooted history in motorsport. As Valvoline continues to grow its presence in Formula One, the partnership with BWT Alpine Formula One Team further strengthens the 160-year-old brand’s engagement with Formula One's global fanbase while creating new opportunities to connect with Valvoline’s customers and partners around the world.

The partnership was announced today in the build-up to this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at the Temple of Speed in Monza. Valvoline branding will feature prominently on the cars of Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto and around the wider BWT Alpine Formula One Team environment, starting from this weekend’s race in Monza from September 4th – 6th.

For Valvoline, the collaboration represents another milestone in the company's long-standing commitment to motorsports, reinforcing Formula One as an important platform within its broader global racing strategy and supporting continued engagement with customers, partners and fans worldwide.

Michael Kirtman, Chief Brand Officer, Valvoline Global Operations

“Motorsports has been part of Valvoline's DNA for more than a century, and Formula One represents one of the world's most influential stages for innovation, and competition. Our partnership with BWT Alpine Formula One Team reflects our continued investment in the sport and our commitment to connecting with fans and customers through world-class racing. We look forward to building a strong relationship with the team while continuing to expand Valvoline's presence across the highest levels of global motorsport.”

Guy Martin, Global Marketing Director, BWT Alpine Formula One Team

“We are delighted to welcome Valvoline as a new Global Team Partner. We share a deep passion for innovation, engineering excellence, and competition. Alpine Formula One Team’s performance-driven environment provides the perfect platform to push the boundaries of technology. We look forward to working closely with Valvoline and building a long and successful partnership.”

About Valvoline™ Global Operations:

Valvoline™ Global, being America’s first branded motor oil, is powering the next generation of mobility through innovation for customers in 140+ countries and at more than 80,000 points of distribution. A worldwide leader in future-ready automotive and industrial solutions and best-in-class services for partners around the globe, our legacy of firsts spans 160 years.

With solutions available for every engine and drivetrain, from high-mileage and heavy duty to electric vehicles, Valvoline™ Global is inventing the way forward for mobility and beyond, expanding its heat transfer solutions to high-performance computing.

Together with our parent company Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we are driving unparalleled product innovation and sustainable business solutions for what the future holds – on and off the road.

Learn more by visiting www.valvolineglobal.com or follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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*All reference to Valvoline refers to Valvoline Global Operations as an entity or the Valvoline branding owned by Valvoline Global Operations or its subsidiaries, read according to its applicable context.

** All references to “The Original Motor Oil” in this release are referenced in the context of celebrating Valvoline’s heritage as being America’s First Motor Oil Brand.